If A Person Wants To Get An Idea About The Pyramids Of Egypt, He Must Either Trust Those Who Have Been

“If a person wants to get an idea about the pyramids of Egypt, he must either trust those who have been in immediate proximity to the pyramids, or he must get next to them himself. There is no third option.

In the same way, a person can get an impression of God: he must either trust those who have stood and stand in proximity to God, or he must take pains to come into such proximity himself.”

+ St. Nikolai Velimirovich

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One day, five young men, seeing many people around a monk, approached and began making critical remarks,

"You monks are lazy..."

"You are right," replied the Saint.

"We are vagabonds and anarchists," they continued, "Which is why we have beards and long hair."

"I, too, have a beard and long hair - for Christ. I, too, am a vagabond - but for Christ," he responded.

☦️ from the book St. Paisios the Athonite

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My current favorite Orthodox book is My Elder Joseph the Hesychast. I’m currently reading St. Paisios the Athonite’s biography but I plan on reading St. Silouan the Athonite’s book next!