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1001 D | Have you read atheistic and heretical books out of sinful curiosity?~
1002 5 | will forgive me’, said the hermit, that I, after struggling
1003 12 | Elder Makary of the Optina Hermitage explained this to a landlord,
1004 13 | even in~monasteries and hermitages. If they are free from the
1005 12 | the principal motives that hermits had in refusing to be~made
1006 10 | the Russian people. The hero of one of Ostrovsky’s plays (“
1007 17 | capricious and~despotic, like the heroes of our writers: Ostrovsky,
1008 | herself
1009 13 | couple, he can persuade the heterodox spouse to become Orthodox
1010 17 | for what they are by their hideous consequences, but~self-interest
1011 8 | the Church says, “If thou hidest anything from me, thou hast
1012 10 | semi-literate and drunken Moldavian~hieromonk, Innokenty, to be Christ.
1013 1 | pastor and his flock.~A higher example of such relationships
1014 19 | even up to our days the highest form of piety,~monasticism,
1015 17 | cases where it will not hinder or put a stop to~your business,
1016 21 | think whether he is being hindered by some unrecognized sin,
1017 13 | principal passion, our main hindrance to salvation, to hate it
1018 14 | himself to the position of a hired servant, expressed his intention
1019 5 | since childhood — to civil history or at least to the Latin
1020 2 | in your soul — feelings hitherto unknown to you and unseen
1021 1 | becomes open to receive the holiest thoughts, wishes, intentions~
1022 13 | a deep awareness of the holiness of the~marital bond that
1023 13 | things, to love Christ, the homeland, studies, school and how
1024 18 | St. Cyril of Alexandria’s homily~“Concerning the Departure
1025 19 | uncoarsened; truthful in~word and honorable in soul, you will not be
1026 19 | boldly answer, “but I live honorably and do no harm to anyone;~
1027 20 | praying to God, you live honourably and offend no one. You~will
1028 6 | which are reported in the hook of Acts,~hut they do not
1029 6 | you~started reading these hooks with a desire to be delivered
1030 13 | among the intelligentsia and hooliganism among the simple people.
1031 12 | schools, orphanages and hospitals are built, are made at the~
1032 3 | Mysteries and his~whole household notices that something special
1033 21 | time to work, from visiting houses where you do not obtain
1034 12 | people who are reverent and humble-hearted will confess to you~that
1035 13 | just in order to~scold or humiliate him, then he will probably
1036 12 | beatings and every kind of~humiliation.~A spiritual father must
1037 5 | room, on the walls of which hung many~varied crosses: heavy?
1038 D | not;~you did not feed the hungry, give drink to the thirsty,
1039 12 | has reproaches and mockery hurled at him even by his own parents,
1040 21 | they should not be in a hurry to see the machinations
1041 13 | consciously and~without hurrying: ‘Vouchsafe, O Lord, to
1042 6 | deadly thing, it shall not hurt~them” (Mk. 16:18). You see,
1043 7 | pinch your hand until it~hurts and then start to analyze
1044 13 | their spiritual~fathers; husbands and wives am ashamed to
1045 6 | these theories as~useless husks, as empty sophisms. It becomes
1046 10 | progressed from readings and~hymns to dances inducing hysteria
1047 10 | hallucinations, mystical flights and~hypersensitivity” (From Chekhov to the Revolution,
1048 10 | hymns to dances inducing hysteria and trances, and ended in
1049 2 | tell you in reply to~the idea that he can have a profound
1050 10 | rejected the nineteenth~century ideal of realism, preached “art
1051 11 | asceticism give an almost~identical list of the passions. Such
1052 13 | leading a married life or even idiocy and epilepsy.~Impress pictures
1053 6 | believe those deceivers and idiots either, who~assert that
1054 21 | Restrain yourself from idle-talk — from having conversations
1055 21 | and Master of~my life...’, idleness (sloth) is mentioned first,
1056 17 | asking for one’s help are idlers~and drunkards. In order
1057 14 | to hold people in their ignominious~captivity because they are
1058 5 | but a Titular Councilor,iii and thinking only of how
1059 15 | disorders —~grief of soul and ill-health of the body — mutually support
1060 8 | forgiveness; if~he has begotten illegitimate children, he should support
1061 12 | Orthodox Christian, even of an~illiterate one. But it should be understood
1062 D | taken care of them in their illnesses and old age?~If your parents
1063 3 | is your soul to radiant illumination. A thought will suggest~
