The Saint Euphrosynos Cafe

Perhaps we can all put into action Vladyka's advice:

He then told the pastors that Prayer of the Heart is the highest form of
prayer, and that all clergy, and all Christians, should strive to attain Prayer of the Heart.

Not exactly. I am saying that the results (i.e., closeness to God) that he feels he receives from those actions are an illusion. It is conditioning. So an action, such as fasting (which is what a pious person would be expected to do), with the resulting feeling of a closeness to God is an illusion?...

They are pious because they are pious. It has nothing to do with God loving them, or they loving God. By discipline to a set of behaviors, it is simply a way for a person to create an illusion of closeness and belonging to something. Read some case studies in psychology. It's all in the mind - and ...

Chrysostomos woke up this morning looking for a fight? Seeing Tom's post it appears that there are different ideas of piety. If there is to be discussion on this question then it would seem a definition of piety, Orthodox piety, would be helpful. I don't have a ready made one, what did you have in ...

Wow, it will be interesting to see how scwaterfowl responds. I read it that those in the ROCOR who don't like what just took place can either "shut up" or go to some other "jurisdiction". Also, that anyone who is not part of ROCOR, like ROAC, who doesn't have a part in this decis...

And talking about whether or not Acting is an acceptable career choice to the Church, is not at all judging Tom Hanks. Yet Ioannis, you state: If he were really Orthodox, he should be excommunicated for being an actor in the first place, for his own good. You also stated later: I never said one thi...