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Posted By prohor on February 27, 2024

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А на оние, што беа уверени во себе дека се праведни, и ги презираа другите, им ја кажа оваа парабола: Два човека влегоа во храм да се помолат; едниот фарисеј, а другиот митник.Кога застана, фарисејот вака се молеше во себе: »Боже, Ти благодарам што не сум како другите луѓе: разбојници, несправедливи, прељубодејци, или како овој митник. Постам двапати во седмицата, давам десеток од сè што придобивам.« А митникот стоеше оддалеку; не смееше дури (н)и очите да ги подигне кон небото, туку се удираше в гради и велеше: »Боже, биди милостив спрема мене грешниот!« Ви велам: дека тој си отиде дома повеќе оправдан, отколку оној; зашто секој што се воздига, ќе биде понизен, а кој се понизува ќе биде воздигнат.” (Лк. 18, 9, 14)

Преку примерот на митарот и фарисејот, гледаме два модели на духовен живот.

Едниот, фарисеј, кој e побожен, го исполнува законот и е праведник, а другиот – митар, кој е грешник, го прекршува законот и не е редовен во црква.

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Posted By Macedon on February 27, 2024

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Also He spoke this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others:

“Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector.

The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, ‘God, I thank You that I am not like other men – extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this tax collector.

I fast twice a week; I give tithes of all that I possess.’

And the tax collector, standing afar off, would not so much as raise his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying, ‘God, be merciful to me a sinner!’

I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other; for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.” (Luke 18: 9 – 14)

Through the example of the publican (tax collector) and the Pharisee, we see two models of spiritual life.

One, the Pharisee, who is pious, fulfils the law and is righteous, and the other – the publican, who is a sinner, breaks the law and is not a regular in the church.

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Posted By Macedon on February 26, 2024

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(Luke 18, 9-14)

Firstly, the energy of the mind is purified through constant mental, spiritual, and physical ascetic labour (struggle) in the fulfilment of God’s commandments. The light from the sufficiently purified energy of the mind is given to us for one reason, only for perception of our own captivity by the passions, sinfulness and separation from God.

The main feature, which shapes the profile of people like the Pharisee, is the use of the knowledge, which remains after sufficient purification of the energy of the mind, to judge and condemn our fellow men (neighbours).

Today we are simply burdened with gossip, judgment and condemnation. It is one thing to say that someone is stealing, and it is another to say that he is a thief – in the first instance he is just being judged, and in the second he is already being convicted. It is one thing to judge and condemn in general, and another thing is to judge and condemn a specific person by name. The Pharisee commits the bigger sin.

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Posted By Macedon on February 26, 2024

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(Лука 18, 9-14)

Прво, енергијата на умот се чисти преку постојан умствен, душевен и телесен аскетски подвиг во исполнувањето на Божјите заповеди. Светлината од доволно очистената енергија на умот ни е дадена единствено и само за согледување на сопствената острастеност, грешност и одвоеност од Бог.

Главната карактеристика, која го оформува профилот на луѓе каков што е фарисејот, е користењето на знаењето што останува по доволното чистење на енергијата на умот за судење и осудување на своите ближни.

Денес сме просто оптеретени од озборување, судење и осудување. Едно е да се рече дека некој краде, а друго е да се рече дека е крадец – во првиот случај само се суди, а во вториот веќе се осудува. И едно е да се суди и осудува општо, а друго е конкретен човек поименично. Фарисејот го прави потешкиот грев.

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Posted By Macedon on February 24, 2024

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Many lessons may be drawn out from this Gospel event, but this time I would like to concentrate on a specific and very ungrateful topic. It is the judgment and condemnation associated with gossip, because they often go together.

First of all, every sin comes from pride. We judge and condemn first and foremost, and this must be clear to you, because by judging the other, we simply admit that he is better than us. Being proud, vain, with a high opinion of ourselves, according to which we must be first, and not seeing ourselves realistically that we are not, then we choose to judge and condemn the other. We condemn and judge the other because we envy him that he is in a better position, although we do not admit it. That is why we envy him and we are jealous of him.

Condemnation, and gossip is, I will say, the most vile passion. It is like a filth around which unclean insects gather, and then like a disease and contagion they spread it in all directions and infect the environment. We do this, first within ourselves, but most of the time we choose to be in company, because we are always looking for an accomplice in evil. In this way, we not only do ourselves evil and harm, but we also lead astray and harm the other, whom we involve in our lawlessness of gossiping, judging and condemning our neighbour. Not only do we destroy ourselves, but we also push others into hell, and what does the Gospel say about such people?

 To have a great millstone fastened around his neck …

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