Comments on: #223 – Philokalia http://catholicunderthehood.com/2010/02/08/233-philokalia/ Catholic faith and history from a Franciscan perspective Fri, 08 Jun 2012 19:53:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Suzanne http://catholicunderthehood.com/2010/02/08/233-philokalia/#comment-4289 Sun, 21 Feb 2010 03:17:17 +0000 http://catholicunderthehood.com/?p=1020#comment-4289 When I was a catecheumen in the Eastern Orthodox Church I picked up a copy of Volume 1 of the Philokalia. It nearly drove me crazy! I didn’t read it without consulting my spiritual father and, as a result, was overwhelmed. The result is like a megadose of vitamins. Yes, they may be healthy, but taking them all at once overwhelms the system and can cause you to pass out!

After becoming overwhelmed I consulted my spiritual father and was set right. “Only read a paragraph at a time and meditate on it for a week or a month,” he said.

Your podcast helped me understand the use of the Philokalia even more.

]]> By: Peter Glendinning http://catholicunderthehood.com/2010/02/08/233-philokalia/#comment-4287 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 01:39:17 +0000 http://catholicunderthehood.com/?p=1020#comment-4287 Hi Fr. Seraphim,

Yet another home-run podcast!

Any thoughts on what is called the “Little Russian Philokalia”?

Is this a Philokalia of Russian sages only, after the Canon of he Greek Pilokalia was “closed?”

I’m sure I’m using the wrong terminology.

God bless,

PMG

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