Christian Perfection - Francis Fenelon
3 Stages of the Simplicity of Self Blinded-ness
One… Freeing ourselves from an intoxication to material or outward things and becoming sensitive to the things of the spirit especially our own inward condition. It is a healthy step but we are still very self-centered and far from genuine simplicity
Two… We move away from the total absorption in ourselves and our eternal destiny to being centered in the fear of God. This is a stage of great honesty and sincerity. Yet sincerity is not simplicity. We still lack the ease, freedom, and naturalness that mark true interior simplicity.
Three… We move now into a place where our attention becomes drawn more and more into the divine center. We begin to consider God more often than ourselves. We insensibly forget self to become more concerned with God, with a love de-viod of self interest.
