Many many weeks ago I left a comment about my bad heart, palpitations and chest pains. The chest pains and palpitations have gone from almost every other day multiple times a day down to maybe two or three times a month. Someone is praying for me and whoever you may be, I thank you. God bless you.
I used to have palpitations one time, from weightlifting heavily and not getting cardio in. Try getting into cardio activity slowly over time and get good rest. But it did not help me to completely do nothing
I will pray. I have struggled with this and thanks to the Lord, I am free. Pray and realize that He has healed you. Guard your mind against all sexual thoughts. Do this and you will be healed.
Many will pray for you from your post. Most men struggle with this but with struggling against it and much prayer, will train you to be a fighter and win against it and other things. Don't be sad, the reason you have this struggle is for your salvation! It has toughened and sharpened me and it will you too. Don't give up! It may take a lifetime but it will get less and less over time. It's a powerful enemy but it is beatable, and you will come out the other end much stronger and closer to God. In Christ, your brother.
Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy upon me, an undeserving wretched sinner 😢. I have broken every single one of your commandements, and by your justice I deserve death. It is only by your grace that I still wake to live and breathe air another day. My heart and my soul are crushed by the consequences of my many rebellions. My Lord and my master, Jesus, I bring before you my petition to wipe away my tears ... How long before you turn my mourning into gladness? Help me faithfully endure until the time you have appointed, so that I will bear a true fruit of repentance. In Jesus' name. Amen.
Jesus loves you despite being a sinner. see yourself as Jesus sees you and hate the sin and not the sinner. I'm confident these things will come in time to you and you'll look back and see abundance in life God willing.
@@gomertube that’s the beauty of his videos though. The fact that you can hear nature with the birds chirping is calming and needed especially being that I live in the city haha
I have been paralyzed and renewing my connection to god I feel my legs all the more everyday. Pray for me and my continued resilience in pursuing gods good will. May the lord bless us and our prayers, amen
May the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob (Israel) have mercy on you, may he heal you and bless you dear brother in Christ. All for the glory of the Triune God. 🌺
No hat today good sir? God bless you and all of your kind and wise words. Listening to you has aided me in my recovery from drugs and alcohol. Thank you for helping me find my way back to Christ.
I love Jesus Christ, I converted in a psychiatric hospital and Christ is my only joy now, but I am glad for my sorrow as I would have not found Christ otherwise.
I read your comment & immediately thought of this passage: 2 Corinthians 7:9-10 Now I rejoice, not that ye were made sorry, but that ye sorrowed to repentance: for ye were made sorry after a godly manner, that ye might receive damage by us in nothing. For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world worketh death.
You know, before I became Christian, I was drawn to some of the Buddhist teachings. They seem to have some good discipline teachings that are similar to Christ’s teachings. But, when I tried the meditation practice, it didn’t work for me. Nothing beats in-depth and hearty prayers to the Lord God in the name of Jesus Christ. It has a power that Buddhist or Hindu mediation cannot achieve. Also, Buddhists and Hindus don’t believe God is a person, they sort of just believe in flowing where the Universe takes you.
I was the same, and in the middle of a meditation in the way of the buddhists and hindus, Christ appeared out of nowhere. Since then it has only been a path toward christ
@@bharatyaswaraj5641 I was meditating, I don’t know what specifically about but Christ appeared, it was a figure and I knew it was Christ; even tho I hadn’t been looking for him actively. To be honest, it could have easily been a deception I do not know, but I feel like it wasn’t. Christ lifted my head up and showed me what it above, and my head down to show what is below
Yes, yes. It amazes me how every public place has loud music. How can people think much less prayer? I hope people are able to be still at home and pray in peace and quiet. May everyone seek Christ.
This information is gold for all Christians! I've been trying to achieve peace of mind and heart through prayer , fasting, communion, confession and penance. I say the Jesus prayer and read scripture daily. However, like a like a lightning bolt from the video, came a calming affect into my heart. "Praise God". I began to praise God and was at peace. Before, I always praised and thanked God often during the day, but this was different. Thank you Father!
