Teachings and life St Seraphim of Sarov

St. Seraphim of Sarov us analyze how experienced God:

"God is light and only Uncreated Light. So manifested His glory, and Grace illuminates man. The Lord wears human nature and thus allows us to reach His Deity. The Theosis is the final purpose of the human. Miracles are nothing but calls to faith.

"The earthly wisdom only wants to treat the body and do not realize that the illness is the medicine of the soul. The disease is the mercy that gives us the Creator, to heal our soul ".

Saint Seraphim considered himself a servant of God and, The,what God commanded him to, it performed without a second thought.

"I act as He wants. I have my own will ". Before making a miracle said to the patient: "If you believe me joy, always possible interim believing. thought, Well, that the Lord will heal, me too, poor Seraphim, I will pray".

Faith and prayer are equally necessary to achieve a cure. besides, The Lord said, "he who believes in Me can do the works that I do and even greater".

"To change the man, must repent, to turn freely around the "is" to God. The Greek word metanoia, which means a change of mind, of thought, transformation of the spirit, expresses the state of the soul, which is contrary to the self-righteous self-sufficiency. The more one approaches God, the more he understands that He is beyond all knowledge, the more one goes to perfection, the more he understands the abyss of his own imperfection. Repentance is a preliminary step for the compound with God. Facing God man addressed to him with prayer. starts, simply, like a child, with prayer requests, later with the help of the Holy Spirit arrives in pure thanksgiving, so every word is futile, because the soul prays without prayer ".

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Teachings Agliou Seraphim of Sarov:

1.Where God is, where there is no evil. Everything arising from God, have within them the peace and lead man to aftokatakrisi and humiliation.

2"Faith without works dead esti" (Ιακώ­βου 6, 26). The genuine faith can not exist without the work. Anyone who really believes, he will certainly do good works and.

3 If man out of love for God and for the sake of the virtuous life is not superfluous care for himself, believing that for him God cares, that of the trust in the Providence of God is true and wise.

4 Anyone who truly loves God, He considers himself a traveler and stranger in this land. In his quest to unite with God, with the mind and heart constantly only looks Him.

5 The man decides to live the inner life, first of all must have the fear of God is the beginning of wisdom.

6 The mind of the careful man like a watchful guardian and guard the inner Jerusalem. From the height of spiritual life sees the net around the eye and in the soul of adverse forces, in the words of the Psalmist: "And in my echthrois per my eye epeiden" (Ps. VY ', 9).

7 Man with flesh like burning candle. The candle is destined to melt and the man to die. The soul is immortal but, that's why our concern should be directed more to the soul than to the body: "What benefits man gar, if the whole world kerdisi, not to his own soul; or what a man give in exchange for his soul " (Matthew. p ', 26).

8 If you allow the Lord to test man diseases, then He will give him strength and patience.

9 You need to get used to your mind to swim in the law of the Lord, under the guidance of which is suited and your life.

10 Peace soul obtained by the afflictions. The Bible says: "Diilthomen by fire and water and drew us into anapsychin" (Ps. un ', 12).

11 Nothing contributes so much to obtain inner peace, as silence and discussion with ourselves rather, than with others.

12 You can, watching the sun with their physical eyes, does not rejoice; But how will you feel more joy, when your mind sees with its own eyes the Sun of justice, Christ;

13 To maintain mental peace you are pushing away from the depression near you, trying to have the spirit of joy, to avoid the criticism of others and condescends to the weaknesses of your brother.

14 The Lord cares for our salvation. But the homicidal devil tries to lead us to despair.

15 During the thirty-fifth birthday, namely, the earthly life half, It is going to make man great struggle to maintain himself. Many in this age do not remain in virtue, escape, and follow the path of their desires.

16 Whoever wants to be saved must have his heart in repentance and crash situation: "Sacrifice to God contrite spirit, syntetrimmenin tetapeinomenin heart and God qua exoudenosei " (Ps. n ', 19).

17 When man tries to have heart humble and peaceful calculus, then all the machinations of the enemy left anenergites. Because where peace software, there God Himself resting: "In peace this place" (Ps. cc ', 3).

18 Despair is the greatest joy of the devil. It is deadly sin.

19 The tribulation is the worm of the heart, who devours the mother who gave birth.

20 When the man held something divine within the, his heart rejoice. When instead accept something devilish stew and then shaken.

21 Anyone who suffers illness with patience and gratitude to God, crowned as a martyr and a fighter.

22 We must try to we are free from unclean thoughts, especially when we are praying to God. Because it is not possible to coexist smell the scent.

23 If we do not agree with the bad thoughts, from the devil, We do well. For the unclean spirit only to passionate people effectively exercise its influence. While their apathetic trying to influence from afar.

24 The new man is impossible not disturbed by fleshly thoughts. It must therefore be persistently praying to God, to promptly extinguish the spark of obscene desires only occur. Then you will never strengthen the flame.

25 Always we endure everything for the sake of God, gladly. Our life is a moment in comparison with eternity, and for that reason: "More is not worthy, when sending, suffering the current weather with mellousan glory apokalyfthinai unto us " (Rom. the', 18).

26 We love the humility to see the glory of God, because where humility dripping springs there the glory of God.

27 Without light all is dark and without humility there is nothing in man, only a dark.

28 As the wax if not heated and softened, can not accept the top of the seal, so the soul, not tested with toil and diseases can not take up the stamp of virtue.

29 In our neighbor we must ferometha delicately, without or with our eyes offend them.

30 The spirit of confused and sad people care to encourage her with words of love.

31 The injustice caused your other, whatever 'if this, You should not avenge, but instead to forgive from the depths of your heart to the one who wronged.

