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Mar 02 2015
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The higher level man reaches in spiritual life,… the lesser are his rights; Spiritually mature man doesn’t have any rights.

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  1. S. Camelia 

    The percept of ”freedom” makes sens only related to a sum of external factors that can confine it. This limitations are specific to the material plan, so that the rights we are ”losing” once we evolve spiritually, are those of the material plan.

    It can be said that a saint has no more rights (in the material plan), because he has no more personal will. Lord Jesus himself had no right on Earth, as He confesses: ”Because I came down from Heaven, not for My will to be done, but of The One who has send Me.” John 6, 38

    ***

    Notiunea de ”libertate” capata sens numai in raport cu o suma de factori exteriori care o pot ingradi. Aceste limite sunt specifice planului material, astfel ca drepturile pe care le ”pierdem” odata cu evolutia spirituala, sunt cele din planul material.

    Se poate spune ca un sfant nu mai are drepturi (in plan material), pentru ca nu mai are voie proprie. Domnul Iisus insusi nu a avut nici un drept pe Pamant, asa cum marturiseste chiar El: ”Pentru că M-am coborât din cer, nu ca să fac voia Mea, ci voia Celui ce M-a trimis pe Mine.” Ioan 6, 38

    27/03/2015 at 23:28 Reply
  2. Eduard-Jenica 

    “Unde mă voi duce de la Duhul Tău şi de la faţa Ta unde voi fugi?
    De mă voi sui în cer, Tu acolo eşti. De mă voi coborî în iad, de faţă eşti.
    De voi lua aripile mele de dimineaţă şi de mă voi aşeza la marginile mării
    Şi acolo mâna Ta mă va povăţui şi mă va ţine dreapta Ta.
    Şi am zis: “Poate întunericul mă va acoperi şi se va face noapte lumina dimprejurul meu
    Dar întunericul nu este întuneric la Tine şi noaptea ca ziua va lumina. Cum este întunericul ei, aşa este şi lumina ei.
    Că Tu ai zidit rărunchii mei, Doamne, Tu m-ai alcătuit în pântecele maicii mele.” (ps. 138)
    Drepturile?!? Ce sa fac cu ele, daca ele, nu ma fac liber ci mai rau ma inlantuiesc? LIbertate! Exprimare libera?!?.. Parintilor, ce sa fac cu Libertatea aceasta, daca nu este in iubire, ce sa fac cu ea??..Gandesc ca totul vine din lipsa de iubire. Eu sunt mama, si inima mea de mama STIE ca niciodata nu voi dori raul copiilor mei. Pentru aceasta ma silesc cat pot, sa le ofer copiilor inima mea, sa se odihneasca in ea si sa nu se teama de nimic. Daca am iubi pe Hristos si pe Maicuta Domnului, Stapana noastra vom ramane vesnic in bratele Ei cele Preasfinte si nu ne va mai lipsi nimic. Ce sentiment mai profund, ce libertate, ce iubire, ce duiosie exista mai mare decat aceea de a ma incredinta Mamei?
    Totul se rezuma la lipsa de iubire.. Sa ma ierte Stapana, dar asa simte inima mea. Ahhh…nobletea aceasta sufleteasca de ar exista in noi insine..mult s-ar schimba lumea aceasta.. Doamne miluieste-ne!

    04/03/2015 at 09:03 Reply
    • Ioan Toma 

      Bineînțeles că totul se rezumă la lipsa de iubire. Acum însă mai rămâne să-i convingem și pe ceilalți…

      04/03/2015 at 09:19 Reply
  3. Translation in Albanian Lang. 

    Ju NUK keni të drejta

    Sa më i lartë niveli i rritjes shpirtërore të njeriut … aq më të pakta janë të drejtat e saj/të tij. Njeriu që ka arritur pjekurinë shpirtërore nuk ka të drejta.

    Sipas Shën Paisit të Malit të Shenjtë

    03/03/2015 at 16:34 Reply
  4. Albanian language 

    Në Shqip:

    Ju NUK keni të drejta

    Sa më i lartë niveli i rritjes shpirtërorë të njeriut aq më të pakta bëhen të drejtat e tij (të konceptuara sipas njerëzve që nuk kanë lexuar Biblën). Njeriu që ka ngritje të lartë shpirtërore nuk ka të drejta (ai është i përulur).

    03/03/2015 at 14:04 Reply
    • Ioan Toma 

      I approved the comment above because it seems to be the translation to Albanian (!) of the post’s text made by a reader. Thanks!

      03/03/2015 at 14:16 Reply
  5. Humble Pilgrim 

    Cum reconciliem cuvintele acestea cu faptul că credința este libertate? Libertate fără drepturi? Pare o contradicție, sau cel puțin un paradox 🙂

    02/03/2015 at 14:50 Reply
    • Ioan Toma 

      🙂 🙂 🙂

      Libertatea trebuie să aibă un sens. Și acest sens nu poate fi altul decât desăvârșirea umană. Îndumnezeirea. Și asta pe plan veșnic bineînțeles.

      Deci sunt liber dacă pot să-mi ating acest scop. Nu sunt liber dacă există cineva sau ceva care mă împiedică întru acest scop.

      După cum știm, ceea ce ne împiedică îndumnezeirea este în primul rând egoismul, omul cel vechi care este potențat de „drepturi” – cuvân înțeles în sens (pseudo)democratic, sens la care face aluzie Sf. Paisie în textul de mai sus.

      Din cauza aceasta monahismul (viața duhovnicească de elită) precum și alte domenii sezitive d.p.d.v. duhovnicesc (creșterea copiilor etc.) se bazează pe ascultare, adică pe tăierea „drepturilor”.

      Într-adevăr viața duhovnicească este plină de paradoxuri foarte frumoase care îl înalță pe om către Dumnezeu.

      02/03/2015 at 18:30 Reply
  6. p.Daniil 

    foarte potrivit cuvânt, mai ales pentru o zi ca cea de azi…

    02/03/2015 at 11:36 Reply
    • Ioan Toma 

      Da. Din păcate. Sau,… poate,… din fericire?…

      Vom vedea la judecata de apoi.

      02/03/2015 at 13:37 Reply

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