190 actas del ii congreso internacional de literatura mística Table 2 (continued) Themes and Meaning Units Evidence in Text Source (4) Perfection Eastern Orthodox The transition from the purgative phase to the illuminative phase occurs when virtues offset vices, and the grace of God begins to bear fruit within the heart of the aspirant in terms of the acquisition of virtue. Clendenin, 1994; 1995; Vlachos, 1992 This vision [i.e., theoria] is the vehicle through which spiritual knowledge is attained, and is related to the inner essences, or principles, of created beings. Vorpatrny, 2001 Theoria completes the purification of the nous by Divine grace, which consumes the ‘heart’…, noetically reveals the true self, or ‘eye of the heart’ …, and effectuates the birth of the Logos within the nous. Chrysostomos, 2000a; 2000b; 2007; Chrysostomos & Akakios, 1986; Vlachos, 1991; 1992; 1993 Theoria is the illumination of the nous and is accompanied by the experiences of gnosis and diakrisis, or ‘discernment’, which refers to the spiritual gift to discern inner states. Nikodemos & Makarios, 1983; Vorpatrny, 2001 Hindu [T]he opening and balancing the … ajna chakra or seat of intuition, [is] the key step in spiritual evolution and optimal functionality. Basham, 1999; Dasgupta, 1922; Dowson, 1888; Flood, 1996; Radhakrishnan, 1995; 1996; Radhakrishnan & Moore, 1967
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