I pray for peace of mind and heart everyday, I struggle a lot with evil negative instrusive thoughts that truly hurt my heart, but I feel like im getting closer to God, that's why the enemy is attacking me more
Very insightful! I’ve experienced first hand of those unseemly and uninvited thoughts wandering into my mind from out of nowhere. And whenever that happens, I quickly seek God through prayer or think of my favorite verses to say out loud or read them. It has done wonders for me because God quickens me and helps remove these unwarranted feelings and thoughts that have no place in my mind. I quickly learned it’s the devil trying to play mind games and I’m so thankful I have the Holy Spirit in me to be quick on my feet to pray immediately. At first, I struggled but eventually I caught on. Always, always keep our eyes on Christ. The more we do that, the stronger you are to overcome these demonic influences and stronger spiritually as the body of Christ.
Father Spyridon, your words of wisdom have kept me afloat through a lot of thought times as a first time mother. Thank you for bringing me closer to God.
Good morning from Australia. Thankyou for this video Father Spyridon. This was very timely for me at a moment of deep anxiety regarding my worldly affairs ✝️✝️✝️❤
Yes, going into high trance states can expose you to dramatic demonic experiences. It does attract demons because sometimes you go into the consciousness of a demon to fight it and it attacks you - that's part of shamanism. But you can also meditate with God; God forms a protective barrier around you and gives you phrases to meditate on that arise from the Holy Spirit; the meditative practice then heals you as you engage in it. You can feel God-meditation in the depths of your spiritual and physical heart - that is a huge distinction bw mind and bliss-based meditation and connecting to God... Epiphanies come from God. You can never express God through the intellect bc He is a mystery beyond words and even ideas... God bless you, Father!
Thank you Father Spyridon, you have a knack for answering questions that I have before I even get a chance to search for them. Just a couple hours ago I was wondering about meditation and how a Christian would meditate.
Sometimes i sit in silence with my hand on my heart as i ask Jesus and the Holy Spirit to fill me with their presence. I believe it is a meditation, because i have no words and i just want to sit and be still in the presence of God. Meditation in this way, with Jesus and the Holy Spirit present is perfectly acceptable and even beneficial. Everything for the glory of God. So meditation with God at the centre is not wrong, sometimes it's exactly what my spirit needs! Amen. I hope this finds you well, Christ is risen!
Yeah honestly isn’t that ‘transcental’? I sincerely just question how meditating like this is incompatible with the Christian way of life, obviously taking thoughts captive as they arise, are we really called to not sit in silence and experience peace without ascribing it to the devil influencing us? Nothing but respect for Father Spyridon, but I’m left with questions after watching this
@@TheRittyl I absolutely understand where you coming from. Go deep into the word and pray about it, ask God to reveal the right way to you and even talk to your pastors about it. I did the same and now know when i’m being called to prayer and when God is pouring his spirit upon me to be still and set my heart on him. Every day along with my prayers i do a silent prayer and my heart has learned to be constantly in prayer, i feel filled with the Holy Spirit, and also feel like no sinful thoughts enter my mind because i take a moment daily to be renewed in the spirit (Ephesians 4:17-32, especially verse 23-24). I do recommend you speak to your leaders at Church and others who are also firmly rooted in Jesus Christ, along with your study of the word and you following your convictions have faith God will answer you!
Thank you Father Spyridon. Your videos are more informative and helpful and comforting than you may realize. I get tremendous benefit from being able to watch these videos, which are often very timely for me personally.
Thank you Father 🙏 This video dropped in a good time. Lately I have been struggling with my own thoughts, with my worldly desires, my relationship with my girlfriend is also failing and I'm struggling to give time to God. But this video has been a reminder to me that I need to spend some time with God and His words🙏
Thank you, Father. My method of meditation is inspired by King David in the book of Psalms. I focus upon Our Father and His Word when I have become distracted or concerned about earthly matters. I prefer to recite the Lord's Prayer in thoughtful contemplation. I go through each statement in my head, focusing on the glory and grace of Our Father and how it has impacted my life. This brings me comfort. Peace Be upon You
This was very wise. Meditation can be very tempting because it promises more peace, and I am often recommended it, but I have always been slightly suspicious of it. Especially the doctrines of buddism. The negation of existence and emptying of yourself self seems contrary to Christian teaching.
I just wanted to say you’ve inspired me a lot I bought one of your books (I’m still reading it as I write this) and it’s really interesting to me my goal is to become a monk one day and hopefully a Saint in these modern times.
