“Generally, it is greed, fear and curiosity which make us live outwardly. A French scientist who worked in America, Alexis Carrel, said in a book called "Man the Unknown" that if you ask yourself where your personality ends you will… — Anthony Bloom Copy Share Image
“One of the dangers in prayer is to try to find words that will be somehow on the level of God. Unfortunately, as none… — Anthony Bloom Copy Share Image
“As Christians we are always in tension - in an anguish and at the same time in bliss. This is mad, ridiculous. But it… — Anthony Bloom Copy Share Image
“(Quoted in Dennis Okholm's Monk Habits for Everyday People ) Settle down in your room at a moment when you have nothing else to… — Anthony Bloom Copy Share Image
“St. John Chrysostom said 'Find the door of your heart, you will discover it is the door of the kingdom of God.' So it… — Anthony Bloom Copy Share Image
“As long as we ourselves are real, as long as we are truly ourselves, God can be present and can do something with us.… — Anthony Bloom Copy Share Image
“So often when we say 'I love you' we say it with a huge 'I' and a small 'you'. We use love as a… — Anthony Bloom Copy Share Image
“In the life of Moses, in Hebrew folklore, there is a remarkable passage. Moses finds a shepherd in the desert. He spends the day… — Anthony Bloom Copy Share Image
“There is absolutely no need to run after time to catch it. It does not run away from us, it runs towards us. Whether… — Anthony Bloom Copy Share Image
“Because we don't know yet how to act without an outer reason, we discover that we don't know what to do with ourselves, and… — Anthony Bloom Copy Share Image
“We cannot live a life of prayer, we cannot go ahead Godwards, unless we are free form possession in order to have two hands… — Anthony Bloom Copy Share Image
“Theophan the Recluse said, 'Most people are like a shaving of wood which is curled round its central emptiness.” — Anthony Bloom Copy Share Image
“Generally, it is greed, fear and curiosity which make us live outwardly. A French scientist who worked in America, Alexis Carrel, said in a… — Anthony Bloom Copy Share Image