1064 10 | miracles. (These can be illustrated by referring to~the life
1065 7 | how stupid the words or images that~may be crowding into
1066 7 | sounds in the head of an imaginative person,~and so they do not
1067 15 | altogether, and will begin to imbue your soul with the spirit
1068 11 | emulating you, he~might well be imbued with malicious envy of your
1069 13 | what animals do and try to imitate them, and then, if they
1070 21 | confession, since its most immediate~purpose is repentance of
1071 Intro| perfect~readiness, as to immerse his attention in this field
1072 20 | people — about the peasants~immersed in superstition; but aren’
1073 5 | perfect readiness, as with immersing his~attention in this field
1074 D | movies, public performances, immodest dress, etc.~Have you committed
1075 13 | with books and pictures and immoral shows, and aided by comradeship~
1076 6 | simply covering up your immorality by naming books and philosophers.~“
1077 1 | heal, and not kill, the immortal~soul.~
1078 6 | existence of God or~the immortality of the soul which they had
1079 2 | who did believe and then imparted to them the word of God
1080 18 | before~Thine awesome and impartial judgement seat;” and 5),
1081 15 | joy, he now carries out impatiently and~ ~unhappily and he cannot
1082 18 | insensibility like those impenitent sinners about whom we wrote
1083 1 | their aim is to hide their imperfections and display their often
1084 10 | but it is dangerous and~imperilling also for the whole of local
1085 5 | pointing out the primary importance of the Synaxarion for counseling~
1086 22 | confession. Concerning the~imposition of prayers and prostrations,
1087 17 | many statements about the impossibility of salvation for~those who
1088 18 | Besides this, it must be~impressed upon those who are putting
1089 13 | families are often under the~impression that a prayer book is just
1090 D | despair have you given way to~impudent grumbling at God or even
1091 18 | and will become altogether inaccessible to resolute repentance.~
1092 21 | and a prolonged period of inactivity will always seem~burdensome
1093 13 | Consider all other love inadmissible if you want~to save your
1094 D | towards your parents, or inattentive~to their advice and concern?
1095 D | pray absent-mindedly or inattentively?~Fourth Commandment~Do you
1096 13 | tuberculosis~or neurasthenia, incapability of leading a married life
1097 13 | drunkards, the dregs of society, incapable of any work, or finally
1098 13 | of it forever. It is this incentive which, although sometimes
1099 1 | not come~to confession “incidentally,” “by the way,” if you tear
1100 1 | necessary but dangerous incisions into the human body, then,
1101 8 | against~one’s neighbor, incitement of others against the Church
1102 3 | keep away from people who incline~you towards evil or irritate
1103 D | pornographic pictures? This includes sinful~songs, suggestive
1104 Intro| personal possessions and the income he received~as a bishop.
1105 13 | extremely irritated by their inconsiderateness. It will seem as if your
1106 15 | confession and complains of his inconsolable grief~and sadness, his spiritual
1107 21 | talking to that you spoke incorrectly at such a time~about such
1108 14 | difference between powerless and incorrigible people, on the one hand,~
1109 15 | These ideas have to be inculcated both through sermons and
1110 17 | straight; that you will incur a~considerable loss of property
1111 13 | asking them whether they read indecent books or like looking at
1112 18 | off struggling with them indefinitely. Although they are not completely
1113 21 | contemporary man, who~boasts of his independence and love of freedom while
1114 15 | this, and~sometimes even independently of it, it seems to them
1115 Intro| translator has tried to~indicate which of these can be found
1116 12 | In general, anger is an indication of various sinful passions,
1117 12 | we have also given some indications about struggle with all~
1118 12 | as it is an involuntary~indicator of other passions. A person’
1119 20 | your state of spiritual indifference and would not burden your
1120 18 | minutes of confession.~This indifferent and dismal attitude is formed
1121 16 | as if it were righteous indignation. You~would probably not
1122 D | cause~of someone’s death indirectly: you could have helped someone
1123 13 | a prayer book is just as indispensable in every home as a table
1124 10 | was bolstered by haughty individualism, which often~degenerated
1125 4(4) | according to the needs of individuals (e.g., Baptism, Marriage,
