Instructions For My Soul: To Cut Off Pride & Prepare For Death - St. Paisius Velichkovsky

[@orthodox1717]

"At least begin according to your strength". I think this is extremely imporatnt to understand. To have a Spiritual Father to guide you. One who tries to take on more than his spiritual strength can handle is very dangerous. Humilty is the key.

[@sureiajergman6408]

❤️ 💀 🥀 ☦️ 🤍

[@Zebracat5]

The Best Homilies I've heard. Just bought the Philokalia VolumeIV. Thank you for reading this to us.

[@Jeremiah-pu5vp]

Weep my poor soul. When will you stop being lazy? O God be merciful to me.

[@leelandas701]

This is a beautiful reading that I will certainly watch at least one more time. I am deeply thankful for this channel. I am an RC on my journey to Holy Orthodoxy. I have watched many, many of these videos -- and, to me, they are all gifts helping me along the way. May God bless you abundantly for you holy labors.❤☦❤

[@GuitarJesse7]

I’ve recently come to the Orthodox Church from evangelicalism. Will pray for you.

[@GuitarJesse7]

Sobering and inspiring.

[@olubunmiolumuyiwa]

I've seen you around around the Orthodox KZbin Sphere move from evangelical Christianity to Orthodox Christianity. Seeing your growth is inspiring, may God bless you. 🙏🏾☦

[@GuitarJesse7]

@@olubunmiolumuyiwa thanks so much for the comment. Yes my family and I have been on a journey to the Orthodox faith. Coming from our evangelical paradigm has been quite the transition and it has definitely required sacrifice and surrender. Maybe someday after we’re a bit further along I’ll write about it or make a video. Not that I am anyone special, but I’ve certainly benefited and been encouraged by the testimonies of others who came into the Church after being in other Christian groups.

[@CamiloOsSan]

God bless the Orthodox Church ☦️

[@siew3970]

Thanks be to God for this Holy Spirit-filled reading.

[@DennisPrinsze]

Thanks! I needed this

[@justian1772]

Frightful words. Glory to God for all things!

[@SiimeonS]

Oh wow, woow, wow

[@boyar3033]

Amen ! Thank you Orthodox Wisdom for taking away of your free time and doing this videos.

[@jonathanbritt6418]

Beautiful

[@AnatolyPotapov]

What a splendid reading. Thank you!

[@tohonour]

Thankyou for uploading!

[@boylain8481]

wonderfull

[@thattimestampguy]

St Paisius _Velichkovsky_ 0:18 A brief exposition ☦️ You, unfortunate soul, remain in laziness. 1:14 ☦️ Do not put off Holy Repentance 1:40 ☦️ NOW is the time + Patience + Endurance + Keep The Commandments + Lamentation + Mourning 2:05 ☦️ Live as if you are daily dying 💀 2:27 ☦️ Do not give yourself over to grief 2:59 ☦️ Remember all The Holy and Righteous Ones who suffered misfortunes with Humility and Contrition of Heart ♥️ ⭐️ 4:18 ☦️ Virtue is acquired by forcing oneself. Refine your flesh! 5:30 ☦️ Initate The Holy Fathers _at least a little_🙏🏼 “Oh Woe My Soul!” 😣 6:45 ☦️ You grow faint from small tribulations. Arise my beloved soul. 7:33 ☦️ Woe to thee o’vile retched slothful soul *Battle Against Despondency* 7:57 ☦️ Look At The Bones of The Dead 💀 🦴 10:23 Contrition. 10:47 ☦️ “Your life is all the time coming to an end.” + Labor + Strive + Struggle For the crown 👑 of the glory of God ☦️ • Life ends fast. 13:07 “Against their own desire, they were taken away.” 13:46 Strong Rich Valiant All depart this life • Some died here • Some died there • some died in agony 14:40 Oh Oh Woe Woe, The Weeping of The Soul. 16:13 Passing By at The End. 17:04 Oh Oh Woe Woe • We all will die 💀🪦 17:43 The whole body crumbles and rots into dust. 18:28 Eaten by worms 🪱 18:58 All Men • Rich poor • Master Slave • All and all 19:33 20:04 Leave The Worldly cares. 20:20 Live for the sake of God ☦️

[@helenaolle5744]

Your channel is underrated, you should have many more views. I love your content but sometimes feel conflicted. I live in Melbourne, Australia, the Orthodox Church here was used as an immunisation hub. I still go to church but don’t really feel the peace I should have when I am there. Can you please give me some advice?

