“Hurry is the great enemy of spiritual life in our day. You must ruthlessly eliminate hurry from your life.”
― Soul Keeping: Caring For the Most Important Part of You
― Soul Keeping: Caring For the Most Important Part of You
“Nothing is more dangerous to the kingdom of darkness than a man or woman who has found the unceasing wellspring of heaven’s life.”
― Secrets of the Secret Place
― Secrets of the Secret Place
“This is what the Church is all about. It is a redemptive fellowship of forgiven sinners who are in the slow, difficult process of being transformed into saints by the grace of God.”
― Philokalia: The Bible of Orthodox Spirituality
― Philokalia: The Bible of Orthodox Spirituality
“Once they asked Abba Silouan, “What asceticism do you practice, Father, to receive this wisdom?” And he answered, “I never left a thought in my heart that might anger God.”
― Philokalia: The Bible of Orthodox Spirituality
― Philokalia: The Bible of Orthodox Spirituality
“Have patience with everything that remains unsolved in your heart.
...live in the question.”
― Letters to a Young Poet
...live in the question.”
― Letters to a Young Poet
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