1126 6 | only facts, but death is an~indubitable fact. Tell me, is there
1127 10 | readings and~hymns to dances inducing hysteria and trances, and
1128 17 | avarice, which is forbidden. Industry and trade are necessities
1129 1 | that we perform confession ineffectively and~in a disorderly manner,
1130 15 | their very sympathy~seemed inept to you and they themselves
1131 13 | say that acts of lust are inescapable necessities for a physically~
1132 15 | passions and~false ideas infect their souls. They have to
1133 13 | ashamed to confess marital infidelity, girls and women~are ashamed
1134 17 | believer; he even healed the infirm and the possessed as the~
1135 13 | one’s conscience to sleep: inflicting brutal punishment, torture
1136 20 | will not, of course, be influenced either~way by the number
1137 7 | immediately start to experience an influx of abusive~expressions about
1138 13 | with your allies in sin. Inform them of this directly and
1139 21 | itself not only for~obvious infringements of God’s commandments, but
1140 C | every hour I sin through ingratitude to God for His great and
1141 10 | or “Hagiorite” means “an inhabitant of Mount Athos.” This was
1142 2 | God manage to make all the inhabitants of the towns they visited
1143 11 | the meek, for they shall inherit the earth” (Ps. 36). But
1144 17 | wealth and guard the family inheritance stingily. Or, it may inspire
1145 13 | bottomless abyss of their iniquities. In their early youth they
1146 3 | will not convert all the iniquitous, for even~the blood of the
1147 13 | above all you must fear its initial step.~The ascetics advise
1148 10 | meetings held at night, for the initiated, progressed from readings
1149 18 | which is printed in red ink, nor even the part~printed
1150 13 | rotting with syphilis, as inmates of mental homes or as~drunkards,
1151 10 | drunken Moldavian~hieromonk, Innokenty, to be Christ. In Kiev another
1152 1 | they found out about this insanity on the part of their brothers.
1153 17 | to hang himself. Flee the~insatiable desire which dared to do
1154 9 | you should be completely~insensitive towards all this. But, although
1155 Intro| confession, and gives great insight into the~various ways in
1156 6 | pupils, or~finally, at the insistence of his parents or wife,
1157 18 | his question can be more insistent~and he can talk at greater
1158 12 | sinful~every word and act instigated by this feeling. There are
1159 12 | are built, are made at the~instigation of vainglory, stirred up
1160 2 | them and~God. If I could instill such a conviction and feeling
1161 18 | of life. What needs to be instilled into~such people? The fear
1162 17 | the~Church and benevolent institutions, so as not to give them
1163 4 | but read them from the “Instructive Notice” in the combined
1164 13 | unbelieving people, these instruments of self-stupefaction are~
1165 15 | already playing a part,~insubmission to Providence and anger,
1166 6 | came from embitterment or insubmissiveness. Now, softened by a word~
1167 C | condemnation of others~scorn~insubordination~pride~envy~anger~slander~
1168 19 | of some~crude outrage or insult against his parents or else
1169 22 | fornication, embezzlement, insulting their parents or blasphemy,
1170 14 | generals,~ministers, famous intellectuals or artists or successful
1171 8 | but apply~healing with intelligence.~We will probably return
1172 12 | people who observe life intelligently can always see who is~genuinely
1173 13 | birth to nihilism~among the intelligentsia and hooliganism among the
1174 14 | actual consequences of his~intemperate life, or what may easily
1175 21 | talk to, even if you do not intend to offend them. The Lord
1176 13 | them, and will cause him intense irritability and~will arouse
1177 13 | an ascetic who struggles intensely with himself and hates the
1178 11 | maintaining and increasing the intensity of~one’s virtuous and grace-filled
1179 14 | hired servant, expressed his intention to~become a slave instead
1180 10 | lives~they see special, intentional directions from God or their
1181 18 | occasions when he directly and~intentionally concealed his faith and
1182 1 | always the subject of the intercourse between the pastor and his
1183 1 | gathered with particular interest to hear the lectures on
1184 6 | person is no~longer even interested in refuting his former arguments,
1185 10 | considerable success, as intermediaries with the Godhead or even~
1186 2 | own soul, as you are an intermediary between them and~God. If
1187 13 | once, without preparatory, intermediate~steps.~“If you commit this
