Η χαρά που νιώθει ο άνθρωπος ( Γέροντας Παΐσιος )

Η χαρά που νιώθει ο άνθρωπος, όταν δέχεται υλική ευλογία, είναι χαρά ανθρώπινη. Ενώ η χαρά που νιώθει όταν δίνει ο άνθρωπος, είναι χαρά θεϊκή. Ή θεϊκή έρχεται με το δόσιμο!


Γέροντας Παΐσιος

Η μεγαλύτερη αρρώστια στην εποχή μας ( Γέροντας Παΐσιος )

Η μεγαλύτερη αρρώστια στην εποχή μας είναι οι μάταιοι λογισμοί των κοσμικών ανθρώπων, που φέρνουν άγχος. Την θεραπεία την φέρνει ο Χριστός με την ψυχική γαλήνη, μαζί και την αιωνιότητα, αρκεί να μετανοήσει ο άνθρωπος και να στραφεί στον Χριστό.


Γέροντας Παΐσιος

The man who asks God for less than he deserves will certainly receive more ( Saint John Climacus )

The man who asks God for less than he deserves will certainly receive more, as is shown by the publican who begged forgiveness but obtained salvation (cf. Luke 18:10-14). And the robber asked only to be remembered in the kingdom, yet he inherited all of Paradise (cf. Luke 23:43).


Saint John Climacus

To enter Paradise, humility is needed ( Saint John Climacus )

A man who takes pride in natural abilities-I mean cleverness, the ability to learn, skill in reading, good diction, quick grasp, and all such skills as we possess without having to work for them--this man, I say, will never receive the blessings of heaven, since the man who is unfaithful in little is unfaithful and vainglorious in much. And there are men who wear out their bodies to no purpose in the pursuit of total dispassion, heavenly treasures, miracle working, and prophetic ability, and the poor fools do not realize that humility, not hard work, is the mother of such things. The man who seeks a reward from God in return for his labors builds on uncertainty, whereas the man who considers himself a debtor will receive sudden and unexpected riches.




Saint John Climacus