Thursday, May 30, 2019

What church is true?

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Priest George Maximov. "A question that the Protestants never ask." Priest George Maximov When we – Orthodox Christians – ...
Wednesday, May 22, 2019

The Thought "from God" Began Dictating what to Do

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From the book of Hieromonk Joachim (Sabelnikov) "The Great Watch". Own cell notes of hieromonk Jerome Solomentsov. The events ...
Wednesday, October 18, 2017

How to Acquire Discernment of Thoughts (for hermit monks in the first place)

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Evagrius. "On thoughts". 26. How to Acquire the Knowledge of Discernment. If any of the hermits wishes to receive from the L...
Tuesday, October 17, 2017

Danger of Delusion When Living in Solitude

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St. Ignatius (Brianchaninov). "On Prelest". On Hermitic Life. St. Ignatius (Brianchaninov) Let it be known to beloved bro...
Tuesday, March 28, 2017

The Ladder about False Tears

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St. John of Sinai. "The ladder of Divine ascent". Step 7. On mourning which causes joy. 29. When we see anger and pride in ...
Friday, March 17, 2017

About Discernment of Thoughts (for hermit monks or those preparing to become ones)

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Saints Barsanuphius and John the Prophet. "Letters". Letter 124 Question from a monk named Theodore to the Great Old Man: ...
Wednesday, September 28, 2016

A Man Began to Pray for the Grace to Descend upon him

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Schema-archimandrite Abraham (Reidman). "The good part." Obstructions in the spiritual life and the desire for grace. Schema...

The Kingdom of God Cometh not with Observation

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Letters of St. Macarius of Optina. St. Macarius of Optina I repeat you about the prayer that the very thought to have the action of...

You can not Solicit Gifts of God Ahead of Time

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St. Isaac the Syrian. "Ascetic Words." Word 55. One of the saints wrote: "If one does not consider himself a sinner, his...

Saint Nectarios about Expectation of Gifts from God

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Saint Nectarios of Aegina. "The Way to Happiness." Reasoning. Saint Nectarios of Aegina I wish you have the reasoning and ...
Wednesday, June 15, 2016

Elder Daniel about the Visions

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Elder Daniel of Katounakia. “The Angelic Life”. Letters. (translated from Russian) Elder Daniel of Katounakia Answer of monk Danie...
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...