Despre gânduri și înșelare – Sf. Siluan Athonitul

Source: Between the Hell of Despair and the Hell of Humility 👉🏻 Subscribe to this channel and press 🔔 to stay up to date with the latest materials posted. 🔗 Instagram:   / literatura.ascetica   🔗 Facebook:   / literaturaascetica   46 years of unknown monastic life on the Holy Mountain ended up turning a simple Russian peasant into perhaps the most remarkable figure of Orthodox spirituality of our century. In 1987, the Orthodox Church recognized him as a true "prophetic and apostolic teacher". The writings of Saint Silouan the Athonite constitute one of the most fascinating spiritual documents of our era. A disturbing read, they reveal to modern man the fantastic inner adventure of holiness. The drama of divine love, the risks of prayer, the temptations of pride – so many milestones of a fascinating and terrifying spiritual itinerary. Crucified, the saint's heart touches heaven and hell at the same time. The ascetic learns to ascend to heaven by descending into hell. Not just any hell, but the hell of humility and love of Christ, the only one capable of overwhelming the hell of despair – the daily experience of our era. #prayer #thoughts #MountAthos #Athos #SilouantheAthonite #humility