I'm a Catholic and really like your videos. But when I was 17 I had a very intense and bizzare mystical expereince after I developed a deep interest in the buddhist concept of "satori" otherwise called sudden enlightenment. I definateltly experienced satori. I was having an intense panic attack and suddenly it came onto me like a flash, my sense of self was totally obliterated and all my anxiety vanished along with it and what remained, underneath it all, was an awarness of infinite love and space and joy that I've never felt, whats even harder to describe is that I didn't feel myself to be there. I realised I was not this hopeless mess I thought I was in my head. As a new Christian I do not know how to harmonize this experience with my new Christian world view. I cant just pretend it didnt happen. I honnestly believe that experience was direct contact with something divine. I've had similar experiences when resisting tempation, especially sexual tempation, but no where near the same intensity. Whenever I've experienced it I was always denying myself in some way. Is this compatable with Christianity?
Before I recently came to Christ I was deep into Buddhism and meditation. No matter how much I meditated and followed certain practices of paths to "spiritual" enlightenment. Even after hours of meditation I never felt like I was becoming more spiritually recharged or truly peaceful and loving. I also found a lot of aspects of those practices to be life-rejecting.
Sin comes out of every Pore depending on the situation. I've found that my own Self Pity leads to more Sin than anything else. Overly occupied with self. This causes me to lose Humility.The Devil likes to hide this from me. This seeing my Sin through Pride and Self Pity. Through this he uses self justifacation. The passions all run together.This is my Meditation that I must act upon. Thank you Father Spyridon.
I believe we can also experience peace and love and joy and excitement in meditation with God no only ways to repent or be more obedient (although it is ESSENTIAL to do those things). God wants also to know us and for us to know him which is why I meditate on HIM as well as on verses and truths. I love Father Spyridon and I agree with everything he’s saying. I also want to reach out to anyone who feels unable to meet the demand of having to change one’s mind and chip away at one’s self to become more worthy of him. I’ve never been very successful at that. But when I simply buckle down and decide to seek God no matter what, he changes me and shows me how. Read the Bible, pray about everything, repent, and seek to KNOW God! Let’s go I’m so pumped. I love you guys. Thanks Father Spyridon!
Father, you’re speaking about meditation as the sound of the Lord’s creation in the background is a perfect environment to seek the Lord’s voice. Thank you for your message, father. I’m a young Christian (3 years so still fresh in my eyes) and I’m from the US. If you haven’t already seen and heard yourself, the modern churches here are too focused on rebuking the enemy and centered around how to “slay demons” rather than directing that time into resisting evil and seeking intimacy with the Lord. I was baptized 3 years ago, but in my heart I have always belonged to the Lord Jesus. When I surrendered and received him into my heart, I felt as if I have known him all of my life, he has seen me at my lowest moments, and still loves me and seeks a relationship with me. And that last fact alone completely wrecked me in the best way possible. There is just something in my spirit that does not feel at peace with these churches I referred to earlier and if I voice that to any of my brothers from this church, I’m not received with compassion but instead with doubt and sort of self righteous spirits. It doesn’t make me angry it makes me deeply sad because it feels as if everyone is battling to be the one who can quote the most scripture the fastest, the one who speaks in tongues the most, the one who makes the church service into a scene by whispering in one’s ear “just let go” but pushing him down and telling the congregation it is called being slayed in the spirit or “deliverance”, and I won’t continue because I already don’t like to judge but I don’t feel like it’s me who’s judging, but instead I feel as if it’s the Holy Spirit telling me something isn’t right and I can’t ignore it. I can’t play along with it anymore but I seek more intimacy with the Lord. I’ve watched a couple of your videos along with a couple other orthodox priests and I’m just overwhelmed, father. Please understand I don’t write this to ask anything of you or anybody else, but only to express my gratitude for finding the rest my soul has been telling me it has needed. This I know: according to the law I am a transgressor, I’m not a righteous person. But I also know that I’ve been saved by grace and I wish to rejoice in my salvation rather than fear the enemy and waste my time on someone that has already been defeated by our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. With happy tears in my eyes as I write this, I just wanted to say thank you. Peace be upon you and I’ll be watching more of your videos, father. 🙏🏼❤️✝️
Lord Jesus Christ , please bless everyone who watches this video
Amen
Amin
Амин
Amen
Jesus bless you too ✝️❤️
Many many weeks ago I left a comment about my bad heart, palpitations and chest pains. The chest pains and palpitations have gone from almost every other day multiple times a day down to maybe two or three times a month. Someone is praying for me and whoever you may be, I thank you. God bless you.
