Saint Paisius Light And Guide

Description

The texts that make up this book are commentaries on the teachings of Saint Paisios.

The comments can be likened to the preparation the farmer makes in the field to receive the seed, which when it falls on “good ground” yields a hundredfold fruit, that is, people are transformed and have spiritual fruits. At the same time, they highlight the spiritual value of the teachings, make their meaning more understandable and are accepted with joy by the people, who are excited, because they found what they wanted and persistently sought.

(From the author’s foreword)
Preface
Our holy Paisios the Saint
The spiritual light of Saint Paisios of Agioreitos
“I am subservient to the whole world”
Humble photogiver
Between earth and sky
Reputation: the saint’s greatest enemy
He was a spiritual magnet
Image of paradise
The Christians
God’s elect
“We escaped from tradition”
“Today sin has become fashionable”
The defense of faith
With distinction and love
A spiritual problem
The approach to the sick
“Pray for others”
The indiscretion of good people
Victims of projection
When technology hurts
Spiritual struggle
Spiritual utilization of time
Technology and biotic concerns
Silence in the noise
Back to ourselves
“Knowledge is nature”
The dangerous worldview
The rust of passions
Stone and almonds
Spiritual happiness
Unrelenting struggle for the kingdom of heaven
Orthodox spirituality
Fighters, not fans
The inner peace
About prayer
Taste of spiritual fruits
For piety
The variety of gifts
Education and piety
The saints
The path of the saints
Friendship with the saints
Virtues
The “divine joy” of charity
The virtue of patience
Modern people
The saving brake
The people of external education
The clergy
The worthy minister of the Most High
Prerequisite for pastoral work
A servant of the Most High, not a social worker
Clergy-psychologists
Ambitious and greedy clergy
Intellectuals without morals
Various
The limit of God’s tolerance
The absence of God
The good God bears with us
The path of self-denial
Pride isolates from God
“The philenotics have no spiritual crumb”
Freedom and tolerance in the Church
The spirit of begging
Wise answers