1188 20 | to~renounce their beloved interpretation that John the Baptist is
1189 11 | A spiritual father must interrogate and advise those coming
1190 21 | reading.”~When the priest has interrogated the sinner about everything
1191 13 | committed them: but,~when interrogating their spiritual children,
1192 13 | you have to say, but will interrupt you with~crude abuse or
1193 11 | proud, and if it seems so intolerable to~you, then know that you
1194 14 | penitents of the fact that intoxication, especially when it goes
1195 Intro| Translator’s Introduction.~Metropolitan Anthony (1863-
1196 10 | above-mentioned books,~and also of its invariable sign — disturbance and even
1197 21 | speech with this~shameless invective to make their own souls
1198 20 | when it accepts all the~new inventions and fantastic theories of
1199 13 | animals, nor prostitutes nor inverts were born as such, but they
1200 6 | put off thinking about and~investigating this, which is the most
1201 3 | will be a victor over your invisible~enemies.” With words like
1202 14 | self-love: perhaps this will involve changing your~position in
1203 14 | themselves to an obedience involving heavy labour, even~if they
1204 5 | many~varied crosses: heavy? iron ones and lighter wooden
1205 3 | were a saint, if I could irradiate my heart with such sympathy
1206 6 | 16:17), and so on. The irrational Protestants~believe in the
1207 10 | expressions of people’s irreligion, but even a pious~person
1208 18 | represented himself as an irreligious person, the~priest can still
1209 8 | abortion, causing someone irremediable harm or misfortune, and
1210 13 | sometimes even~smells will irresistibly draw you into sin and that
1211 3 | obliged to fulfill our duty irrespective of the success or~failure
1212 D | you been thoughtless~and irreverent with the name of God or,
1213 20 | you sin by constantly and~irreverently swearing, which is a proof
1214 3 | incline~you towards evil or irritate you, and then you will be
1215 5 | collected: Anthony,~Pachomius, Isaiah and so on. One of the most
1216 20 | unscrupulous attacks on the faith — isn’t this true? But perhaps
1217 11 | deeds, except in certain isolated~instances. These instances,
1218 18 | death, as Ammon, the King of Israel, who angered God with his~
1219 5 | Theophan the Recluse (d. 1894),iv with attention and, I think,
1220 15 | be~comforted,”xxx and how Jacob would not be comforted over
1221 D | visit the sick and those in jail (Matt. 25: 34-46)?~Have
1222 11 | is faith made perfect” (James 2:22). Thus~faith is not
1223 12 | envious, the lustful become jealous, the gluttonous become over-critical
1224 8 | malicious slander out of jealousy or envy, inspiring hatred
1225 5 | Limonarion of Sophronius of Jerusalem, or~the Spiritual Meadow
1226 21 | could poison the mind of the Jewish people when~they cried out
1227 5 | awakened conscience. The Jews asked St. John the Baptist
1228 10 | a new~faith. In Siberia Johannism took on an especially fanatical
1229 10 | confessing to him a Khlyst or a Johannite or, in general, someone
1230 D | treated something holy~as a joke? Or, God forbid, in a fit
1231 D | suggestive dances, dirty jokes, movies, public performances,
1232 5 | Penitents” by Metropolitan Jonah, Exarch of Georgia, which
1233 15 | supposed death of his son~Joseph. Despondency is especially
1234 5 | questions amid a crowd of~jostling people; but our spiritual
1235 14 | of a long and difficult journey and the podvig of abasing~
1236 14 | vice, and return boldly and~joyfully to your family and close
1237 19 | together~with the habit of judging people without need. After
1238 4 | which Communion will be unto~judgment and condemnation, as it
1239 9 | in “The Orthodox Word,” July-August,~1966.~ ~oneself and not
1240 11 | once, he will subsequently jump~in and swim without any
1241 Intro| rector of the Moscow and Kazan~Theological Academies, in
1242 22 | liaison, for~example, or the keepers of brothels or illicit gambling
1243 13 | as long as it~resolutely keeps away from all temptations
1244 Intro| Anthony very deeply.~ ~The keynote of Metropolitan Anthony’
1245 Intro| he was made~Archbishop of Kharkov. In his theological writings
1246 1 | dear to God, as when he kills his pride before Him and
1247 13 | themselves and approach you kindly, asking for forgiveness.~
1248 5 | concurrently from 1)~Pentateuch and Kings, 2) from the Prophets and
1249 17 | in need,~not helped his kinsfolk, not supported the Church,
1250 10 | Stephan Podgorny or Matrona Kiseleva, then of course~they should
1251 10 | Christ~and a certain Matrona Kisileva to be the Mother of God.