I used to have palpitations one time, from weightlifting heavily and not getting cardio in. Try getting into cardio activity slowly over time and get good rest. But it did not help me to completely do nothing
You will also be in my prayers. If its Gods will I hope you are healed. ❤
make sure your diet is carnivore and you eat one meal a day to start to figure out why you are going through this. You need to reset your diet.
@@KnukkaheadOG I will try this! Thank you
Amen!!!oh glory to Jesus our healer!
Pray for me in my battle with pornography, i beg you.
I will pray. I have struggled with this and thanks to the Lord, I am free. Pray and realize that He has healed you. Guard your mind against all sexual thoughts. Do this and you will be healed.
Lord have mercy
You will get it out of your system, takes time 💪
Many will pray for you from your post. Most men struggle with this but with struggling against it and much prayer, will train you to be a fighter and win against it and other things. Don't be sad, the reason you have this struggle is for your salvation! It has toughened and sharpened me and it will you too. Don't give up! It may take a lifetime but it will get less and less over time. It's a powerful enemy but it is beatable, and you will come out the other end much stronger and closer to God.
In Christ, your brother.
Fasting and prayer will heal.
Watch you dont over eat. First is the passion of gluttony the passion of lust.
God bless everyone who reads this Jesus loves you
Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy upon me, an undeserving wretched sinner 😢. I have broken every single one of your commandements, and by your justice I deserve death. It is only by your grace that I still wake to live and breathe air another day. My heart and my soul are crushed by the consequences of my many rebellions. My Lord and my master, Jesus, I bring before you my petition to wipe away my tears ... How long before you turn my mourning into gladness? Help me faithfully endure until the time you have appointed, so that I will bear a true fruit of repentance. In Jesus' name. Amen.
Jesus loves you despite being a sinner. see yourself as Jesus sees you and hate the sin and not the sinner. I'm confident these things will come in time to you and you'll look back and see abundance in life God willing.
@@conanwills4154 amen, amen! May your wish leave your heart and enter into God's ears!
glazing
@TehJozze: I needed this today, going to Confession tonite. Is this a prayer from Orthodox Prayers or your heart ? Thank you
Really? You've broken every single commandment?
Fr spyridon new camera goes hard
It really does. 😂
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But the audio is quite poor. Background noise is like a purring mechanical cat.
@@gomertube that’s the beauty of his videos though. The fact that you can hear nature with the birds chirping is calming and needed especially being that I live in the city haha
@@gomertube your name 🤣
I have been paralyzed and renewing my connection to god I feel my legs all the more everyday. Pray for me and my continued resilience in pursuing gods good will. May the lord bless us and our prayers, amen
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May the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob (Israel) have mercy on you, may he heal you and bless you dear brother in Christ. All for the glory of the Triune God. 🌺
@@mahlet77 👏❤️
I don’t care if I’m Roman Catholic, I’m still watching this, no matter what.
It doesn't, only matter what Bible say
me too
Russian Orthodox is the other lung of the church from Byzantium😮
This Orthodox church is the other half of Roman Catholic. We are one . Yet ROCoR does not follow Pope of Rome or I may be wrong
@@filipdemirovic5434 which Bible ? There are many versions
good morning from a marine in Okinawa
Stay safe my brother in Christ! God bless.
Oorah marine god bless you my brother
The more you 'open your mind' the less you control what comes in.
No hat today good sir? God bless you and all of your kind and wise words. Listening to you has aided me in my recovery from drugs and alcohol. Thank you for helping me find my way back to Christ.
Thank you, I am greatly encouraged to hear that the videos are of use. God bless you.
I've gave up alcohol 8 years ago. Need to stop smoking weed
I love Jesus Christ, I converted in a psychiatric hospital and Christ is my only joy now, but I am glad for my sorrow as I would have not found Christ otherwise.
Amen, God bless you. Very wise and relatable sentiment.
Me too dude
It was alot of demonic attacks and stuff like this
I read your comment & immediately thought of this passage: 2 Corinthians 7:9-10 Now I rejoice, not that ye were made sorry, but that ye sorrowed to repentance: for ye were made sorry after a godly manner, that ye might receive damage by us in nothing. For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world worketh death.
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Hi Father Spyridon , Good Morning From Greece
❤✝CHRIST IS RISEN ✝❤
❤💪🙏✝GOD BE WITH US AGAINST EVIL AND TEMPTATIONS ✝🙏⛪🕊
Truly he is risen!
God bless you father for helping me all these months ❤️from🇬🇭
Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me a sinner.
