Sunday, January 29, 2012

Healing Ability from the Demons

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The Letters of Elder John Krestiankin. Elder John (Krestiankin) (1910 - 5.2.2006) Dear in the Lord, A. And I will tell you categoric...

Layman Started Reading Priestly Prayers

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What are the prayers that the laity can not read and why. We commit the sin of sacrilege, because we assume the honour that does not belong...

True Discernment Comes from True Humility

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Saint John Cassian. "Conferences". The Second Conference of Abbot Moses. On Discretion. Chapter X. The answer how true discretion ...

How to Obtain Discernment of Spirits

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Saint Seraphim of Sarov. It is very useful to spend time reading the word of God in solitude and to read the whole Bible with understandin...

Delusion After Ascetic Life without Holy Communion and Counsel

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Bishop Palladius. "The Lausiac History". Chapter XXVII.  Ptolemy Again another monk, Ptolemy by name, lived a life difficult, eve...

The Worthless Gifts of the Deceived

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Elder Paisios the Athonite. "Spiritual Counsels (vol. III): Spiritual Struggle". Geronda, why is it that people often resort to de...

Wrong and Correct Ways of the Prayer

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Saint Symeon the New Theologian. "The Three Ways of Attention and Prayer". Translated from Greek by Demetrios S. Skagias, 11/96 Tr...

On False Interpretations of Scripture

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Saint John Climacus. "The Ladder of Divine Ascent". Step 26. When we begin religious life, some unclean demons give us lessons in...

All Who Does Not Need to Repent Is in Delusion

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Letters of Archbishop Theophan of Poltava. What does it mean to say "we are all in prelest"? Archbishop Theophan of Poltava You wr...

On Divine and Deceptive Sweetness

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Saint Diadochos of Photiki. "On Spiritual Knowledge and Discrimination. One Hundred Texts". From Philokalia, Vol. 1. 31. When our ...

On False Revelations

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Alexei Ilyich Osipov. "Individual Revelation and Its Indications". Translated by Nun Cornelia A question of no less importance ...
Saturday, January 28, 2012

The Elder Reveals Concealed Sins

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Episode from the life of Saint Barsanuphius of Optina. Saint Barsanuphius of Optina (1845 - 1913) Here are the astounding memoirs about conf...

Elder Daniel Cures Spiritual Delusion

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Archimandrite Cherubim. "Contemporary Ascetics of Mount Athos". Elder Daniel Katounakiotis: Stories of Apocalyptic and Demoni...

Danger of Delusion when Practicing the Jesus Prayer

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Hieromonk Adrian (Pashin). “The Way of a Pilgrim” and Bishop Ignatius (Brianchaninov’s) Teaching on Prayer". Basing himself on the leg...

On Sectarianism

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Metropolitan Anthony (Krapovitsky). "Confession". 10. Spiritual Delusion (Prelest). Metropolitan Anthony (Krapovitsky) Weak faith ...

On Mysticism of Francis of Assisi

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Fr. George Macris. "A Comparison of the Mysticism of Francis of Assisi With That of St. Seraphim of Sarov". Originally printed in...

Signs of Grace and Delusion

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St. Gregory of Sinai (~1275 - 1346) Saint Gregory of Sinai. "On the Signs of Grace and Delusion, Written for the Confessor Longino...

Difference Between Grace and Delusion: Grace is Light

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Saint Seraphim of Sarov. "On Acquisition of the Holy Spirit". "And I must further explain, your Godliness, the difference be...

Spiritual Discernment in the Orthodox Tradition

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Nun Macaria. "The Angel of Light and Spiritual Discernment in the Orthodox Tradition" –an Epiphany Journal Reprint. The knigh...

Two Forms and Three Sources of Delusion

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Saint Gregory of Sinai. "On Commandments and Doctrines, Warnings and Promises; On Thoughts, Passions and Virtues, and Also on Stillne...

A Monk Made 3000 Prostrations a Day

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Archimandrite Cherubim. "Contemporary Ascetics of Mount Athos". The Deluded "Super-Ascetic" Who Made 3,000 Prostrations ...

A Virgin Fell with a Man Because of Her Pride

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Bishop Palladius. "The Lausiac History". Chapter XXVIII.  A virgin who fell Again, I knew a virgin in Jerusalem who wore sackcl...

A Monk Prayed not to See Any Visions

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Saint Nicolai Velimirovich. "The Prologue." The spiritists of our time accept every appearance from the spiritual world as sent b...

A False Angel Told a Man to Sacrifice His Son

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Saint John Cassian. "Conferences". The Second Conference of Abbot Moses. On Discretion. Chapter VII. Of an illusion into which ano...

Various Kinds of Delusion Including False Vision of the Cross

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St. Macarius of Optina. Extractions from the Letters of Saint Elder Macarius of Optina. 2. Illusions It is dangerous to assume that our dre...

Pride After a False Vision of Jesus Christ

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Bishop Palladius. "The Lausiac History". Chapter XXV.  Valens. There was a man named Valens, a Palestinian by race, but Corinth...

The Devils of Vainglory Do Their Prophecies in Dreams

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Saint John Climacus. "The Ladder of Divine Ascent". Step 3. Concerning the dreams of novices Our mind is the instrument of knowle...

What Happens if a Priest Has a Mortal Sin and Serves Liturgy

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Bishop Palladius. "The Lausiac History". Chapter XVIII.  Macarius of Alexandria Once I visited this holy Macarius and found a vi...

What is of God, comes of Itself, Without You Knowing When it Will Come

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St Gregory of Sinai. "On Stillness: Fifteen Texts. Different Ways of Psalmodizing." From Philokalia, Vol. 4. 10. So, lover of God,...

Protect Yourself from Liking or Disliking a Thing out of Passion

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Lorenzo Scupoli, enhanced by Saint Nicodemus of the Holy Mountain, and Saint Theophan the Recluse. "Unseen Warfare". St. Theophan ...

Cured from Spiritual Delusion through Illness

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Bishop Palladius. "The Lausiac History". Chapter XXVI. Heron There was a certain Heron, a neighbour of mine, an Alexandrian by ra...

The Devil Convinces Not to Obey Anyone

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Elder Joseph the Hesychast. "Monastic Wisdom". Elder Joseph the Hesychast O how dreadful is the delusion of the nous!  An...

On Seeing Angles

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Saint Gregory of Sinai. "On Prayer: Seven Texts. On Delusion and Other Subjects". From Philokalia, Vol.4. Question: What should we...

On Calling Yourself Righteous

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Saint Gregory of Sinai. "On Commandments and Doctrines, Warnings and Promises; On Thoughts, Passions and Virtues, and Also on Stillne...

The Safest Rule is Never to Trust to Our Dreams

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St Diadochos of Photiki (~400 - ~486) St Diadochos of Photiki. "On Spiritual Knowledge and Discrimination. One Hundred Texts"....

Three Sources of Spiritual Gifts

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Saint John Cassian. "Conferences". Conference 15. The second conference of Abbot Nesteros. On Divine gifts. Chapter 1. Discourse o...