32 You must nurture in your heart hatred and resentment against his neighbor, that a hostile. But to love and to do good as long as you, following the mandate of Christ: "You love the enemies of you, well ye per misousin you out " (Matthew. e, 44).

33 The door of repentance is open to all and it is unknown who will protompei in this, you who criticize each other or one who is condemned by you.

34 always criticize yourself and pauses to criticize the other.

35 You can criticize a bad practice, but never one who did.

36 When man abandoned by God, then the devil is about to destroy him, millstone as destroying the seed of wheat.

37 Unnecessary care biotic things is met people unbelieving and fainthearted. And woe if we are taking care of ourselves for ourselves not rely on God, providing for us!

38 It is better for us to despise what is not ours, ie the temporary and transient, and we call our own, ie indestructible and eternal.

39 We must not falter in the spiritual life from any enemy force. Instead relying on the words of God: "We do not fear these th non fovithomen, GUS 'th non tarachthomen, that with us God. LORD our God that agiasomen ESTA and who among us fear " (cf.. Isa. the', 12-13).

40 Whoever defeated the passions he defeated and sadness. Whoever defeated by passions will not avoid the shackles of sorrow. As the patient looks from facial color, so passionate depression. (SOURCE AGEIORITIKO STEP)

BIOGRAPHY OF SAINT:

Saint Seraphim was born in Kursk in Russia 19 July 1759 A.D. and named Prochoros. His parents, Isidore and Agathe Mosnin, were wealthy merchants. His father had brick factories and also undertook the construction of stone buildings, temples and houses. Once he started building in Kursk a temple in honor of St. Sergius of Radonezh, the Wonderworker, but suddenly 1762 A.D., is dying, leaving his wife to take care of the completion of the temple. Prochorus inherited the virtues of his parents and especially their piety.

At the age of ten he began to study the scriptures with zeal, but suddenly became seriously ill with no hope of recovery. At the most critical turning point of the disease, he saw the Virgin Mary in his sleep, who promised to visit him and heal him. Actually, It happened one day that a procession took place and passed outside the house of the little sick child, the miraculous image of the Virgin Mary. At that moment, heavy rain fell. The procession stopped and the icon was transferred to the courtyard of the house of Prochoros, until the rain passes. Then Agathi's mother, she lowered her sick child and passed it under the picture. From that day on, his health improved until he fully recovered.

Young leaves his paternal home, in the city of Kursk, and comes to a monastery in the monastery of Sarof. His ordeal to become a monk lasts eight years. At 13 Of August 1786 A.D. a monk by the name of Seraphim is lying. In two months he is ordained a Deacon.

Deacon Seraphim is guarded with humble wisdom, ascends to the Spiritual life "by the power of God". As a Deacon he remains all day in the Monastery, serves in the Sequences, strictly observes monastic regulations and carries out its duties. In the evening, however, he moves away to the forest, in his deserted cell, where he spends the night praying, and very early in the morning he returns to the monastery.

At 2 September 1793 A.D. He is ordained a Priest and emerges with greater zeal and love in the Spiritual struggle. Now he is no longer satisfied with the heavy toil of others' life together, that is, the common prayer, fasting, obedience, landlessness. Mid flares thirst for highest Spiritual Exercises. So leaving, with the blessing of the Abbot, Monastery and withdrawn through the dense forest of Sarov. He spends fifteen years there in perfect isolation, with strict fasting, unceasing prayer, study of the Divine Word and physical toil. For a thousand days and a thousand nights mimics the old Stylites Church. Jacked up to a stone and with arms raised to heaven, praying: "God be merciful to me tῷ amartolῷ".

Finishing the ascetic life returns Moni the Sarov and closed as a memory isolation for another fifteen years. For the first five puts himself to the rule of silence. With unceasing prayer he illuminates the whole of Divine Grace and claims to live Spiritual ascents even if he sees divine visions.. After incarceration, most mature in spiritual life and elder age, dedicated to the ministry of adjacent, minimum brother. With his strict ascetic life and his luminous form he had attracted a large number of Christians around him., who loved him and firmly believed in the miraculous power of his holy prayers. Rich and poor, celebrities and celebrities flocked to his cell every day, to receive his blessing and spiritual guidance for their lives. He received them all with love and when he saw their faces he exclaimed: "My pleasure!».

He confessed to many, healed patients, while giving others to embrace the cross he had hung on his chest or the image he had on the table of his cell. To many, he offered a reward as a blessing, holy water or nuts, others were crucified on the forehead with oil from the candle, while he hugged some of them and kissed them, saying: "Christ is Risen!».

On January 1st 1833 A.D., Sunday, Osios came for the last time to the Temple of the hospital of Saints Zosima and Savvatiou. He lit a candle in all the pictures and kissed them. He received the Ineffable Mysteries and after the end of the Divine Liturgy he apologized to all the brothers., blessed them, he kissed them and comfortably told them: "She is OK, μὴν ἀκηδιᾶτε, ἀγρυπνεῖτε καὶ προσεύχεσθε. Wreaths are being prepared for us ". The monk Paul noticed that Osios went three times that day to the place he had indicated for his burial.. He sat there and stared at the ground for a long time. At night he heard him sing in the cell of the Easter hymns: "Resurrection of Christ theasamenoi….», "Light up, illuminate the new Jerusalem….», «Ὤ, Πάσχα τὸ μέγα καὶ ἱερώτατον, Christ….».

Osios slept peacefully in 2 January 1833 A.D. The monks saw him in the white robe, kneeling in a prayer position in front of the icon of the Virgin Mary, uncovered, with the bronze cross on the neck and with the hands on the chest in the shape of a cross. They thought he had fallen asleep.

His holy relics disappeared during the October Revolution and were found again. 1990 A.D., in St. Petersburg. The 1991 A.D. returned to the monastery of Diveyevo.

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