Silouan the Athonite

(1866–1938) Monk Kingdom of Greece

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Silouan the Athonite was a monk from the Kingdom of Greece, best known for About Freedom and Love.

Quick Facts About Silouan the Athonite

Born: January 1, 1866
Died: September 24, 1938
Nationality: Kingdom of Greece
Profession: Monk
Notable works: About Freedom and Love

About Silouan the Athonite

Silouan the Athonite also sometimes referred to as Silouan of Athos, Saint Silvanus the Athonite or Staretz Silouan was an Eastern Orthodox monk of Russian origin, who was a poet and monk of the St. Panteleimon Monastery.

Quotes by Silouan the Athonite

Whoever will not love his enemies cannot know the Lord and the sweetness of the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit teaches us…

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Children

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When God wants to have mercy on someone, He inspires someone else to pray for him, and He helps in this prayer.

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Christian

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If a man does not tell everything to his spiritual father, then his path is crooked and does not lead to the…

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If you see a man who has sinned and you do not pity him, the grace of God will leave you. Whoever…

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Bad people

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We have such a law: If you forgive, it means that God has forgiven you; but if you do not forgive your…

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Brother

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Whoever has known the love of God loves the whole world and never murmurs against his fate, for the burden of sorrow…

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Burden

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You must teach yourself how to eat less, but with discernment, insofar as your work allows. The measure of temperance should be…

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Christian

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In order to abide in the love of God it is essential for anger and 'hate' to attain their maximum intensity but…

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The Lord does not show Himself to a proud soul. The proud soul, no matter how many books it reads, will never…

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Book

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A certain monk told me that when he was very sick, his mother said to his father, "How our little boy is…

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Boys

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The man who knows the delight of the love of God ? when the soul warmed by grace, loves both God and…

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Blessed

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Tell everything to your spiritual father, and the Lord will have mercy on you and you will escape delusion. But if you…

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About yourself

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The Lord wants us to love one another. Here is freedom: in love for God and neighbor. In this freedom, there is…

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Boss

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Each of us can discuss God inasmuch as he has known the grace of the Holy Spirit; for how can we think…

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Christian

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When the soul knows the love of God by the Holy Spirit, then he clearly feels that the Lord is our own…

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With all your power, ask the Lord for humility and brotherly love, because God freely gives His grace for love towards one's…

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What joy is ours that the Lord not only forgives our sins ,but allows the soul to know Him, so soon as…

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Compassion

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When the soul by the Holy Spirit comes to know the Mother of God; when in the Holy Spirit the soul becomes…

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Apostles

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I ask you to try something. If someone grieves you, or dishonors you, or takes something of yours, then pray like this:…

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Christ prayed for those that crucified Him: 'Father, count not this sin against them; they know not what they do.' Archdeacon Stephen…

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Christ

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It is a great good to be given over to the will of God. Then the Lord alone is in the soul,…

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Christian

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The Lord greatly loves the repenting sinner and mercifully presses him to His bosom: "Where were you, My child? I was waiting…

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The Lord has given the Holy Spirit upon the earth, and in whomsoever He dwells, that one feels paradise within himself. You…

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The Saints in Heaven through the Holy Spirit behold the glory of God and the beauty of the Lord's Countenance. But in…

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Brother

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The Holy Apostle John the Theologian says that the commandments of God are not difficult, but easy (I John, 5:3). But they…

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Apostles

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By obedience a man is guarded against pride. Prayer is given for the sake of obedience. The grace of the Holy Spirit…

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Christian

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Don't be troubled if you don't feel the love of God in yourself, but thing about the Lord, that He is merciful,…

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Christian

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The Lord loves all people, but He loves those who seek Him even more. To his chosen ones the Lord gives such…

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The Lord loves us so much that He suffered for us on the Cross; and His suffering was so great that we…

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It is impossible to keep spiritual peace if we do not take care of the mind, that is if we do not…

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Care

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If suffer some misfortune, then think: "The Lord sees my heart, and if it pleases Him, it will be well both for…

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Christian

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There are people who, when they encounter inability to understand, do not ask the Lord. But one must immediately say, "Lord, I…

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The saints were people like all of us. Many of them came out of great sins, but by repentance they attained the…

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Christian

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Understand two thoughts, and fear them. One says, "You are a saint," the other, "You won't be saved." Both of these thoughts…

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The Holy Spirit acts mystically through the spiritual father, and then when you go out from your spiritual father, the soul feels…

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Brother

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"I love them that love me, and glorify them that glorify me." (Proverbs 8:17, I Kings 2:30,) says the Lord of His…

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Christian

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Some suffer much from poverty and sickness, but are not humbled, and so they suffer without profit. But one who is humbled…

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The humble soul is blessed. The Lord loves her. The Mother of God is higher than all in humility, and therefore all…

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Consider that the Holy Spirit lives in the spiritual father, and He will tell you what to do. But if you think…

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Christian

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Whoever wants to approach prayer without a guide, and proudly thinks that he can learn from books, and won't go to an…

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