Orthodox Spiritual Life according to Saint Silouan the Athonite (Biblia.com)

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St. Silouan the Athonite’s teaching is particularly relevant today. In this study, Harry Boosalis systematically presents St. Silouan’s teaching on Orthodox spiritual life, illustrating his modern relevance. Boosalis compares St. Silouan’s teaching with the writings of the Church Fathers, demonstrating how it is based on traditional patristic sources, as well as highlighting its more original...

imperative that the believer train himself in the ways of spiritual warfare. St. Silouan writes, “Train yourself to cut off an intrusive thought immediately … Be at pains over this, so that you acquire the habit. The soul is a creature of habit: according to the habit you have acquired, so will you act all the rest of your life.”50 He also mentions how in the more advanced stages of spiritual life the Lord Himself ‘trains’ the soul to have good and productive thoughts, leaving no room for any thought

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