Thinking Quotes by Silouan the Athonite

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Silouan the Athonite’s eight concise notes explore the inner life of contemplation. His words blend humility with profound insight, offering a brief, reflective window into his spiritual thought.

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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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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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The saints are like the Lord, but so are all people who keep the commandments of Christ; but those who live according…

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

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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 are only…

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Obedience is necessary not only for monks, but for all people. Even the Lord was obedient. The proud and self-regarding do not allow grace…

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We suffer because we have no humility and we do not love our brother. From love of our brother comes the love of God.…

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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 Kingdom of…

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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 think that…

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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 me and…

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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 be directed…

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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 am a…

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The saints are like the Lord, but so are all people who keep the commandments of Christ; but those who live according to their…

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