Trust and hope in God- Our Lord gives everything good and "bad", St. John of Carpathos, Filokalia A volume, Ieromonk Savvas Athonite, chapter 63

Trust and hope in God- Our Lord gives everything good and "bad", St. John of Carpathos, Filokalia A volume, Ieromonk Savvas Athonite, chapter 63, 26-2-2025

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Conversation on: The temptations humble us- How we have to accept them, St. John of Carpathos, Filokalia A volume, Ieromonk Savvas Athonite, chapter 62,

Conversation on: The temptations humble us- How we have to accept them, St. John of Carpathos, Filokalia A volume, Ieromonk Savvas Athonite, chapter 62, 24-2-2025 Ἱ.Μ. Ἁγίας Τριάδος Ἐδέσσης http://hristospanagia3.blogspot.com

 

The temptations humble us- How we have to accept them, St. John of Carpathos, Filokalia A volume, Ieromonk Savvas Athonite, chapter 62,

The temptations humble us- How we have to accept them, St. John of Carpathos, Filokalia A volume, Ieromonk Savvas Athonite, chapter 62, 24-2-2025 Ἱ.Μ. Ἁγίας Τριάδος Ἐδέσσης http://hristospanagia3.blogspot.com

 

Οἱ ἡδονές τῆς σαρκός- ἡ φιληδονία (Με μετάφραση στα Αγγλικά- Εnglish translation)- The temptations of the flesh, St. John of Carpathos, Filokalia, Ieromonk Savvas Agioreitis

Οἱ ἡδονές τῆς σαρκός- ἡ φιληδονία (Με μετάφραση στα Αγγλικά- Εnglish translation)- The temptations of the flesh, St. John of Carpathos, Filokalia, Ieromonk Savvas Agioreitis,  Ἁγ. Ἰωάννου Καρπαθίου-Κεφάλαια παραμυθητικά, Κεφ. 60, Φιλοκαλία Α' τόμος, 16-2-2025, 

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Filokalia

Filokalia

Reading the Filokalia No. 1

Elder, if we read books like Filokalia* that refer to the Jesus Prayer (Lord have Mercy on me a sinner), the so called prayer of the heart, then do we improve in our praying?

They help but only those who have humility. However, those who have pride and aim within a certain time to reach spiritual “heights”, to become like the Fathers of old, then they do not help them. One day some people came to my hut at Mount Athos and they said:

“We came here to teach us the Jesus Prayer, as you are one of those who excel in this prayer.”

“Eliminate me from your list”, I told them. “I have nothing and all I do is ask the mercy of God.”

Reading the Filokalia No. 2

Dealing with the gossip

 

 Do not think that they love you these people who tell you things that make you feel sadness and hate against another person; even if these things seem truthful to you. What you need to do is to avoid these people like they are deadly snakes, so not only they will stop accusing other people to you, but you will also free your soul from all this badness.

St. Maximus the Confessor, Fourth 100 chapters regarding love, Filokalia

Translated by Dr. Nick Stergiou

http://www.orthodoxpath.org/saints-and-elders-counsels/dealing-with-the-gossip/

Regarding love

Your friend who till yesterday you thought him as virtuous, chaste and righteous, do not judge him today, because the enemy (“the evil one”) has actually made you to hate him as a corrupt and vile person. But with love that is forbearing and magnanimous, keep in mind only yesterday’s good things and throw away from your soul today’s hate.

St. Maximus the Confessor

Fourth 100 chapters regarding love, Filokalia

Translated by Dr. Nick Stergiou

Regarding love

http://www.orthodoxpath.org/saints-and-elders-counsels/regarding-love/