Definition · No. 1
The distinction between divine essence and energies
The council vindicated the hesychast theology of St Gregory Palamas: God is unknowable in His essence yet truly knowable through His uncreated energies, in which the saints participate.
Definition · No. 2
The uncreated light of Tabor
The light seen by the apostles on Mount Tabor is the uncreated divine energy, not a created phenomenon. The hesychast prayer of the heart culminates in genuine vision of this light.
Anathema · No. 3
Against Barlaam and Akindynos
Anathema against those who deny the real distinction between the essence and energies of God, and those who reduce the divine light to a created sign.
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