Thursday, November 12, 2015

Symptoms of Delusion

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Professor N.E. Pestov. "Modern practice of Orthodox virtue". Professor N.E. Pestov (1892-14.1.1982) The beginning of delusi...

Mental Illness Due to Unconfessed Childhood Sins

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Letters of St. Ambrose of Optina. Letter 390. St. Ambrose of Optina You write about your brother who suffers from mental illness o...
Thursday, October 15, 2015

Understanding of Delusion among the Holy Fathers

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St. Ignatius (Brianchaninov) St. Ignatius (Brianchaninov) (1807-1867) clearly explained the teaching of the Holy Fathers about del...

Patriarch Alexy II about False Healers

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Patriarch Alexy II From an interview for "Profile" journal, 2000. Your Holiness, our society today is simply sick with int...

70-years Old Ascetic Fell into Fornication and was not Able to Confess it

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Schema-archimandrite Abraham (Reidman). "The good part." From the conversation about self-pity and overconfidence. Schema-ar...
Friday, September 25, 2015

About False Unceasing Prayer

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Schema-archimandrite Abraham (Reidman). The good part. Conversations with the monks. 44. About delusion. Schema-archimandrite Abraham ...

A Priest Became Demon Possessed Because of Conceit

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Elder Paisios of the Holy Mountain. "Athonite Fathers and Athonite Matters" Elder Paisios of the Holy Mountain Hieromonk N...

Bishop Pankratios about Delusion

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From an interview with Bishop Pankratios (Zherdev) of Troitsk, hegumen of Valaam monastery. Bishop Pankratios (Zherdev) Does life in...

How Do I Know Whether Clairvoyance is from God?

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St. Joseph of Optina From the life of St. Joseph of Optina. The Elder [Ambrose], and Father Joseph were asked the same question abou...
Monday, September 14, 2015

The Devil is Very Afraid of Confession to the Elder

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Archimandrite Ephraim of the Holy Mountain. "Fatherly advices". Elder Ephraim of Holy Mountain The voice that you heard an...

Delusion is a Result of Pride and Self-conceit; Delusion is Reduced Through Menial Jobs

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Letters of St. Joseph of Optina St. Joseph of Optina Your Mavra, as it can be seen from your description, is in delusion. - What to...

About False Clairvoyance

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From a conversation with schema-archimandrite Abraham (Reidman). Schema-archimandrite Abraham (Reidman) - Where do people with supe...
Tuesday, September 8, 2015

The Consequences of Concealment of Sins Before the Priestly Ordination

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Letters of elder John (Krestiankin). Elder John (Krestiankin) (1910 - 5.2.2006) Dear Father P.! In Pochaev, they made you an accura...

A Secretive Monk, Who Conceals Thoughts and Sins, May Go as Far as to Schizophrenia

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From the book "Conversations with Archimandrite Ephraim, the hegumen of Vatopedi monastery on Mount Athos". Archimandrite Ep...

In His Youth, the Elder Concealed a Temptation and Could Not Receive Communion

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Elder Simeon (Zhelnin) From the memoirs about the venerable Elder Simeon (Zhelnin). The Father told: "When I was a deacon, I ...
Monday, September 7, 2015

Apostle Paul Expelled the Demon of Prophecy

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Acts 16:16 16 And it came to pass, as we were going to the place of prayer, that a certain maid having a spirit of divination met us, wh...

No One Who Lives Carelessly Can Enter Heaven

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John Moschus. "Spiritual meadow". 130. The teachings of Athanasius and his wonderful vision Abba said: "Our fathers prac...
Friday, September 4, 2015

On True and False Clairvoyance

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The letters of schema-hegumen John (Alekseev), a Valaam elder. "On the devilish delusion and the clairvoyance of the saints". ...
Friday, October 3, 2014

Elder Joseph Revealed that a Nun Had a False Gift of Prophecy

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Elder Joseph the Hesychast Elder Ephraim of Philotheou. "My life with elder Joseph". (translated from Russian) In those d...
Saturday, September 20, 2014

The Joy of the Evil Spirits Is That We Conceal Our Thoughts

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Sts. Barsanuphious and John the Prophet. "Guidance Toward Spiritual Life". A certain brother is appointed the abbot. He asks th...
Friday, July 4, 2014

A Woman Made 1000 Prostrations Every Day Because of Conceit

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Hegumen Ambrose (Yurasov). "Faith and Salvation". (English translation from Serafim Gascoigne. "Living Theology: Russian ...
Monday, June 9, 2014

Only Love Can Cure Delusion

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How to protect yourself from delusion? Archpriest Alexiy Denisov (Arkhangelsk, Russia) –   The only way to protect yourself from delus...

Do not Trust Yourself until You Go to Last Home

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How to protect yourself from delusion? Archpriest Basil Volskiy (village Polyarnye Zori, Murmansk region, Russia). - The signs that yo...
Monday, March 24, 2014

A Monk Took Communion without Reconciliation

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Blessed John Moschus. "The Spiritual Meadow". The life of abbot Isaac, and how a demon also appeared to him in the shape of a ...
Tuesday, November 5, 2013

A Woman Accepted Devilish Trick - the Lampada Lit up by itself

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Professor Alexei Osipov. "Search for Truth on the Path of Reason". Nevertheless, what does all of this show? It shows that ev...
Friday, August 2, 2013

The Ones Who Conceal Sins Fall in Delusion

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Elder Ephraim of Philotheou. "My life with elder Joseph". (translated from Russian) Elder Ephraim of Philotheou Th...

Temptation Because of Concealment of Thoughts

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From the living of St. Ambrose of Optina. Shortly before his death the elder Ambrose said to another monastery monk Paulinus: "For...
Sunday, May 26, 2013

Untimely Dispassion is Dangerous

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Alexei Ilyich Osipov. "The Basics of Spiritual Life, Based on the Writings of St. Ignatius (Brianchaninov)". 5. Untimely dispa...

Delusion Through Hearing Voices Is Very Common Nowadays

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Elder John (Krestiankin). From the letters of 2003. Elder John (Krestiankin) (1910 - 5.2.2006) Servant of God, L.! You get a gift ...

Discernment Is Born of Humility

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Saint Peter of Damaskos. Book 1. A Treasury of Divine Knowledge. From Philokalia, Vol. 3. If by the grace of God you have received the ...
Sunday, May 19, 2013

Metropolitan Anthony on Prelest

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Conversations with Metropolitan Anthony of Sourozh. "On Prelest". Metropolitan Anthony (Bloom) Very often, way too o...

How to Distinguish Whether the Gift Is From God or From the Devil

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Question to Archbishop Vikenty of Yekaterinburg and Verkhoturye in the air of TV channel "Soyuz". April, 2008. Archbishop Vi...
Tuesday, February 26, 2013

On Unceasing Prayer in a Dream

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Letters of St. Ambrose of Optina. Letter 294. Unauthorized teaching of others and arrogance lead to temptations. Saint Ambrose of Opt...

Saint Elder Seraphim Romantsov about the False Unceasing Prayer

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Archimandrite Raphael (Karelin). "The mystery of salvation. Conversations about spiritual life." Schema-Archimandrite Seraphim....