Thank you for your words Father.
Listening from iran. Christ bless you father
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Christ has ascended ! Bless Father , thank you for these thoughtful words and , as always, for spurring me into action . 🙏
Good afternoon from Brazil, father
Good night from italy 😅
I can testify to the truth of Fr. Spyridon’s guidance, as a former practitioner of Hindu and Buddhist meditation. Avoid these traps at all cost!
You know, before I became Christian, I was drawn to some of the Buddhist teachings. They seem to have some good discipline teachings that are similar to Christ’s teachings. But, when I tried the meditation practice, it didn’t work for me. Nothing beats in-depth and hearty prayers to the Lord God in the name of Jesus Christ. It has a power that Buddhist or Hindu mediation cannot achieve. Also, Buddhists and Hindus don’t believe God is a person, they sort of just believe in flowing where the Universe takes you.
I was the same, and in the middle of a meditation in the way of the buddhists and hindus, Christ appeared out of nowhere. Since then it has only been a path toward christ
@@ryanhewitt100m can you elobarate if you dont mind? What you mean by christ appeared out of no where
@@bharatyaswaraj5641 I was meditating, I don’t know what specifically about but Christ appeared, it was a figure and I knew it was Christ; even tho I hadn’t been looking for him actively. To be honest, it could have easily been a deception I do not know, but I feel like it wasn’t. Christ lifted my head up and showed me what it above, and my head down to show what is below
@@buckeyered80 their meditation makes people open for demonic posessions and loosen our protection
Father you look so healthy, much more vibrant! God bless you!
I love your teachings father spyridon Bless you and yours sir. Halleluyah
God bless you father
"Be still and know that I'm God."
Yes, yes. It amazes me how every public place has loud music. How can people think much less prayer? I hope people are able to be still at home and pray in peace and quiet. May everyone seek Christ.
It appears you are back to your healthy self, thank GOD and praise to the LORD JESUS CHRIST❤
I am a Catholic Christian, I find yours videos very interesting and inspiring. God bless you!
This information is gold for all Christians! I've been trying to achieve peace of mind and heart through prayer , fasting, communion, confession and penance. I say the Jesus prayer and read scripture daily. However, like a like a lightning bolt from the video, came a calming affect into my heart. "Praise God". I began to praise God and was at peace. Before, I always praised and thanked God often during the day, but this was different. Thank you Father!
I pray for peace of mind and heart everyday, I struggle a lot with evil negative instrusive thoughts that truly hurt my heart, but I feel like im getting closer to God, that's why the enemy is attacking me more
Thank you Father. This has been on my mind lately. To take time, sit in silence and meditate on what God's plans for my life. ☦
Wow! In HD as well.
Great message Father S.
Thank you Father🙏
Thank you father 🙏☦️☀️
Thank you father ypur videos help me so much
Very insightful! I’ve experienced first hand of those unseemly and uninvited thoughts wandering into my mind from out of nowhere. And whenever that happens, I quickly seek God through prayer or think of my favorite verses to say out loud or read them. It has done wonders for me because God quickens me and helps remove these unwarranted feelings and thoughts that have no place in my mind. I quickly learned it’s the devil trying to play mind games and I’m so thankful I have the Holy Spirit in me to be quick on my feet to pray immediately. At first, I struggled but eventually I caught on. Always, always keep our eyes on Christ. The more we do that, the stronger you are to overcome these demonic influences and stronger spiritually as the body of Christ.
Nice camera upgrade father spyridon
Father Spyridon, your words of wisdom have kept me afloat through a lot of thought times as a first time mother. Thank you for bringing me closer to God.
Thank you Father …
Good morning from Australia. Thankyou for this video Father Spyridon. This was very timely for me at a moment of deep anxiety regarding my worldly affairs ✝️✝️✝️❤
Truly, I thank God for Fr. Spyridon's guidance 🙏
Glory to God. Congrats on the 300k subs, father. ☦️
Yes, going into high trance states can expose you to dramatic demonic experiences. It does attract demons because sometimes you go into the consciousness of a demon to fight it and it attacks you - that's part of shamanism. But you can also meditate with God; God forms a protective barrier around you and gives you phrases to meditate on that arise from the Holy Spirit; the meditative practice then heals you as you engage in it. You can feel God-meditation in the depths of your spiritual and physical heart - that is a huge distinction bw mind and bliss-based meditation and connecting to God... Epiphanies come from God. You can never express God through the intellect bc He is a mystery beyond words and even ideas... God bless you, Father!
