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Title: Nicodemos of the Holy Mountain


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Nicodemos of the Holy Mountain
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True Wisdom
  • This is a nonverbal wisdom, akin to what in Zen
    is called direct seeing, beyond words and ideas.

3
Perspective
  • It seems so important today to not only be a
    specialist, but to also have that wide context
    and deep view that allows us to see things in
    their proper perspective.

4
Mount Athos
  • There is nothing like Athos in the West, and the
    only comparison I can think of is some of the
    great monastic communities in Tibet.

5
The Philokalia
  • The word Philokalia derives from the two Greek
    words philos and kalos, and means the love and
    attraction toward the spiritually beautiful and
    the virtuous.

6
The Jesus Prayer
  • This mental prayer, recited while controlling the
    breath, is composed of the words Lord Jesus
    Christ, Son of God, have mercy upon me.

7
On Saint Symeon
  • Nicodemos makes the point that as the love
    became warmer in Symeons heart, his theology
    increased, and as his theology increased, his
    love also increased.

8
On Repentance
  • Inner sorrow and pain of the heart are
    substantial and necessary components of the
    sacrament of confession and repentance.

9
Human Macrocosm
  • Only humans bridge the physical and spiritual
    worlds and that is what makes us a macrocosm.

10
The Need For Practice
  • Nicodemos is saying that if you want the full
    Orthodox understanding then you must be as
    serious about your practice as other people are
    serious about their specialties.
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