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Monday, April 1st, 2019
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Event |
| 10:00a |
jācenšas iet taisni “Nāciet tālāk, sēdieties. Kur strādājat? Kur dzīvojat? Kur mācījāties?” Uzdeva trīs pasaulīgus jautājumus, bet atbildēja garīgi. “Jūs domājat, ka esat neārstējami slima. Bet jūs neticiet sev, ticiet man. Jūs taču esat atnākusi pie ārsta. Un es jums teikšu, ka jums nav nekā bīstama.” Trīs reizes to atkārtoja. Bet es jūtu, ka mana sejas izteiksme nemainās. “Nu, ja neticat, ja sirdī tam nav vietas, tad pieņemiet kā mācību: nekad nevienam nesakiet neko sliktu par sevi.” Es kritu izmisumā. Bet viņš saka: “Ir divu veidu krišanas. Vairums cilvēku krīt pa kreisi – tie, kas ir augstprātīgi, lepni. Bet jūs – pa labi, nodzenot sevi līdz izmisumam. Taču jācenšas iet taisni.” https://www.delfi.lv/vina/klosteris/masas-nikonas-ciro-stasts-rigas-sv-trijadibas-sergija-sieviesu-klosteris-un-virsgans.d?id=50929421 | | 2:28p |
No sv. Romualda (X gs.) rēgulas mūkiem kenobītiem:
*Sit in your cell as in paradise.
*Put the whole world behind you and forget it.
*Watch your thoughts like a good fisherman watching for fish.
*The path you must follow is in the Psalms—never leave it. If you have just come to the monastery, and in spite of your good will you cannot accomplish what you want, take every opportunity you can to sing the Psalms in your heart and to understand them with your mind.
*And if your mind wanders as you read, do not give up; hurry back and apply your mind to the words once more.
*Realize above all that you are in God’s presence, and stand there with the attitude of one who stands before the emperor.
*Empty yourself completely and sit waiting, content with the grace of God, like the chick who tastes nothing and eats nothing but what his mother brings him. |
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