(P/B) SPIRITUAL COUNSELS (VOLUME I)

Παρουσίαση

The Blessed Elder Paisios, whose name in the world was Arsenios Eznepides, was born in the village of Pharasa of Cappadocia on 25 July 1924. Shortly before his family left for Greece with the (forced) Exchange of Populations in 1924, the Elder was baptised by Saint Arsenios the Cappadocian, who gave him his own name, and foretold that he was leaving a (future) monk in his place. Upon arriving in Greece, his family settled in the village of Konitsa, Epeirus, where the Elder spent his childhood and young adult years. [...] (From the publisher)

Περιεχόμενα

Biographical Note
Preface
Introductory Remarks to the Elder's Counsels
SIN AND THE DEVIL
It Is Fashionable to Sin
These Days the Devil Is Roaming Free
The Secular Spirit
Injustice Is a Great Sin
Bless and Do Not Curse
Sin Brings Calamities
MODERN CIVILIZATION
God's Wisdom and the Environment
The Era of Many Comforts
Avoid Anxiety by Simplifying Your Life
External Noise and Internal Tranquillity
Too Many Worries Distance Us From God
THE SPIRIT OF GOD AND THE SPIRIT OF THE WORLD
Secular Education and Knowledge
Rationalism in Our Times
The New Generation
Impudence and Disrespect
Inner Disorder and External Appearance
THE CHURCH IN OUR TIMES
Education
The Clergy and the Church
Holy Days and Holidays
The Orthodox Tradition
INDEX
Scriptural Index
General Index