On the 12th of July, of 1994 elder Paisios of Mount Athos passed away. Elder Paisios (1924-1994) was one of the greatest and most revered elders of the Orthodox […]
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St. Paisios of Mount Athos.The miracle with a mountain climber
“On one of my many visits to the elder,” relates a pilgrim,[1] “I had my son, Constantine, with me. I said to the elder, ‘Constantine mountain-climber, and he […]
Elder Paisios and the young George from the Far East
George, a young man of sixteen or seventeen, came to Mount Athos to go from one monastery to another. Though Greek by blood, he had been raised abroad from […]
Spiritual life. Sayings of Saint Paisios of Mount Athos
“What gas is to a machine, so is the heart to the spiritual life. Whenever man does something from the heart, he’s not exhausted by it. For this reason, […]
The Used Can
Someone said to Saint Paisios the Hagiorite that he shines like he is gold! The Saint turned to him and said that he is nothing more than a used […]
Sayings of Saint Paisios of Mount Athos
“The time has now come for the prophecy of St. Anthony the Great to become reality: ‘A time will come when men will go mad. If someone is […]
Preparation is important for praying
“If while praying we don’t feel comfort, something is clearly going on: we must repent and correct it. Some people say that this happens because of the devil’s […]
Turn the wheel
For everybody that lives in the world, do not despair when you are possessed by many passions, the weight of your sins is extremely heavy, and you feel you […]
Avoid the causes
“Avoid the causes, what triggers sin. For example, if you have diabetes and you are supposed not to eat sweets, how can you stop them if all […]
Sayings of Saint Paisios
“A person ought to act in accordance with his spiritual state. To do, therefore, things that correspond to the spiritual state in which he finds himself”. (i.e., to not […]