Elder Paisios of Mount Athos Born : July 25, 1924 Died : July 12, 1994 Browse All Authors Top 7 quotes by Elder Paisios of Mount Athos Thoughts are like airplanes flying in the air. If you ignore them, there is no problem. If you pay attention to them, you create an airport inside your head and permit them to land! Elder Paisios of Mount Athos airports airplane land Live simply and without thinking too much, like a child with his father. Faith without too much thinking works wonders. The logical mind hinders the Grace of God and miracles. Practice patience without judging with the logical mind. Elder Paisios of Mount Athos father children thinking Do not believe your thoughts, neither when they tell you that you are terrible, nor when they tell you that you are a saint. Elder Paisios of Mount Athos saint terrible believe The goal is to rise spiritually, not simply to avoid sin. Elder Paisios of Mount Athos sin goal So in every test, let us say: "Thank you, my God, because this was needed for my salvation." Elder Paisios of Mount Athos saying-thank-you salvation tests When there is a respect for small things, there will be an even greater respect towards the bigger things. When there is no respect for small things, then neither will there be for the bigger ones. This is how the Fathers maintained Tradition. Elder Paisios of Mount Athos little-things respect father We have the power of the Holy Cross, our holy symbol, the divine grace of Christ, only as long as we have the holy marking of the Holy Baptism, meaning we have denied the devil and sided with Christ, and received the Holy Marking, the seal of the Gift of the Holy Spirit. Elder Paisios of Mount Athos truth god long
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