- The
Philokalia (Ancient Gr****: φιλοκαλία, lit. 'love of the beautiful', from φιλία
philia "love" and κάλλος
kallos "beauty") is "a
collection of texts...
-
particularly esteemed by the
spiritual fathers of this
tradition (see
Philokalia) as a
method of
cleaning and
opening up the mind and
after this the heart...
- from the Holy Fathers.
Further discernment is
described in such
books as
Philokalia (a
collection of
writings of Holy Fathers), The
Ladder of
Divine Ascent...
-
existed since at
least the
fifth century as
evidenced by the
statement in
Philokalia "People who wish to
discipline the ****ual
organs should avoid drinking...
-
fornication Φιλαργυρία (philargyria)
greed Λύπη (lypē) sadness,
rendered in the
Philokalia as envy,
sadness at another's good
fortune Ὀργή (orgē)
wrath Ἀκηδία (akēdia)...
-
epiphany of
intuition and
external epiphany such as the theophany. In the
Philokalia, it is
emphasized that such
knowledge is not
secret knowledge but rather...
- pla**** an
important role in
translating the
Philokalia from
Church Slavonic into Russian. The
Philokalia is a
classic of
Orthodox spirituality, composed...
- in the
mountains of Paroria, near present-day Zabernovo, Bulgaria. The
Philokalia includes five
works in Gr**** by Gregory: On
Commandments and Doctrines...
- century. He is
notable for
being the
second most
voluminous author in the
Philokalia.
Little is
known about the life of
Peter of Damascus,
partly due to the...
- in the
writings of the Fathers,
especially in
those collected in the
Philokalia. It is
considered that no one can
reach theosis without an impeccable...
