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“Pay no attention to things earthly and passing…”
Pay no attention to things earthly and passing. Be concerned about the union of your soul with God. – Elder Amphilochios (Makris) of Patmos (1889-1970)
“One word of a humble and [spiritually] experienced man that is painfully born from the depths of his heart has greater worth than a bunch of clever sayings of an external man…”
One word of a humble and [spiritually] experienced man that is painfully born from the depths of his heart has greater worth than a bunch of clever sayings of an external man that come out quickly from his educated mouth. His words don’t speak truth to the souls of men, for they are fleshly words…
“Unfortunately, in our days, there are many people who upset the mother Church…”
Unfortunately, in our days, there are many people who upset the mother Church. Of these, those that are educated have understood dogma with their minds and not with the spirit of the Holy Fathers. At the same time, those who are unlettered have grabbed hold of dogma with their teeth, which is why they grind…
“We must be very careful what we ask of God in prayer…”
We must be very careful what we ask of God in prayer, for we don’t know, when we ask for a trial and He gives it, if we’ll be able to bear it. – Elder Iakovos (Tsalikis) (1920-1991)
“The monk is helped greatly when the monastery is far from the world, far from archeological areas and worldly noises…”
The monk is helped greatly when the monastery is far from the world, far from archeological areas and worldly noises. Even monasteries that are great sites of pilgrimage lose sight of their true goal, for many times from being a monastery they end up as a business. For this reason some bishops, very rightly, would…