THE MYSTERY OF PAIN - 3. Psychic Pain (Pain of the Soul or Mental Pain)

Homily delivered on April 3, 1995 to the Orthodox priests of the state of New Jersey, at the Parish of Christ the Savior in Paramus, N.J. It was sponsored by the Orthodox Clergy Fellowship of Northern N.J. and the N.J. Deanery of the Orthodox Church in America.

HYPOTHESIS 27: That we should not pursue friendships with people who are promient in the world. episode 11mins / cover art: St. Or! A. From the Life of St. Arsenios B. From the Gerontikon C. From Isaiah the Anchorite https://ctosonline.org/product/the-evergetinos-a-complete-text-book-iii/

HYPOTHESIS 26: That one must strive for virtue in secret, without display or boasting; and concerning vainglory and pleasing men, and whence vainglory is engendered, what evils it brings about, and how it is destroyed. episode 30mins / cover art St. Evlogios of The Gerontikon A. From the Life of St. Synkletike B. From the Gerontikon C. From St. Ephraim D. From Abba Isaiah E. From St. Isaac F. From Abba Cassian G. From St. Maximos H. From the Gerontikon Please order a copy of THE EVERGETINOS: A COMPLETE TEXT: https://ctosonline.org/product/the-evergetinos-a-complete-text-book-iii/ Listener Support PayPal Donation link: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=U5LVZ28LK275C

EVERGETINOS - THE THIRD BOOK HYPOTHESIS 25 of 50: He who seeks to please God must reckon as nothing the dishonors or honors that come from men. A. From the Gerontikon B. From St. Ephraim C. From St. Mark D. From the Gerontikon

also included: IN LIEU OF AN EPILOGUE: Pain - Resurrection - Eternity (cover art: Dostoyevsky on his death bed, drawn by Ivan Kramskoy, 29 January 1881) episode 56mins The End. Glory to God for all things.