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- The Philokalia (Ancient Gr****: φιλοκαλία, lit. 'love of the beautiful', from φιλία philia "love" and κάλλος kallos "beauty") is "a collection of texts...
- 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...
- rendered in the Philokalia as envy, sadness at another's good fortune Ὀργή (orgē) wrath Ἀκηδία (akēdia) acedia, rendered in the Philokalia as dejection Κενοδοξία...
- Philocalia (/fɪləˈkeɪliə/) may refer to: Philokalia (Origen), compiled by Basil the Great and Gregory ****anzen Philokalia, a medieval compilation of sayings...
- Russian Philokalia, p. 21. Korsun, p. x. Korsun, p. xi. Korsun, p. 5. Korsun, 7–9. "German Alyaskinsky." Korsun, pp. 9–10. Little Russian Philokalia, p. 22...
- 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...
- innumerable references to nepsis are made in The Philokalia (the full title of The Philokalia being The Philokalia of the Neptic Fathers). Parallels have been...
- anthology are valuable today. It should not be confused with the medieval Philokalia. The work is divided into twenty-seven chapters, with titles given by...
- 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...