期刊名称：Eye of the Heart : A Journal of Traditional Wisdom
印刷版ISSN：1835-4416
出版年度：2008
卷号：2008
期号：2
出版社：La Trobe University
摘要：The medieval monastic practice of lectio divina, or “divine reading,”
developed from the concern to build an ascetical and mystical life on
the foundation of the Bible. In this endeavour the monks were the
beneficiaries of Origen’s teaching on biblical interpretation which saw
the inspired texts as layered with multiple meanings: doctrinal, moral
and mystical. The practice, as it developed experimentally over the
centuries, was the result of giving due attention to these various levels
of meaning. Figuratively speaking, the medieval monk was trained to
read two books simultaneously: the book of God’s word in one hand
and the book of experience in the other.2 The result of this dual focus
was a dialogue between the monk’s inward aspirations and desires with
the inspired writing that he reads from the sacred texts handed down to
him through many centuries.
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