聖靈論
該撒利亞的巴西流
‘The Paraclete takes possession of a pure eye, as the sun does, and will show you in Himself, the Image of the Invisible One. In blessed contemplation of the Image, you will see the ineffable beauty of the Archetype. It is He who shines in those that are cleansed of every impurity to make them spiritual through communion with Him. Just as bright and transparent bodies themselves become scintillating when light falls upon them, and reflect another brightness from themselves, just so Spirit--bearing souls, illuminated by the Spirit, become spiritual themselves, and send forth grace to others…. That form is the source of all that flows there from: the foreseeing of the future, the understanding of mysteries, the understanding of things that are hidden, the distribution of charisms, the participation in heavenly life, the chanting in the choir of angels, endless joy, the permanent indwelling within God, resemblance to God, and finally that supremely desired goal – to become god.’ St. Basil of Caesarea. 9.23
‘保惠師用清明的眼睛占有我們，就像太陽一樣，並會在祂這位不可見之者的像裡面顯出你的自己。在對這個像有福的凝視中，你將會看見那個原型無法言述的美麗。這就是那些潔淨自己一切的不潔淨，而藉由與祂交通成為屬靈者裡面照耀的那位。就像光輝和透明的身體本身，當光照耀在他們身上的時候，他們成為閃耀的，並從他們身上反射出另外那個光輝，就像背負聖靈的魂（Spirit--bearing souls）一樣，被聖靈所光照，而成為熟練的，並將恩典賜給眾人。。。。那乃是一切恩典的源頭：預見未來，認識奧秘，理解隱藏的事物，分賜恩賜，有份於屬天的生命，與天使的合唱團中詠唱，無限的住在，永遠住在神裡面，與神相似，至終，達到我們期盼最超越的目標—成為神（to become god）。’
該撒利亞的巴西流，聖靈論（On the Holy Spirit ）9.23。