1252 12 | their useful service on~the kliros (i.e. singing and reading)
1253 6 | adulterous generation,’ for He knew where and whence enmity
1254 10 | Chursikov in Petrograd, Koloskov in Moscow and Samara, and
1255 5 | by Archbishop Platon of Kostroma, written sixty years ago,~
1256 13 | these two phenomena in his Kreutzer Sonata.~Very, very many
1257 10 | declared the late Fr. John of Kronstadt4 to be a reincarnation of
1258 10 | this by the writings of L.~Tolstoy and Vladimir Soloviev.
1259 20 | Moses~and Elias on Mount labor after the death of John
1260 1 | sins. But “God helps~the laborers and not the layabouts,”
1261 21 | should patiently continue laboring at prayer, and the Lord
1262 2 | seminary, all these respected labors are worth nothing in comparison
1263 3 | when you are weary with labouring at~confession for a whole
1264 14 | Valaamxxviii Monastery on Lake Ladoga, where it is impossible~
1265 20 | conversations with your~comrades and lady-friends, for theaters and outings?
1266 14 | Valaamxxviii Monastery on Lake Ladoga, where it is impossible~
1267 13 | talks at confession. These “lambs for the slaughter” will
1268 2 | with your passions and how lamentable your falls — then you have
1269 18 | passed their days in constant~lamentation over their denial, like
1270 7 | at all.” I had~answers to lamentations like this printed in the
1271 22 | sins long ago, and have lamented~over them ever since but
1272 17 | same way, if a trader or land-owner cannot~preserve his prosperity
1273 12 | Hermitage explained this to a landlord, who~was bewailing to him
1274 18 | judgement seat;” and 5), lastly, a pamphlet entitled A~General
1275 4 | Forgiveness Day9~(which lasts about two hours), a large
1276 6 | compelled to~admit this, the latest of them being the famous
1277 2 | sinners into your soul as a~lather, exhort them with a voice
1278 5 | history or at least to the Latin language.~What then should
1279 11 | which is accepted by the Latins. To wage war only with the
1280 13 | not repent~of their falls, laughed at the warnings they were
1281 C | lying~saying unseemly things~laughter~self-love~love of glory~
1282 3 | shall teach Thy ways to the lawless~and the Godless shall return
1283 5 | rich youth and “a certain lawyer”~asked about the same thing,
1284 B | living in chastity or in laxity~and laziness: and so let
1285 1 | the laborers and not the layabouts,” says St. Tikhon of Zadonsk,
1286 18 | attitude is formed in a layman’s soul because of the~inexperience
1287 5 | realizing that~the Lord never lays on people a burden beyond
1288 10 | be “Christs,” and their leader, “God.”~9 Svyatogorets,
1289 13 | or through fear of some legal punishment, or under the
1290 13 | acknowledges that it is legitimate and profitable to bear it,
1291 14 | even amputation of arms or legs, so as to avoid rotting
1292 11 | preachers of the faith — Leonty of Rostov, Stephan of Perm
1293 13 | this does not in any way lessen its guilt.~The field of
1294 D | giving in to impure and lewd thoughts and desires? Or
1295 22 | coming to confession are liable not~just to strict penances,
1296 13 | called in the Word of God “a liar and the father~of lies.”
1297 11 | debtors,” so as not to be~liars before God. Thus the monk
1298 5 | passions. But there is a~whole library of such spiritual cures.