[@OrthodoxWisdom]

It’s tragic to see an Orthodox parish used for such “philanthropy.” I heard things in the Greek parishes in Australia were especially dreadful. However, the bishops of the Serbian and ROCOR Churches in Australia held the line with COVID restrictions far, far better. It looks like there are parishes in both jurisdictions in your city. Here are links to their parish directories: Serbian Orthodox: soc.org.au/en/directory/parishes/45-victoria ROCOR: www.rocor.org.au/?page_id=2 Let me know if this helps.

[@helenaolle5744]

Thank you, I will see which one is closest to me. I look forward to more content.

[@clydedoris5002]

People who repent on their deathbed will be listened to

[@rhondab9792]

Yes, but it's risky to assume you will have a deathbed.

[@ofaoilleachain]

Áiméan. Go mbeannuighe Dia sibhse. ☦️

[@normadaly7506]

Agus tusa féin!!! Cén fagh go bhfuil Tom Crean le taispeáint ar do profíle? Gabh le mo scéal ó mo bhotúin in ar theanga dhúchais. Beannacht Dé ort

[@jpage99999]

This is brutal. I’m Orthodox but this is beyond anything I’ve ever heard. Trying to figure out how this is beneficial for our souls? There is truth in this but how do we live and not fall into despair and despondency? Is there any purpose to this life? Death death death, how does that help me?

[@OrthodoxWisdom]

Have you asked God to help you understand? This kind of literature is common in Orthodoxy, at least among the saints. As Elder Ephraim, a man many felt had great joy in his heart, said, “The memory of death should flourish in the soul of a Christian.” Remembrance of death awakens us to reality, sobers our passionate heart, and make us run to our sweet Savior because we sense what we often ignore: our great need for Him.

[@OrthodoxWisdom]

You also might find this text helpful Keep Thy Mind In Hell and Despair Not - St. Silouan and St. Sophrony kzbin.info/www/bejne/pGGmdKt8qq1of5Ysi=-QuqgHQZPRY_v7Of

[@georges6230]

Amen, but moment of death is scary and formidable only for the unprepared not all, I wish this was mentioned in this video not to generalise. If it is scary for all human kind then what is the point of our lord death and resurrection for us!

[@petergunn9149]

☦️☦️☦️

[@OrthoLou]

So are we just not to have any enjoyment in this life..? This just makes me think I shouldn't even strive for any kind of joy. Just sit in my room and only ever pray or read Orthodox literature, and not even get married or eat any foods that I like, just sit and be miserable so that I don't suffer for eternity.

[@OrthodoxWisdom]

Don’t take this text in isolation from other texts from the Holy Fathers. This text has its place but it’s not the only thing. Alongside the Scriptures, you might read St. Porphyrios and St. Paisios, two recent saints who are easier to receive and be inspired by.

[@yankaufmann9715]

Kyrie Iesu Christe eleison me

[@RichardBurdi-rs5bp]

Yeah life is so difficult and at the end the soul might suffer forever, i really don't like this.. I'm not Orthodox, I'm disabled, no money to travel long distances to Orthodox churches or monasteries Doomed situation

[@justian1772]

Not at all doomed, Brother! Begin with prayer and seek out an online community to start: there are many. Ask around to see what can be done, because something can be.

[@moontyk]

St. Paisius is a great saint, but please do not read his words like a theater play, learn to read without emotions like in Church, so the listener can have his own experience and feelings.

[@austinditullio6682]

You can always listen somewhere else, brother

[@irs8628]

please Turkish subtitle

[@danielcristancho3524]

When the leaders of your Christian church handle skulls and obsess over the dead, it's time to find a new church. God is the God of the living, not the dead. Nowhere in the OT or NT do you find priests, prophets, Christ or the Apostles handling dead body parts as part of worship. That is a pagan ritual.

[@johnnyd2383]

You said it right... that Lord is Lord of the living... and those people whose skulls are handled are not dead either. They are alive and well with he Lord. We call them Saints. And we love our Saints as Lord dwells in them, according to the Scriptures, and we Love our Lord who trampled down death by death and to those in the tombs bestowed life.! BTW: Adoration of the relics is not a worship. Pagans like you think it is while in Christianity it is not.

