Moral And Ascetic Works By St Theodore Studite

Author : St. Ignatius Bryanchaninov
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 473 pages
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Download or read book FULL Collected WORKS Vol. 2 (of 8) written by St. Ignatius Bryanchaninov and published by . This book was released on 2020-04-12 with total page 473 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We are satisfied with these extracts from the Holy Fathers, which satisfactorily explain the making of the prayer of Jesus. Other Father's writings set forth the same teaching. We acknowledge it necessary to repeat our beloved fathers and brethren the warning that they should not rush to read the Fathers' writings about the exalted deeds and monastic states, although curiosity entails this reading, although this reading produces pleasure and delight. Our freedom, by the nature of time, must be especially limited. When there were blessed mentors, then the hobbies of the novices were conveniently noticed and healed. But now there is no one to heal, nor to notice hobbies. Often addiction is recognized by inexperienced mentors as a great success, the enthusiast is encouraged to be more passionate. Passion, acting on a monk and not being noticed, continues to act, to deviate him more and more from the true direction. It can be accurately said: the majority is in a diverse hobby, there are very few who have rejected their hobby and hobbies, there are no people who are not involved. For this reason, when the Fathers' books were left to us as the only means of leadership, we should read them with extreme caution and legibility, so that the only way to guide them would not turn into a means of incorrect activity and the resulting disorder. "We will search," says St. John Climacus about the choice of a mentor, "not foreknowing, not perspicacious, but most of all precisely-humble wise, most appropriate to the illness that embraces us, according to our morality and place of residence" the majority is in a diverse hobby, who rejected their hobby and very few hobbies, there are no addicts. For this reason, when the Fathers' books were left to us as the only means of leadership, we should read them with extreme caution and legibility, so that the only way to guide them would not turn into a means of incorrect activity and the resulting disorder. "We will search," says St. John Climacus about the choice of a mentor, "not foreknowing, not perspicacious, but most of all precisely-humble wise, most appropriate to the illness that embraces us, according to our morality and place of residence" the majority is in a diverse hobby, who rejected their hobby and very few hobbies, there are no addicts. For this reason, when the Fathers' books were left to us as the only means of leadership, we should read them with extreme caution and legibility so that the only way to guide them would not be turned into a means for incorrect activity and the resulting disorder. "We will search," says St. John Climacus about the choice of a mentor, "not foreknowing, not perspicacious, but most of all precisely-humble wise, most appropriate to the illness that embraces us, according to our morality and place of residence" I must read them with extreme caution and legibility, so that the only way to guide people is not to turn them into a tool for incorrect activity and the resulting disorder. "We will search," says St. John Climacus about the choice of a mentor, "not foreknowing, not perspicacious, but most of all precisely-humble wise, most appropriate to the illness that embraces us, according to our morality and place of residence" I must read them with extreme caution and legibility, so that the only way to guide people is not to turn them into a tool for incorrect activity and the resulting disorder. "We will search," says St. John Climacus about the choice of a mentor, "not foreknowing, not perspicacious, but most of all precisely-humble wise, most appropriate to the illness that embraces us, according to our morality and place of residence"2 . The same should be said about books, as already mentioned above: they should choose from them not the most exalted, but closest to our state, setting forth the work peculiar to us.