1299 13 | position, point out that licentiousness does more to ruin people
1300 11 | which comes with it is a life-giving light which~pours itself
1301 20 | superstitious~influence?~“And so lift up your gaze to Heaven,
1302 5 | started praying to God to lighten the cross~which had been
1303 5 | crosses: heavy? iron ones and lighter wooden ones; among both
1304 9 | from God’s temple, but so~lightheartedly that you will clearly see
1305 13 | or go~insane.~But if any like-minded youth, speaking self-confidently
1306 19 | grow up in a soul which likes to condemn everyone. This
1307 13 | should do unto~you, so do ye likewise unto them”xxiv. Would such
1308 17 | confession, but we will limit ourselves to giving~directions
1309 17 | but there can be no such limitations when it is a question of
1310 11 | sinful disposition,~and that limiting repentance to sinful acts
1311 5 | this book, as well as the Limonarion of Sophronius of Jerusalem,
1312 13 | pleasure for us to write these~lines or this chapter, but we
1313 13 | attract him to evil; but if~he lingers in his sin, then, when he
1314 21 | particularly repulsive on the lips of contemporary man, who~
1315 5 | them; such~articles are listed at the end of the Synaxarion.~
1316 4 | singing tone, so that the listeners can make out the words.~
1317 17 | soul of a Christian as he listens to Christ foretelling His~
1318 C | anger~slander~inattention~listlessness~negligence~carelessness~
1319 D | physically killed anyone in the literal sense, but perhaps you were
1320 10 | The word “khlyst,” which~literally means “whip,” was also understood
1321 A | from our~Lord Jesus Christ. Lo, His holy image is before
1322 20 | your conscience with~the load of sins and sinful habits
1323 13 | three or four days~if he is locked up without food, but those
1324 13 | cold and unconcerned about loftier~questions and aspirations;
1325 15 | the oppressive feeling of loneliness.~
1326 15 | repentance. We have not yet~looked at the passions of love
1327 2 | the Church’s teaching, he looks upon you as God’s~herald,
1328 13 | somewhat older youths with loose girls or dissolute women
1329 D | conduct yourself freely and loosely with members of the opposite
1330 12 | is on occasions when he loses money — love of money; if
1331 17 | the sake of which he is losing the voice of~conscience?
1332 13 | children are disturbing you by loud talking and, besides this,~
1333 13 | is a lie, and all these “love-affairs” are the~fruit of a corrupted
1334 2 | upon yourself, if~you have loved him and abased yourself
1335 3 | am sad for you, and God loves us so many times more than
1336 15 | spiritual father must ask him lovingly if he sleeps well at night,
1337 22 | them in accordance with the lowered spiritual strength of our
1338 13 | of self-deception and the lowest~motivations, he will not
1339 Intro| Sergei’s declaration of loyalty to the atheistic Soviet~
1340 12 | vainglory and “for filthy luchre’s~sake” (Titus 1:11). And
1341 17 | when parishioners have a lucid conscience and themselves
1342 17 | the~other Apostles did (Luke 9:6, 10:17): but he succumbed
1343 9 | similar way the~conscience is lulled to sleep by worldly dissipation
1344 19 | considerable period of time, to lure an innocent person into
1345 10 | endangers a man’s soul if it lurks in him alone; but it is
1346 1 | distinguishes our faith from the~ ~Lutheran and Stundistii heresies.
1347 18 | example,~have known several Lutherans who were favourably disposed
1348 21 | be in a hurry to see the machinations of demons~at work every
1349 13 | physical deformity as well as madness. However, because of~his
1350 6 | and says, I think to some magician or other, “Marusya” (I probably
1351 22 | only for those youths and~maidens who had given a vow of virginity.
1352 15 | Thus, with some it is due mainly to a nervous disorder, while
1353 2 | but the assimilation and maintenance of this gift~also depends
1354 A | due unto Thee dominion and majesty, both now and ever, and
1355 13 | more attentively. When the male organism matures,~a feeling
1356 21 | to conceal his career of man-pleasing and flattery, changing his
1357 2 | a diocesan council, the manager of a candle factory or take
1358 18 | They all died without managing to get out~of the clutches
1359 14 | Drunkenness is an indirect manifestation of other passions, of which
1360 Intro| enormous spiritual experience,~manifested in the guidance they received
1361 A | bounties of His love~towards mankind, forgive thee, my child,
1362 15 | have a calm, confident and manly character. If it is shown
1363 Intro| Civil War. It is primarily a manual for priests, written to
1364 17 | through the efforts of strong manufacturers and~traders. Their zealous
1365 5 | fathers in monasteries had in manuscript, and it is unlikely that
1366 15 | human~soul is so complex and many-sided that it is impossible to
1367 10 | Chekhov to the Revolution, by Marc Slonim, p. 84). They~included
1368 4(6) | of Sobastia in Armenia, March 9.~
1369 22 | the custom of adolescents marrying at the very onset of sexual
1370 6 | some magician or other, “Marusya” (I probably have the name~
1371 6 | these writers and of Darwin, Marx and~so on. I will give you
1372 4 | listen to the life of St Mary of Egypt on the eve of the~
1373 13 | almost dead, as if a grey~mask were covering the face of
1374 Intro| touches upon (such as the “mass~delusion” movements in Chapter
1375 D | sick and those in jail (Matt. 25: 34-46)?~Have you committed
1376 13 | When the male organism matures,~a feeling of self-satisfaction
1377 | Maybe
1378 10 | alliterations, and cryptic~meanings, while their ethereal prose
1379 B | for man be exercised by measure. If they keep unwaveringly~
1380 B | he wishes to abstain from meat on Mondays also, remit another~
1381 1 | any other light than as a mediator between themselves~ ~and
1382 10 | Bible,~etc., but the secret meetings held at night, for the initiated,
1383 15 | over their salvation, one meets some who complain that they
1384 5 | similar collections of the “memorable~sayings about the holy fathers,”
1385 4(4) | Baptism, Marriage, Confession, Memorial~Services). Many of these
1386 13 | syphilis, as inmates of mental homes or as~drunkards, the
1387 12 | are Byronismxv~as well as Mephistophelesxvi and the demons beloved by
1388 15 | nourished by hope in God’s merciful providence concerning us.
