One should not think about the doings of God when one’s stomach is full; on a full stomach there can be no vision of the Divine mysteries.
Virtues are formed by prayer. Prayer preserves temperance. Prayer suppresses anger. Prayer prevents emotions of pride and envy. Prayer draws into the soul the Holy Spirit and raises man to Heaven. The highest form of prayer is…
The Lord sends his enlightenment only to them whose hearts with all their strength endure and thirst for the truth. That’s why…
God is a fire that warms and kindles the heart and inward parts. Hence, if we feel in our hearts the cold which…
We should not be disturbed in our spiritual life by any hostile force. On the contrary. we should have trust in the words of God: ‘Do not fear what they fear, and do not dread it, for God is with us, the Lord our God. He it is you are to regard as holy, he it is you are to fear’ (Cf. Is. 8, 12-13) “Saint Seraphim of Sarov”
In careful people, the intellect is like a watchful guard and sentinel of the inner Jerusalem. From the height of the spiritual life it sees its surroundings with a clear eye, as it does the opposing forces within the soul. With their flesh, people are like lit candles. The candle’s destined to melt and people are destined to die. The soul is immortal, however, which is why our concern should be directed more to the soul than to the body: ‘For what does it profit people if they gain the whole world but lose their soul? Or what will people […]
If other people do you harm, whatever it is, you shouldn’t take revenge, but, on the contrary, should forgive, from the bottom of your heart, those who’ve done you an injustice. “Saint Seraphim of Sarov”
Without light, everything’s dark and without humility there’s nothing inside people, except darkness. “Saint Seraphim of Sarov”
When people try to have a humble heart and peaceful thoughts, then none of the plots of the enemy can be implemented. Because where the thoughts are peaceful, that’s where God Himself finds peace: ‘His place is in peace’ (Ps. 75, 3). “Saint Seraphim of Sarov”
In their flesh, people are like a burning candle. The candle is destined to melt, as people are to die. But our souls is immortal, which is why we should turn our attention more towards it than to the body.
The true aim of our Christian life consists in the acquisition of…