A reflection on Saint Gregory Palamas' teaching about the direct experience of God.
A reflection on Saint Gregory Palamas’ teaching about the direct experience of God.
A reflection on Saint Gregory Palamas’ teaching about the direct experience of God.
Respectfully disagree. If we experienced God directly there'd be no need for faith or prophets. There wouldn't be so many conflicting, contradictory religious doctrines. There'd be no need for priests, evangelism or theology. The fact that you feel the need to tell us about God argues against your message.
Glory to the Sovereign Lord God of Israel for ever and ever. Glory to the Father, to the Son Jesus Christ, to the Holy Ghost, now and for ever and ever and ever, Amen
i spent 3 months in complete silence during a period of severe illness. I made my purpose to be at the state of attention which silenced the mind and focus on my breath. day by day this was my practice. I had a rice cooker in the morning and cooked oatmeal as my breakfast and my mother woould quietly bring me 2 more meals and leave. By the 3rd month i was so utterly purified my inner state became a complete paradise….. My body began to heal and slowly i reentered the world. I lived like that probably a month or two at the most before i sunk into old habits and old ways and that peace left me and i attracted all sorts of other miseries but I always have this experience to guide me. I am now 38 years old and I am seeking a way to devote myself to the spiritual path and I do not necessarily need much guidance as I would speculate the number of people who have known the peace I had could be counted on fingers. It would be nice however to find a place which is conducive to my aim and if anyone can give some advice feel free to reply to this comment
This is unfortunately where the Catholics have missed the boat. The West tries to speculate and prove God's existence, thinking to know him intellectually is then way to understand God; however they missed what Christ said when he constantly demonstrated and thanked the father for revealing himself to the simple and unlearned and not to the wise and learned.
Powerful
You're a gift. Please don't ever give up Father.
Spasibo. Tell us more about God!
Thank you Fr Spyridon. Your explanation of our hearts being open to experiencing God was very touching.
hehe the crows in the background ❤️❤️❤️
Its sounds quite Gnostic. I love this teaching it really speaks to the heart. Am experience of God is exactly what people are in need of. I find church attendance so empty. But to sit in silence in an empty church is so wonderful.
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Lord Jesus Christ , son of God , have mercy on me , a sinner
Thank you Father.. Very illuminating talk.. I was born a Roman Catholic but was disappointed and dissatisfied with the dry scholarship.. I was drawn to the Faith gradually for over 10 years and was received into the Church four years ago and of course the Patron I chose was St. Gregory Palamas..
I so appreciate your thoughts on this brother. To know God and be fully known by God, well, this scratches the biggest "itch" of our very being doesn't it?:)
The way the birds stopped at 4:20–4:27 as he spoke of the need to let go of the noises of the world…
Silence and icons ☦️🙏🏻
St Faustyna , Polish nun used to meet God directly
This understanding of a direct experience of deity would seem to vie with the promoted veneration of icons… How is this seeming conflict of interest resolved for the Orthodox persuasion?
Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me a sinner.
Thank you for your words Father.
Amen.. Thank you, Father…. The following prayer also will help us greatly to be close to God and do His will..
Prayer to the Holy Spirit (St Augustine) – say it several times a day.
Breathe in me O Holy Spirit, that my thoughts may all be holy.
Act in me O Holy Spirit, that my work, too, may be holy.
Draw my heart O Holy Spirit, that I love but what is holy.
Strengthen me O Holy Spirit, to defend all that is holy.
Guard me, then, O Holy Spirit, that I always may be holy. Amen
Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me a sinner.
Thank you for your words Father.
Kept expecting a giant bird to swoop down and carry you off. Glad that didn't happen because it's a topic I care about and you explain it so well.
Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me a sinner.
Thank you for your words Father.
Amen! ❤️
Did any of the Apostles sat inside a cave breathing in and out focusing on the navel trying to get rid outside thoughts alien to the prayer?
I feel that, since hesychasm is so similar to yoga, practicing it is like playing with fire because it can channel demons unto one soul. How can one be so sure that they experienced God?
The name Lucifer comes from the word 'light', Who knows the light that one can experience practicing hesychasm, is not the light of a demon trying tricking us? Could it be that since the demon's trickery is beyond our knowledge, we cannot see where does the evil of that light lies?
Yes He does , even to us ordinary people, as long as we open our heart to Him and seek His Love.
God bless you Father Spyridon
Barlaam was right.
YEah you teach that to english like that directly in england in relevance to their sins and colonial and how htey believe to tach truth and righteousness and turn them away form their evil ? can you ! pofu but you must believe in the judgment of God against them to be like thta pfu amen, u fake, that they are evili like that and their colonial crimesa nd curse upon themselves right, pfu sick !
Jesus Christ is risen from the dead! Hallelujah!