If you want to conquer conceit, do not desire praise, laurels, nice garments, respect, favor, but like to be blamed and slandered… — Vladimir Aleksandrovich Antonov Copy Share Image
If you want to conquer anger, develop meekness and generosity. — Vladimir Aleksandrovich Antonov Copy Share Image
The one who wants to love God has to take care about the purity of the soul, first of all. This purity… — Vladimir Aleksandrovich Antonov Copy Share Image
If you want to conquer lust for wealth, love selflessness and sparing way of life. — Vladimir Aleksandrovich Antonov Copy Share Image
The one who wants to love God has to take care about the purity of the soul, first of all. — Vladimir Aleksandrovich Antonov Copy Share Image
If you want to conquer lust for wealth, love selflessness and sparing way of life. If you want to conquer anger, develop… — Vladimir Aleksandrovich Antonov Copy Share Image
If you want to conquer pride, do not say that your deed was done by your hands and might; say that with… — Vladimir Aleksandrovich Antonov Copy Share Image
If you want to conquer conceit, do not desire praise, laurels, nice garments, respect, favor, but like to be blamed and slandered by people. — Vladimir Aleksandrovich Antonov Copy Share Image
The one who has not conquered the passions cannot enter the chaste and pure region of the heart. — Vladimir Aleksandrovich Antonov Copy Share Image
This purity is attained through conquering the passions. — Vladimir Aleksandrovich Antonov Copy Share Image
Some important ideas from the book of early Christians which is called Philokalia: From Spiritual Directions of Diadochus of Photiki The acme of faith is... immersion of the mind in God. The acme of freedom from wealth is to desire to be possessionless even as others desire to possess. The acme of humbleness is to forget unfalteringly good deeds of… — Vladimir Aleksandrovich Antonov Copy Share
Love takes nothing: how can it take something? Everything belongs to it. It does not say, "This is mine! And this is mine!" But… — Vladimir Aleksandrovich Antonov Copy Share Image
Grieve only if you have committed a sin, but even in this case do not grieve too much, otherwise you may become desperate. — Vladimir Aleksandrovich Antonov Copy Share Image
Those who are not capable of sinning are said that they have attained freedom. The knowledge of the Truth raises them even more. This makes them both free and above this world. But only Love creates. He who became free thanks to knowledge, because of Love remains a slave of those who have not managed to attain the Freedom of… — Vladimir Aleksandrovich Antonov Copy Share
Listen to others' advice and deliberate yourself. Only fools acts thoughtlessly, without consideration! — Vladimir Aleksandrovich Antonov Copy Share Image
There are many possibilities that people can choose from. There are bad and there are good ones. So, look carefully to choose for yourself… — Vladimir Aleksandrovich Antonov Copy Share Image
Do not hate a sinner, for we all are to be responsible. — Vladimir Aleksandrovich Antonov Copy Share Image
If you want to conquer anger, develop meekness and generosity. — Vladimir Aleksandrovich Antonov Copy Share Image
