Terapeutica bolilor spirituale

by Jean-Claude Larchet, Marinela Bojin (Translator)

Într-o lume în care apasarea duhului nelinistit al acestui veac sporeste fara încetare numarul celor mutilati sufleteste, singura "chirurgie reparatorie" cu sanse de reusita se practica doar în spitalul lui Hristos. Cufunda-te în cartea lui Jean-Claude Larchet: vei întâlni acolo minunea medicinii fara de arginti...

Cuprins:
Prefatã
Introducere
Partea I: Premise antropologice. Sãnãtatea primordialã si originea bolilor
1 Sãnãtatea primordialã a omului
2 Cauza cea dintâi a bolilor. Pãcatul strãmosesc
3 Patologia omului cãzut
1. Patologia cunoasterii
a) Pervertirea si decãderea cunoasterii si a organelor sale
b) Rãul ca irealitate. Nasterea unei cunoasteri fantasmatice. Perceperea delirantã a realitãtii, la omul cãzut
2. Patologia dorintei si a plãcerii
a) Devierea dorintei si pervertirea plãcerii
b) Iconomia dorintei
c) Patologia dorintei si a plãcerii, la omul cãzut
3. Patologia agresivitãtii
4. Patologia libertãtii
5. Patologia memoriei
6. Patologia imaginatiei
7. Patologia simturilor si a functiunilor trupesti
Partea a II-a: Descrierea, manifestãrile si felul în care se produc bolile spirituale. Patimile
1 Patimile, boli spirituale
2 Pilautia
3 Gastrimarghia
4 Desfrânarea
5 Arghirofaha si pleonexia
6 Tristetea
7 Akedia
8 Mama
9 Frica
10 Chenodoxia
11 Mândria
12 Transmiterea bolilor spirituale în umanitatea decãzutã
Partea a III-a: Conditiile generale ale tãmãduirii
1 Hristos - Tãmãduitorul
2 Tãmãduirea prin Sfintele Taine
1. Introducere
2. Botezul
3. Mirungerea
4. Mãrturisirea (Pocãinta)
5. Euharistia
6. Maslul
3 Conditiile subiective ale tãmãduirii si sanãtatea în Hristos
1. Vointa de a fi vindecat
2. Leacul credintei
3. Leacul pocãintei
4. Leacul rugãciunii
a) Rolul rugãciunii si efectele ei tâmãduitoare
b) Metoda de rugãciune isihastã
5. Leacul poruncilor
6. Leacul nãdejdii
4 Procesul tãmãduirii: convertirea lãuntricã
Partea a IV-a: Infãptuirea tãmãduirii
1 Dubla miscare a convertirii interioare. Practica
2 Infãptuirea virtutilor generice, început al tãmãduirii puterilor sufletesti fundamentale
1. Introducere
2. Cumpãtarea (înfrânarea)
3. Bãrbãtia
4. Luarea-aminte
3 Rolul terapeutic al pãrintelui duhovnicesc
4 Arãtarea gândurilor
5 Lupta împotriva gândurilor
1. Lupta lãuntricã
2. Dubla origine a gândurilor
3. Mecanismul ispitirii 4. Strategia duhovniceascã. Veghea si luarea-aminte
5. Alungarea gândurilor rele
6. Rolul rugãciunii si al rãbdãrii
7. Efectele tãmãduitoare
6 Nevointa trupeascã. Rostul ei ajutãtor în tãmãduirea sufletului
Partea a V-a: Tãmãduirea patimilor si dobândirea virtutilor
1 Tãmãduirea gastrimarghiei. înfrânarea
2 Tãmãduirea desfrânãrii. Abstinentã si castitate
1. Castitatea monahalã
2. Castitatea conjugalã
3 Tãmãduirea filarghiriei si a pleonexiei. Neagonisirea si milostenia
1. Sãrãcia de bunãvoie (neagonisirea)
2. Milostenia
4 Tãmãduirea tristetii. Lacrimile, strãpungerea inimii si bucuria
5 Tãmãduirea akediei
6 Tãmãduirea mâniei. Blândetea si rãbdarea
7 Tãmãduirea fricii. Frica de Dumnezeu
8 Tãmãduirea slavei desarte si a mândriei. Smerenia
1. Tãmãduirea slavei desarte
2. Tãmãduirea mândriei
3. Smerenia
Partea a VI-a: Redobândirea sãnãtãtii
1 Nepãtimirea
2 Iubirea
1. Iubirea duhovniceascã de sine
2. Iubirea de aproapele
3. Iubirea de Dumnezeu
3 Cunoasterea
1. Introducere
2. Contemplarea naturalã
3. Cunoasterea/vederea lui Dumnezeu
4. Legãtura dintre cunoasterea/vederea lui Dumnezeu si praxis
5. Rolul rugãciunii curate
6. Cunoasterea lui Dumnezeu si sãnãtatea sufleteascã
Concluzii
Bibliografie

Genres: Religion, Theology, Christian, Psychology, Catholic, Mental Health, Spirituality

704 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1993

About the author

Jean-Claude Larchet, né le 9 août 1949 à Badonviller (Meurthe-et-Moselle), est un patrologue et théologien orthodoxe français.

