Traité de la concupiscence

The work offers a compact theological and moral exposition of scripture warning against worldly attachment, analyzing concupiscence as disordered desire and its roots in curiosity, pride, and sensuality. It blends homiletic exhortation, scriptural commentary, and moral reflection to diagnose how love of the world corrupts judgment and spiritual life, at times extending critique to learning and historical curiosity. Drawing on patristic and biblical sources, the text proposes interior practices, self-knowledge, and renunciation as remedies, and uses concise, often paradoxical arguments and vivid prose. It closes with lyrical meditations on nature that underline the call to a hidden, contemplative devotion.