Paisios of Mount Athos quotes - page 4
The devil does not pursue the lost but targets the wise-those who are close to God and capable of performing miracles. He takes away their trust in God and begins to torment them with self-reliance, logic, judgment, and overthinking. That is why we must put our intellect in the "refrigerator" until God returns it to us sanctified.
Paisios of Mount Athos
The monk renounces the world because he loves the world. He does not hate the world. He does not renounce the world because he is arrogant and wants only to save his own soul. It is because he loves the world that he stays away from the world's parasites in order to attain a better communication with the Lord.
Paisios of Mount Athos
The people of the 21st century will be saved and even acquire holiness for three obediences: - for preserving the Orthodox faith and passing it on to others, above all to their children and grandchildren - for daily repentance - for regular participation in the Mysteries of the Church.
Paisios of Mount Athos
I remember one time our parents had gone out into the field and had left me in the house with my two younger siblings. The sky suddenly darkened and a torrential rainstorm began. "What will our parents do now?,” we said. "How will they get back home?” The two little ones began crying. "Come here,” I told them, "we will ask Christ to stop the rain.” The three of us knelt down before the family's icons and prayed. In just a few minutes the rain stopped. Miracles happen through the prayers of small children. Whatever they ask of God He gives them because they are guileless and He hears their pure prayer.
Paisios of Mount Athos
Paisios of Mount Athos
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Born: July 25, 1924
Died: July 12, 1994
Quotes count: 101
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