Doe Quotes by Silouan the Athonite

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Silouan’s monastic insight often uses natural symbols, and the 'Doe' appears as a quiet emblem of grace. These eight lines offer a compact taste of his gentle, prayerful guidance.

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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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The soul that has come to know God fully no longer desires anything else, nor does it attach itself to anything on…

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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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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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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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Many rich and powerful men would pay dearly to see the Lord or His Most Pure Mother, but God does not appear…

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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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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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