Why not clean the inside and the outside together? The whole man must be deified.
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- Sun 28 December 2008 12:56 am
- Forum: Monasteries and the Monastic Life
- Topic: Monks Robes
- Replies: 26
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- Fri 26 December 2008 11:04 pm
- Forum: Religious, Moral, and Ethical Topics
- Topic: Incognito 1583's own personal thread about whatever
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Re: Incognito 1583's own personal thread about whatever
I have a couple questions. Anyone can give a response. Father Seraphim Alexiev said that if we don't confess every sin in detail, we can't be saved. But from what I understand, the ancient Church held Confession to a priest to be optional. This seems like a contradiction. The Jordanville Prayer Book...
- Fri 26 December 2008 10:57 pm
- Forum: Monasteries and the Monastic Life
- Topic: Monks Robes
- Replies: 26
- Views: 19269
Re: Monks Robes
Years ago, I was a novice at a monastery for a couple months. I had reasons why I left.
- Fri 26 December 2008 8:36 pm
- Forum: Monasteries and the Monastic Life
- Topic: Monks Robes
- Replies: 26
- Views: 19269
Re: Monks Robes
Maybe, by Thom Pace
I really like this song. When he says "Deep inside the forest there's a door into another land," I interpret that to mean paradise or heaven. When I look at the forest, I see paradise. When I look at the city, I see Hell.
- Fri 26 December 2008 8:03 pm
- Forum: Monasteries and the Monastic Life
- Topic: Monks Robes
- Replies: 26
- Views: 19269
Re: Monks Robes
I have a belief (theory) that comes from much prayer, contemplation, reflection and experience. I believe eveything a person sees and experiences, creates a brain or mind frequency for the better or for the worst. Secular society has the secular or humanistic imprint on everything it creates. The mu...
- Fri 26 December 2008 7:21 pm
- Forum: Monasteries and the Monastic Life
- Topic: Monks Robes
- Replies: 26
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Re: Monks Robes
Actually, it's the opposite. You speak as someone who has never worn a monastic robe. Try it sometime and you will see how it helps your spiritual life. The Pharisees thought they were spiritually superior because of their position and clothes they wore in order to identify themselves as priests of...
- Sun 14 December 2008 11:33 pm
- Forum: Monasteries and the Monastic Life
- Topic: Monks Robes
- Replies: 26
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Re: Monks Robes
Correction: "ROBE."