Elder St. Paisios on Shutting out the World’s Noise
“A person must attain a kind of divine absence of mind in order to experience inner tranquillity and not be distracted by outside noises while praying. One can actually...
St. Nikolai Velimirovich on God’s Eternal Presence
“God’s own life is dramatic internally, and externally (in relation to the world). That is the real meaning of the dogma of the Trinity. God is somehow one, and...
Elder St. Porphyrios on True Humility
“The humble person believes that all things depend on Christ and that Christ gives His grace and in that way he makes progress. The person who possesses holy humility...
Elder St Paisios on Christ’s Suffering
“If Christ had that worldly logic that many spiritual people have today, He would not have left His Throne in Heaven to descend to earth, to suffer and be...
St. Nikolai Velimirovich on the Presence of Angels
“… we are neither alone in this world nor destined for it. Whether I wander in the streets of London or stand in the green fields outside, I have...
Mother Alexandra+ on Christ’s Way for Us
“Would we but apply Christ’s teaching to all our problems, we would see that there are great challenges for us to meet and that God has a purpose in...
Elder Joseph the Hesychast on Humility
“Where is your humility when you feel and say that everyone wrongs you and that only you are good? Humility is, when the other person is at fault, for...
Elder Ephraim of Arizona on Perseverance
“Do not lose your courage, my child. The deprivations we bear are meant to prepare for us the eternal enjoyment of heaven! We knowingly deprive ourselves of the pleasurable...
St Tikhon of Moscow on Forgiveness
“…we will approach the sacrament of Penance and ask the Lord to forgive our sins, which forgiveness will be granted us only if we ourselves forgive each other. “If...
Elder St Paisios on Self Deception
“When someone lulls to sleep his self-accusing thoughts, he represses his conscience. And when one lulls to sleep, or refuses to acknowledge these self-accusations from his conscience for a...