1389 13 | voice of their conscience, mercilessly flogging~them, and be freed
1390 11 | actions.~Now let us approach mere closely the question as
1391 10 | Slonim, p. 84). They~included Merezhkovsky, Sologub, Rozhanov, Bely
1392 11 | 22). Thus~faith is not a “merit,” faith by itself does not
1393 5 | Kingdom of Heaven. When they met Fr. John of~Kronstadt in
1394 14 | preposterous though such a method of proof may be. When people~
1395 D | come to church late, at the middle~or end of the service? Do
1396 15 | doctors have told me, in late middle-age.~Heartfelt sympathy is the
1397 14 | not like to continue in a mild form, but without fail it
1398 2 | astonished. Is it difficult for a~millionaire to make a whole village
1399 19 | were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck,
1400 17 | he both believes and is mindful of the future life and avoids
1401 18 | repent. Even when people’s minds are not dominated by a persistent,~
1402 2 | carried out this advice of mine, unsophisticated~though
1403 6 | O, how blessed you are, minister of God, if you have found
1404 2 | out this custom, all hut a minority do it just out of habit.
1405 7 | their thoughts and feelings minutely, and are filled with a~constant
1406 6 | information about any such miracle in Holy~Scripture, but there
1407 15 | has become as smooth as a mirror.~Suppose that the person
1408 6 | began to hate them just as a mischievous schoolboy hates the~person
1409 14 | on only until his first misdemeanor, and even asks not to be
1410 17 | multiplying riches, or a miser, is of~course unable to
1411 17 | certainly not advice, as our miserable commentaries~have it) —
1412 D | others who need them?~Has miserliness taken possession of your
1413 C | lustful and impure thoughts~missing church services~dozing and
1414 11 | wishing the best, you make a mistake, you will not be to blame
1415 13 | innocent boys~and adolescents mistakenly consider themselves guilty,
1416 21 | person who does this is mistaking a purely physical sensation
1417 13 | there is any quarrel or misunderstanding between the spouses, they
1418 4 | Then, in order to avoid misunderstandings, remind those~standing before
1419 13 | and the 52nd Nomocanon, mixed marriages are absolutely
1420 Intro| still remarkably relevant to modern life, although of~course
1421 14 | fair. He asks for the most modest duties: a man with a university
1422 10 | semi-literate and drunken Moldavian~hieromonk, Innokenty, to
1423 17 | neither bound up, neither mollified with ointment” (Is. 1:6).
