Posted in The World on May 3, 2008 | No Comments »
He who is not indifferent to fame and pleasure, as well as to love of riches that exists because of them and increases them, cannot cut off occasions for anger. And he who does not cut these off cannot attain perfect love. — St. Maximos the Confessor
Posted in The World, tagged attachment, materialism, possessions, weath on May 1, 2008 | No Comments »
As earth thrown over it extinguishes a fire burning in a stove, so worldly cares and every kind of attachment to something, however small and insignificant, destroy the warmth of the heart which was there at first. — St. Simeon the New Theologian
Posted in The World, tagged adornment, attention, Holy Orthodoxy, lorenzo scupoli, Orthodox Christianity, the intellect on April 26, 2008 | No Comments »
…adorn your thinking power with a constant attention to God, prayer and knowledge of divine truths; the desiring power - with total self-denial and renunciation of all self-indulgence; the excitable power - with love. If you do this, then, I assure you, the light of your mind will never be dimmed and wrong thoughts will [...]
Posted in The World on April 24, 2008 | No Comments »
He who has tasted the things on high easily despises what is below. But he who has not tasted the things above finds joy in possessions. — St. John Climacus
Comment: As soon as one has a house or a new car, one learns the meaning of the words, “if we had possessions, we would need [...]
Posted in The World, tagged apostasy, eschatology, lambs to slaughter, the end-times, unmercenary on April 23, 2008 | No Comments »
Do not dare to raise your weak hand to stop the elemental tide of apostasy. Avoid it, protect yourself from it, and that is enough for you. Get to know the spirit of the times, study it so you can avoid its influence whenever possible. — St. Ignatii Brianchaninov
Posted in The World on April 12, 2008 | No Comments »
The mind of the righteous man, then, must not be like wax or some other soft material, which always gets its form and shape from the mark that is stamped on it and that remains there until it receives the impression of another mark. Thus it never keeps its own character and always takes on [...]
Posted in The World on April 11, 2008 | No Comments »
Do not deceive yourself, foolish worker, as if one time can make up for
another. For the day is not sufficient to repay in full its own debt to
the Lord.
St. John Climacus, The Ladder of Divine Ascent.
Posted in The World on March 9, 2008 | No Comments »
If you ever wish to associate with someone, make sure that you do not give your attention to those who enjoy health and wealth and fame as the world sees it, but take care of those in affliction, in critical circumstances, who are utterly deserted and enjoy no consolation. Put a high value on associating [...]
Posted in The World, tagged orthodoxy, sorrows, st. theophan the recluse, usefulness on February 16, 2008 | No Comments »
The soul untried by sorrows is good for nothing. - St. Theophan the Recluse
Posted in The World, tagged peace in the world, renunciation of the world, st. anthony on February 12, 2008 | No Comments »
Live as though you are not of this world, and you will have peace. - St. Anthony
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