Philokalia

Bringing the monastery home.
Fidelity / poverty / obedience

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Everything that is beautiful and alive will live forever, down to the last blade of grass. #PatriarchAthenagoras

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Let no one deceive himself-- he who does not love his brother does not love God either. #SilouantheAthonite

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Remember that all are good and beloved of the Lord. #SilouantheAthonite

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Not one prayer nor a single good thought is lost with God. #SilouantheAthonite

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Though a man pray much, and fast, but has not love for his enemies he can have no peace of soul. #SilouantheAthonite

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The Lord loves us, and therefore we need have no fear save of sin. #SilouantheAthonite

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All of us have some small idea of grace, and the Holy Spirit moves every soul to seek God. #SilouantheAthonite

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Do not forget the rule of spiritual life: God bestows His gifts on the simple, lowly and obedient soul. #SilouantheAthonite

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Many people like to read good books, and this is right, but it is best of all to pray. #SilouantheAthonite

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We must constrain ourselves to what is good, but with moderation and knowing the measure of our strength. #SilouantheAthonite

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Blessed is the soul that loves her brother, for our brother is our life. #SilouantheAthonite

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Delight is one of the names of God. #PatriarchAthenagoras

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All that is human is a preparation for the Kingdom. #PatriarchAthenagoras

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Wisdom is the discovery that you are responsible for everyone that lives on the face of the Earth. #PatriarchAthenagoras

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To have a loving intelligence is to welcome the mystery in every being. #PatriarchAthenagoras

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Prayer becomes life, the life of those who refuse to close themselves up in their self, and who open themselves up to all that is simple and immense. #PatriarchAthenagoras

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The laws of fruitfulness are patience, slowness, and silence. #PatriarchAthenagoras

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The miracle of the Christian revelation is that the immeasurable vastness is never impersonal. #PatriarchAthenagoras

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Let us welcome everything in the lives of our brothers and sisters that comes from life and love. #PatriarchAthenagoras

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Christianity is not built on what is forbidden. It is life, it is fire, it is creation, it is illumination. #PatriarchAthenagoras