1424 20 | But perhaps in your better moments~you made a promise to God
1425 19 | the highest form of piety,~monasticism, consists primarily of obedience.~“
1426 B | to abstain from meat on Mondays also, remit another~year:
1427 15 | time, even if only for a month. Leave town, perhaps go~
1428 Intro| Teaching in Life, Vol. 2, Montreal, 1970, p. 113).~
1429 13 | a vigilant and virtuous mood, admit to yourself that
1430 13 | connected with the desires and~moods of a person’s soul, then
1431 15 | look to see if it is still moored to the dock lower~down,
1432 5 | religious philosopher and moralist.~However, this is important
1433 13 | astray will have become morally sober to a certain extent
1434 4 | corruption of Christian morals and the Christian way of
1435 13 | give up smoking or taking morphine by~thrusting these drugs
1436 14 | sentenced~himself to a complete mortification ot his passion. He promised
1437 5 | Spiritual Meadow by? John Moschus, or similar collections
1438 18 | useful to remind him that the Moslems say even more prayers when~
1439 12 | that we ourselves do not motivate people with vainglory, especially
1440 13 | self-deception and the lowest~motivations, he will not even listen
1441 Intro| such as the “mass~delusion” movements in Chapter 10), and similar
1442 17 | one engaged in making or multiplying riches, or a miser, is of~
1443 20 | sinned by blaspheming and murmuring against Him? You~should
1444 13 | accord. You put on a~ ~“mustard plaster”xxii and it seems
1445 1 | can burst in one by one,~mutter a few times “Sinful, sinful”
1446 15 | ill-health of the body — mutually support each other and do
1447 10 | paradise’ of hallucinations, mystical flights and~hypersensitivity” (
1448 21 | from being carried away by mysticism of the Khlyst~variety, and
1449 D | in a stranger, clothe the naked,~visit the sick and those
1450 6 | the unbelieving author named by the person they are~talking
1451 6 | covering up your immorality by naming books and philosophers.~“
1452 12 | God, before the fate of Napoleon and Wilhelm~overtakes you.
1453 10 | which often~degenerated into narcissism. They had recourse to demonism,
1454 4 | early as the Feast of the~Nativity of the Saviour to tell your
1455 17 | be combined with piety? Naturally, by means of a self-deception~
1456 12 | even your mind. Remember Nebuchadnezzar’s~punishmentxvii and humble
1457 19 | millstone were hanged about his neck, and~that he were drowned
1458 15 | understand that you often needlessly tormented both yourself
1459 7 | wrong or be found to have neglected~something. Then it seems
1460 20 | crushing your soul. But besides neglecting~your soul in this way, haven’
1461 13 | physical~sufferings are negligible. If physical suffering makes
1462 10 | teaching of~reincarnation, or neobuddhism, with its extremely easy
1463 10 | creating precious poems full of neologisms, sensuous alliterations,
1464 17 | widowed relative or a student nephew, then ask him why~he acted
1465 15 | some it is due mainly to a nervous disorder, while with others
1466 3 | atheists, and they will nestle~close, probably more fervently
1467 4(13)| These are net available in English. Something
1468 13 | form of tuberculosis~or neurasthenia, incapability of leading
1469 13 | of self-satisfaction. The~newly aroused sexual passion on
1470 3 | outside the usual time. The news about the warm-hearted,
1471 B | of the First Council of Nicaea, as well as the second,
1472 4 | manage to dismiss before nightfall all the four~hundred people
1473 1 | in the academy auditoria~nineteen years or more ago. But,
1474 D | they were entrusted to you?~Ninth Commandment~Have you slandered
1475 Intro| who is little more than nominally Orthodox — this must be
1476 4 | Then read the words of the~Nomocanons3 in the Trebnik4 by which
1477 22 | delicacy and timidity. This non-application of penances causes scandal
1478 1 | and display their often nonexistent~merits. The majority of
1479 14 | must be to disprove the notion that~drunkenness is not
1480 4 | Christians who do not admit some notorious~sin of theirs to be sinful,
1481 6 | that he does not believe. Nowadays such a person would probably
1482 | nowhere
1483 C | to God for His great and numberless blessings to me~and His
1484 20 | but aren’t the equally numerous superstitions of educated~
1485 D | when they call on you to be~obedient to the Church and her rules?~
1486 13 | lawful marriage. When they object and refer to their~ ~precarious
1487 12 | However, we must forestall one objection that priests will~probably
1488 10 | if you continue~raising objections they will not be able to
1489 20 | that all Christians are~ ~obligated to attend at least the Liturgy
1490 19 | work; if you fulfill your obligations only when~you can be made
1491 13 | innocent and ignorant of these obscenities. When children are already
1492 5 | soul, reverent prayer and observation, compassionate and full
1493 14 | this only to a superficial observer.~Anyone who knows such people
1494 3 | is true, but even so the obstacles to your worthily fulfilling~
1495 1 | the main task in your life obtaining experience in spiritual
1496 21 | engaged in some elevating occupation, either intellectual or
1497 4(6) | great saints’ days. Those occurring during Lent are the Feasts
1498 15 | depend on me — my~family offends me, my children are ill
1499 11 | your tongue from angry and offensive words, then stop the~conversation:
1500 14 | rooted in the soul, a person offering sincere repentance for it
1501 12 | half of the most abundant~offerings on which churches, schools,