Εμφάνιση αναρτήσεων με ετικέτα BISHOP MAXIM (VASILJEVIC). Εμφάνιση όλων των αναρτήσεων
Εμφάνιση αναρτήσεων με ετικέτα BISHOP MAXIM (VASILJEVIC). Εμφάνιση όλων των αναρτήσεων

Σάββατο 14 Δεκεμβρίου 2019

THE PARADOX OF ECCLESIAL ASCETICISM

Byzantine Expressionism
The counsels of a twentieth-century spiritual father to the modern human being can be summed up in three core philosophies—do not despair, do not be sentimental, and do not force yourself to anything. This advice leads to the discovery of an authentic person through a triune experience of delight, realism and freedom. But it is difficult, more difficult than we might realize, as it manifests the nature of the two poles—or, better—the antinomy of ecclesial asceticism.