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The economic and moral crisis that has arisen in most nations and states is linked to obvious root causes which have a name and particular forms

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  • Archbishop Anastasios of Tirana
  • Avarice (Love of Money) and Self-Imposed Poverty
  • Discernment, Experience and Enlightenment
  • Insensibility (Death of soul)
  • Justice, lying and patience in injustices
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Sep 02 2015
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1. Avarice. 2. The elimination of the sense of justice. 3. distortion of the truth. 4. ego-centrism, captivity to ourselves, worship of our personal interest, or that of our family, our place or, if you like, our nation.

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Jealousy

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Aug 25 2015
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One of the signs of egotism is the presence of some feeling of jealousy within us.

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The Return: Imitating the dog

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Jun 01 2015
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The elders tell us that the spiritual man should take a lesson from the dog. When it is chased out…,

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Skete of Saint Demetrios: a view of a typical monastic settlement on Mount Athos

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Mar 08 2015
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View of a typical monastic settlement on Mount Athos. It is hidden away in a dense forest, in a peaceful area conducive to prayer and spiritual development. A person must live like an exile from this world in order to…

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To see or not to see your sins, that is the question…

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Mar 07 2015
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If the man doesn’t cope with his own sins, devil will

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Mar 02 2015
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The higher level man reaches in spiritual life,…

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Why we perform the virtues?

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Feb 28 2015
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The self-controlled refrain from gluttony; those who have renounced possessions, from greed; the tranquil, from loquacity; the pure, from…

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How to became a ruler of this world

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Feb 25 2015
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The Creator and Ruler of the world called Himself meek and humble of heart. Therefore, to be a true Ruler of this world…

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Learn to Know and Deal with Your Masters

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Feb 21 2015
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For the whole array of passions: wrath, fear, cowardice, impudence, depression as well as pleasure, hatred, strife and merciless cruelty, envy as well as flattery, brutality together with brooding over injuries — they are all many despotic masters…

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How to Control and Know Yourself

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Feb 20 2015
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He who has become aware of his sins has controlled his tongue, but…

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Keep a Careful Eye on their Motives

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Feb 19 2015
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I have watched farmers sowing the same type of seed, and yet each one had different ideas of what he was doing. One was planning to…

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How to Quickly Find your Peace

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Feb 04 2015
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You will not labour many years, son, in search of blessed inner peace, if in the beginning you…

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How to Live a Good Life

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Jan 21 2015
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To judge sins is the business of one who is sinless; who is sinless except God? It is not right to…

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How to get God’s help

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Jan 07 2015
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Absolutely nothing will help us if we are not lenient toward the weaknesses of men and forgive them. For how can we…

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How to overcome the war against yourself

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Jan 06 2015
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When someone wages war against you, take example of Crist’s crucifixion. Don’t fight fire with fire. It makes you look ridiculous. Instead make…

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How do we prepare for a big feast?

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Dec 23 2014
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Everyone thinks that a big feast as an occasion of joy and to catch up with loved ones. However, in order to…

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How to fit the pieces

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Dec 20 2014
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Today many of us wonder, “How do we fit so many people in an organization?”. Orthodoxy solved this problem more than 2000 years ago. The problem…

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The real unity

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Dec 18 2014
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For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ. There is neither…

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