Averky Taushev
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“One who loves his neighbor with holy, spiritual love wishes above all else to help him in what is most important: in the salvation of his soul, in his spiritual advancement, in coming closer to God. And so the goal of each one of us who experiences feelings of love for anyone is to cleanse this love of any unwholesome passions, striving to make it truly spiritual, reasonable, and holy.”
― The Struggle for Virtue: Asceticism in a Modern Secular Society
― The Struggle for Virtue: Asceticism in a Modern Secular Society
“Therefore, the Holy Fathers say that he who desires to be victorious in unseen warfare must establish the following four dispositions or inclinations in his heart: (1) never in any way rely on yourself; (2) always have in your heart complete, resolute hope in the One God; (3) work unceasingly; and (4) always be in prayer. From”
― The Struggle for Virtue: Asceticism in a Modern Secular Society
― The Struggle for Virtue: Asceticism in a Modern Secular Society
“It is in one’s personal effort to eradicate evil and to implant good that the essence of Christian struggle or asceticism lies. One must coerce oneself in every way, constrain oneself to refrain from every type of evil, and compel oneself to every good. Unseen warfare is impossible without one’s own efforts. “Water does not flow under a rock lying on the ground,” as the wise Russian proverb goes.”
― The Struggle for Virtue: Asceticism in a Modern Secular Society
― The Struggle for Virtue: Asceticism in a Modern Secular Society
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