Auteur de nombreux ouvrages publiés aux éditions du Cerf et traduits dans dix-neuf langues, il est notamment spécialiste de Maxime le Confesseur.

Reviews

[Scott · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is an absolutely amazing work. I think if there were a manual (after Holy Scripture of course) for Orthodoxy given after chrismation this would be a great choice. Larchet synthesizes the works of the Church Fathers, distilling their writings into their essence and collecting two millenia of wisdom and experience into a very accessible three volumes.

From start to finish I was absolutely fascinated. I forced myself to slow down to help absorb, but I am sure I will be coming back to these again. Larchet starts with defining 'the fall' from an Orthodox perspective and moves immediately into a very nice description of each of the passions as understood and taught by the Fathers. He moves then into specific 'therapies' for each passion and the life of the Christian as a whole, and then proceeds even to describe what it means to be fully healed (as much as we can be in this life).

We in the Orthodox Church have two thousand years of literature and copious amounts of writings to pore over, and while that's appealing to those who enjoy reading and have the patience to sort through them all (especially when they seem at first glance to be contradictory to each other) this collection will be a welcome addition to their library. For that matter, even if you love digging through the last two thousand years worth of literature, you'll love these books just because they help put all of those writings in perspective.

The only downside (aside from the rather steep 100 dollar price tag) is the downside we always see when we are trying to put this type of thing in writing, or in words. What does it mean to be a true and healthy human being? How do you describe it? What words are there that can properly convey the literally unspeakable mysteries of God? There really are none. We can try, but there are some things that just can't be described.

Oh, not the process (how we're broken and the therapies we must undergo, to use the medical terminology of these books) itself, or the passions. We can talk all day and do a fine job describing what anger is and where it comes from, etc. But the ultimate end goal of health which is theosis and living fully in Christ can perhaps be approximately described, but not fully. It's easy to say we live in Christ, but the fullest expression of that I think is not something we can sensibly talk about. It has to be experienced.

Nonetheless, these volumes make a very good attempt and are the best distillation of the writings of the Fathers I've seen so far. We can never boil down theosis and the process of salvation to bullet points and a step by step manual, but if I was pressed to do so this is how I would want it to look.

This is an excellent work and is highly recommended for everyone.

[Lieutenant · Rating 5 out of 5]

An important compendium about the spiritual life, that shows the timeless nature of these teachings. It is the kind of reading that will come with immediate practicality because it will affect the one who reads it for the better, because it will make the reader have a comprehension of who they are and they will know themselves better.

[Emma · Rating 5 out of 5]

The best presentation EVER of Orthodox theology/spirituality

see my review here:
http://wordsandpeace.com/2014/12/20/r...

and more about it here:
http://wordsandpeace.com/2014/12/20/r...

[Om3n · Rating 5 out of 5]

O carte monumentala care devanseaza cu mult pe psihologii moderni prin pluritatea planurilor pe care le abordeaza, in materie de patologic si tatament, cat si indentificare si prevenire. O

[Ionut Tudor · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amazing book.

[Franklin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Memiorist Frederick Buechner wrote concerning books that "There are two kinds of really good books - the first you devour as quickly as possible - marathon reads... The second you savour, slowly nibbling and sipping at the edges, stopping and pondering." Larchet's falls squarely in the second kind of good book. I'm sure there is nothing close to a book like this in the English language. Each word, each paragraph, each page and chapter point to and nudge one towards the cross of our Lord, the healing therapy of the Great Physician. I'm slowly making my way through it. Work has picked up for me, so It's taking longer than I'd planned, but this is one worth persevering in.

[Miruna · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very straightforward, written in the spirit of the Fathers and Mothers, with simplicity, but also insightful. It is based on examples in the life of the saints which have been very well selected. I would have loved a more detailed account of akedia, the focus of the last part was on fools for Christ, which, as the author explains, is not a spiritual illness itself. But the few pages on anxiety, depression, and the like are enlightening

[Ghemot · Rating 5 out of 5]

Este cea mai frumoasă carte de teologie pură pe care am citit-o!!!

[Nina · Rating 5 out of 5]

:)