“The word 'humility' comes from the Latin word 'humus' which means fertile ground. Humility is the situation of the earth. The earth is always there, always taken for granted, never remembered, always trodden on by everyone, somewhere we cast and… — 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
