And like himself
Barlaam, without remorse, saw visions of the wicked, so the people
much more now, in the age of spiritually comparative globalization is
exposed to the confusion of promoting every sect and delusion in parallel with it
Orthodoxy, unable to discern what is from God and what is imitation
made by the wicked. Some even think they can use it
Eastern exercises (such as yoga, self-concentration, etc.) at the same time as Orthodoxy
exercise (Fasting, Jesus' wish, vigilance, etc.). But it is necessary to stay in
Orthodox teaching that prioritizes the purification of the human heart.
When, respectively, the Church, which is like a heart that keeps all life alive
humanity, cleansed of the delusions that surround it, only the “powerful
angel "create the right conditions for the great Gathering, then all the
The universe will be ready to accept the word of God, as well as the pure heart of one
It makes one ready to accept the true revelation of God.
10.70. As Barlaam considered the appearances of the wicked to be superficial, so
Nowadays, those who lack Orthodox experience and theology are suffering.
For example, Mount Athos elder Sofronios (+1994) says that “the saints, when they reach
state of deification, they see the energy of God as Light, they are transformed and
they see the glory of God. " But it is easy to be deceived, and those who are not first
Christians: “The light of God is uniform, while that of the devil is dissimilar. Those
passed through Buddhism will have to repent completely, because otherwise
this eastern experience will leave something in their souls ”… (A13,14). And he explains:
"Buddhism has some truths, but it has a human truth that reaches out
the "zero", that is, with self-concentration - meditation leads man to it
"not being" from which we were created. It is an existential suicide. THE
Christ leads us to deification, communion with the Triune God. " 27
It is good to know where the truth is, because it is unique
it is easy to learn, and the plans that surround it are many. Great
Crowds of people run to gain spiritual experiences where there is only the
disastrous imitation of true experiences, caused by spirits of cunning that
they appear as angels of light or imitators of divine glory. Elder Sophronius had
many true experiences of divine light, but also other modern elders like o
Elder Porphyrios who also left us some memorable spiritual experiences
His: “Many times by the grace of God I have entered another state. The
my voice, my face entered the atmosphere of divine light ".
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