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At the end of Homily Two of his Ascetical Homilies, St. Isaac the Syrian offers what I consider a unique list of the passions and a description of their effects. In them we are able to easily see how prevalent they are in many situations and relationships and through their presence or absence we are able to gauge in how many parts of the "world" (the passions as an aggregate) we are alive and in how many we are dead. They are a very practical guide and offer a good means of personal examination. Although all are worthy of thorough consideration. I shall give a few attention here. "Human glory, which is the cause of resentment": as we cling to an exalted image of ourselves, anyone or anything that diminishes that image in our eyes or the eyes of others becomes the focus of resentment. When we are made fun of even in jest our egos become inflamed and others become the object of our ire or fierce silence. "The wielding of power": This of course can be the search for and use of material and physical power, but more frequently it is used as a means of seeking a position of emotional power within relationships. We seek to keep the upper hand so as to control or manipulate the actions or feelings of another. Finally, "fear for the body": the modern age has made us obsessed with diet and exercise and personal health. For this reason we often eschew asceticism for fear that we will diminish our capacities in some fashion and not operate at optimal levels. We pamper ourselves in a cowardly fashion, having more concern for the body than the soul. We resist being humbled in mind and body through fasting and vigils, even though these are the very means necessary for overcoming the passions. The passions are portions of the course of the world's onward flow; and where the passions cease, there the world's onward flow stands still. These are the passions: love of wealth; gathering objects of any kind; bodily pleasure, from which comes the passion of carnal intercourse; love of esteem, from which springs envy; the wielding of power; pride in the trappings of authority; stateliness and pomposity; human glory, which is the cause of resentment; fear for the body. Wherever these have halted in their course, there, in part, to the extent that the passions are inactive, the world fails from its constitution and remains inactive. Thus it was with each of the saints, that while they lived, they were dead. For living in the body, they lived not according to the flesh. Examine in which of these passions you are alive, and then you will know in how many parts you are alive to the world, and in how many you are dead. St. Isaac the Syrian
How Reason and Logic Become the Important Elements of Our Spiritual life. Find out about it in our monastery blog. We have been writing about Christianity, church history, church products and crafts, the lives of the great ascetics, etc.
The Roman Catholic Church and Eastern Orthodox Church have a long history and many shared doctrines and traditions. However, both churches have significant differences with each other and even greater differences with evangelical churches. History of the Roman Catholic church and Eastern Orthodox Roman Catholics and Eastern Orthodox were originally one church, claiming the “apostolic
These Orthodox practices we embraced after baptism helped us cultivate discipline and strength in a society driven by instant gratification.
For Orthodox believers, the six-week Christmas fast began on November 28, which precedes the happiest Christian holiday, the Nativity of Christ - Christmas.Preparation for Christmas, which is celebrated on January 7, is complete if the believer approaches the sacred mysteries of confession, repentance and communion at the end of the six-week fast.Fasting is the foundation
Religious icons of the Orthodox Church depict Jesus and the saints performing hand gestures called yoga mudras, which help in healing and meditation.
What Do Holy Fathers Say About Schism and Schismatics?. Find out about it in our monastery blog. We have been writing about Christianity, church history, church products and crafts, the lives of the great ascetics, etc.
This is the blog of an Eastern Orthodox Christian girl from Greece. Welcome to my Orthodox Christian corner! :) Here you can find interesting texts and quotes about Orthodoxy. I made this blog because I would like everyone to discover the Orthodox Christianity! Feel free to send me any messages!...
Religious icons of the Orthodox Church depict Jesus and the saints performing hand gestures called yoga mudras, which help in healing and meditation.
Religious icons of the Orthodox Church depict Jesus and the saints performing hand gestures called yoga mudras, which help in healing and meditation.
I know I’m not the only parent who gets asked a few dozen times, “When is Feast of Peace?” or…
Religious icons of the Orthodox Church depict Jesus and the saints performing hand gestures called yoga mudras, which help in healing and meditation.
Religious icons of the Orthodox Church depict Jesus and the saints performing hand gestures called yoga mudras, which help in healing and meditation.
Icon Gestures: What Do They Mean?. Find out about it in our monastery blog. We have been writing about Christianity, church history, church products and crafts, the lives of the great ascetics, etc.
(This post is the first of a series of three. Part 2. Part 3) We would like to welcome you to the Orthodox Arts Journal. We hope that this space will be a tribute to a skill and a form of …
Religious icons of the Orthodox Church depict Jesus and the saints performing hand gestures called yoga mudras, which help in healing and meditation.
Why Are Psalms 27, 51, and 91 Read When in Danger?. Find out about it in our monastery blog. We have been writing about Christianity, church history, church products and crafts, the lives of the great ascetics, etc.
On one of my many visits to a fifteenth century women’s monastery in Greece Sr. Theologia asked me: “What theology do you learn here? All we do is put you to work.” Come along with me and see…
Source: The National Herald By George D. Karcazes Special to The National Herald The letter that Archbishop Kyril, Secretary of the Synod of Bishops of the “Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia” recently sent to Archbishop Demetrios of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, as Chairman of the Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops in North
I’m in the process of re-reading a spiritual classic from the Russian Orthodox tradition: The Way of a Pilgrim. This little text, whose author is unknown to us, concerns a man from mid-nineteenth century Russia who found himself deeply puzzled by St. Paul’s comment in first Thessalonians that we should “pray unceasingly.” How, he wondered, amidst all of the demands of life, is this even possible? How could the Apostle command something so patently absurd?
(For an introduction to this series, read Part 1.) So God caused the Cool Breeze to come upon a chosen young woman called Mo Yan, who had no husband, and she became pregnant. The whole world saw th…
Icon Gestures: What Do They Mean?. Find out about it in our monastery blog. We have been writing about Christianity, church history, church products and crafts, the lives of the great ascetics, etc.
