# Renunciation ## Divine Intimacy Meditations - of self is indispensable foundation of spiritual life: [[54-what-jesus-teaching-exacts#Meditation 2|54,2]]; - total — necessary in order to attain union with God: [[79-voluntary-attachments#Meditation 2|79,2]]; [[80-the-essence-of-detachment#Meditation 1|80,1]]; - when the soul has attained total — of self, it. will acquire the precious pearl of divine union: [[82-rules-for-detachment#Meditation 1|82,1]]; - — places one on the path of conformity to Jesus Crucified: [[194-the-way-of-the-cross#Meditation 2|194,2]]; - — frees the soul so that it can use all its strength to love God: [[253-the-precept-of-charity#Meditation 2|253,2]]; - — is an exercise of love: [[253-the-precept-of-charity#Meditation 2|253,2]]; - the way that leads to union with God consists in abnegation of self: [[349-toward-complete-purification#Meditation 1|349,1]]; - — of anything that may not be for the honor and glory of God: [[62-jesus-and-the-glory-of-the-father#Meditation 2|62,2]]; - — of any satisfaction and affection that does not lead to God: [[81-the-way-of-the-nothing#Meditation 1|81,1]]; - — of the satisfaction of taking account of one’s interior progress: [[115-to-be-hidden-from-myself#Meditation 1|115,1]]; - — of defending one’s rights: [[117-true-glory#Meditation 2|117,2]]; - — of one’s own will by means of obedience: [[120-the-value-of-obedience#Meditation 1|120,1]], [[120-the-value-of-obedience#Meditation 2|120,2]]; and fol.; - — of one’s own views by acting according to God’s view as manifested by orders of superiors: [[124-blind-obedience#Meditation 1|124,1]]; - — of one’s own tastes and rights and ideas in favor of charity and fraternal union [[269-charity-adapts-itself-to-everyone#Meditation 1|269,1]], [[269-charity-adapts-itself-to-everyone#Meditation 2|269,2]]; [[308-fraternal-union#Meditation 1|308,1]], [[308-fraternal-union#Meditation 2|308,2]]; - — necessary for soul consecrated to God: [[76-correspondence-to-vocation#Meditation 1|76,1]]. - See: [[abnegation|Abnegation]], [[detachment|Detachment]], [[mortification|Mortification]]. - [[abnegation|Abnegation]] - [[detachment|Detachment]] - [[mortification|Mortification]] ### Sources - [[54-what-jesus-teaching-exacts|54. What Jesus' Teaching Exacts]] - [[62-jesus-and-the-glory-of-the-father|62. Jesus and the Glory of the Father]] - [[76-correspondence-to-vocation|76. Correspondence to Vocation]] - [[79-voluntary-attachments|79. Voluntary Attachments]] - [[80-the-essence-of-detachment|80. The Essence of Detachment]] - [[81-the-way-of-the-nothing|81. The way of the Nothing]] - [[82-rules-for-detachment|82. Rules for Detachment]] - [[115-to-be-hidden-from-myself|115. To Be Hidden from Myself]] - [[117-true-glory|117. True Glory]] - [[120-the-value-of-obedience|120. The Value of Obedience]] - [[124-blind-obedience|124. Blind Obedience]] - [[194-the-way-of-the-cross|194. The way of the Cross]] - [[253-the-precept-of-charity|253. The Precept of Charity]] - [[269-charity-adapts-itself-to-everyone|269. Charity Adapts Itself to Everyone]] - [[308-fraternal-union|308. Fraternal Union]] - [[340-apostolic-maturity|349. Apostolic Maturity]]