Divine Virtues

Video Transcript

Now, those are very special virtues. So special that they’re called the divine virtues. They connect us with the deepest reality of life, the divine life within us, that spark of life within us. And virtues are habits, good habits, in contrast to vices. Vices are also habits, but are bad habits. Virtues are good habits that have become second nature. So if you do something good once in a while, that’s not yet a habit. When it becomes a habit, and so much a habit that it becomes second nature, and if it’s a good habit, then you call it a virtue. And these three virtues or attitudes towards life really, are faith, hope, and love. That’s their names. And you find them in all the different traditions, but I’m using this because it’s the easiest and to many of us, the most familiar. It’s the most basic right attitude towards life. And by being grateful without thinking about it, without ever having heart these terms of faith, hope, and love without ever having thought about virtues or divine virtues, you cultivate that virtue. A grateful person grows into these most basic virtues. And why? Because in order to be grateful, you have to entrust yourself to life.