[@danielcristancho3524]

@@johnnyd2383 ''and those people whose skulls are handled are not dead either. They are alive and well with he Lord. We call them Saints.'' No, they are not alive. Nobody looks at the spirit of grandma and says 'Oh, look, there's grandma, alive and well.'' They say, 'oh look there's the spirit of our deceased grandma'. The human being is only alive when he/she is flesh and blood with an intact, conscious brain. Even the Almighty Himself says 'man is but flesh'. ''Adoration of the relics is not a worship. Pagans like you think it is while in Christianity it is not.'' We can solve this dilemma right now. Show me an example of any Godly bible character adoring any relic and I'll throw in the towel right now. Surely Paul or Peter give us examples of this or maybe you have their personal endorsement of relics in a bible text. I'll wait.

[@danielcristancho3524]

@@johnnyd2383 ''we Love our Lord who trampled down death by death and to those in the tombs bestowed life.! '' According to Paul, this will only be experienced AT THE RESURRECTION, when we can gladly proclaim, ''Oh death where is thy sting, oh grave, where is they victory''. Sorry to burst your bubble, Johnny but there are no ghosts of saints roaming about the throne room of the Almighty in heaven above. ''And we love our Saints as Lord dwells in them, according to the Scriptures'' God does not dwell with the deceased spirits of dead people. He is God. He's not in the business of cutting corners. He RESURRECTS THE DEAD TO LIFE. He doesn't entertain ghosts. This is pure pagan, papist foolishness.

[@johnnyd2383]

@@danielcristancho3524 In your paganistic perversion of the Bible, you seems to think that Lord's death and Resurrection achieved nothing when it comes to the state of the departed people. For your information, Lord, after dying on the Holy Cross, went down into the Hades and liberated souls that were held in it. Change was evident to all as described in (Matthew 27,51-53). Following are the details... Lord's descent into hades ---------------------------------------------- "He went and preached to the spirits in prison" (1 Pet 3,19), "gospel was preached also to those who are dead, that they might be judged according to men in the flesh, but live according to God in the spirit." (1 Pet 4,6), (Eph 4,9), (Ps 16, 10), (Acts 2, 27). Lord's victory over Hades and death --------------------------------------------------------------- "And I have the keys of Hades and of Death" (Rev 1,18), (Acts 2,31), (Acts 2,24), etc. Liberation of the souls from Hades --------------------------------------------------------------------- It was prophesized in (Hosea 13,14), (Ps 106,16). He is the first one, others are to follow: (Col 1,18). (Rev 20,5) speaks about "...first resurrection. 6 Blessed and holy is he who has part in the first resurrection. Over such the second death has no power," where first resurrection is accepting of the souls to be with the Lord in His Kingdom as (Rev 6,9) attests: "I saw under the altar the souls". (Rev 5, 8-14) depicts angels and elders - Saints worshipping God. St. Paul in his dilemma reveals to us that souls of the righteous are with the Lord and NOT somewhere else awaiting general resurrection: (Philippians 1) "23 For I am hard-pressed between the two, having a desire to DEPART AND BE WITH CHRIST, which is far better. 24 Nevertheless to remain in the flesh is more needful for you." Did St. Paul mean to depart and his soul to wait until general resurrection.? Nope. He clearly stated: "DEPART AND BE WITH CHRIST". In (Hebrews 12, 1) we see Lord's Church being "surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses". Who are these witnesses.? It is revealed in the same chapter, verses (22 - 24) where entire Church Triumphant is revealed to us: 1. company of angels, 2. firstborn, 3. spirits of just men. And it is not a depiction of some future assembly, as it is clearly stated: "But YOU HAVE COME to Mount Zion" (present tense). ------------------------------------------ You will remain pagan unless you repent and come to your senses, get Baptized in ancient Lord's Eastern Orthodox Church and believe in sound doctrines as they were delivered to us from the Apostles. Why an I wasting my time with you.? I am not. I wrote this for those who may come around, so that they may read the original Christianity faith and realize how foolish virgins have no future with the Lord (Matthew 25, 12).

[@justian1772]

​@@johnnyd2383++ thanks for taking the effort!