Thank you Father Spyridon, you have a knack for answering questions that I have before I even get a chance to search for them. Just a couple hours ago I was wondering about meditation and how a Christian would meditate.
Father, please make a video talking about friendships and relationships
Sometimes i sit in silence with my hand on my heart as i ask Jesus and the Holy Spirit to fill me with their presence. I believe it is a meditation, because i have no words and i just want to sit and be still in the presence of God. Meditation in this way, with Jesus and the Holy Spirit present is perfectly acceptable and even beneficial. Everything for the glory of God. So meditation with God at the centre is not wrong, sometimes it's exactly what my spirit needs! Amen. I hope this finds you well, Christ is risen!
Thank you you remind me
Yeah honestly isn’t that ‘transcental’? I sincerely just question how meditating like this is incompatible with the Christian way of life, obviously taking thoughts captive as they arise, are we really called to not sit in silence and experience peace without ascribing it to the devil influencing us? Nothing but respect for Father Spyridon, but I’m left with questions after watching this
@@TheRittyl I absolutely understand where you coming from. Go deep into the word and pray about it, ask God to reveal the right way to you and even talk to your pastors about it. I did the same and now know when i’m being called to prayer and when God is pouring his spirit upon me to be still and set my heart on him. Every day along with my prayers i do a silent prayer and my heart has learned to be constantly in prayer, i feel filled with the Holy Spirit, and also feel like no sinful thoughts enter my mind because i take a moment daily to be renewed in the spirit (Ephesians 4:17-32, especially verse 23-24). I do recommend you speak to your leaders at Church and others who are also firmly rooted in Jesus Christ, along with your study of the word and you following your convictions have faith God will answer you!
Thank you Fr. Spyridon. Well said and very true.
Thank you so much father you will be in my prayers always 🙏 ❤️
Thank you Father Spyridon. Your videos are more informative and helpful and comforting than you may realize. I get tremendous benefit from being able to watch these videos, which are often very timely for me personally.
Good morning
Thank you Father 🙏
This video dropped in a good time. Lately I have been struggling with my own thoughts, with my worldly desires, my relationship with my girlfriend is also failing and I'm struggling to give time to God. But this video has been a reminder to me that I need to spend some time with God and His words🙏
Same here. Pray for me brother I'll pray for you
@@Joeonline26 alright ❤️
You're both inspired and an inspiration. Thank you for standing for Truth in this wicked times, you give courage to many.❤
Thank you , Father, I find spiritual nourishment in your inspired sermons. Much gratitude and brotherly love from New Zealand.
God bless and protect everyone who reads this
Thank you Father Spyridon. You’re a blessing to this world. Truly.
Thank you, Father.
My method of meditation is inspired by King David in the book of Psalms. I focus upon Our Father and His Word when I have become distracted or concerned about earthly matters. I prefer to recite the Lord's Prayer in thoughtful contemplation. I go through each statement in my head, focusing on the glory and grace of Our Father and how it has impacted my life. This brings me comfort.
Peace Be upon You
Glory to Jesus Christ, every time you upload a new video it is usually about a topic that is currently important in my life
This was very wise. Meditation can be very tempting because it promises more peace, and I am often recommended it, but I have always been slightly suspicious of it.
Especially the doctrines of buddism. The negation of existence and emptying of yourself self seems contrary to Christian teaching.
I just wanted to say you’ve inspired me a lot I bought one of your books (I’m still reading it as I write this) and it’s really interesting to me my goal is to become a monk one day and hopefully a Saint in these modern times.
Thank you!
Please pray for my long-time ongoing health issues.
Jesus bless you all ✝️❤️
Hi thanks God for having you here to uplift our spirits 👍❤️🙏🙏🙏🙏
I know someone who argued that Orthodox prayer is like meditation, but I didn't know how to respond, even knowing it wasn't true. Thank you.
I'm a Catholic and really like your videos. But when I was 17 I had a very intense and bizzare mystical expereince after I developed a deep interest in the buddhist concept of "satori" otherwise called sudden enlightenment. I definateltly experienced satori. I was having an intense panic attack and suddenly it came onto me like a flash, my sense of self was totally obliterated and all my anxiety vanished along with it and what remained, underneath it all, was an awarness of infinite love and space and joy that I've never felt, whats even harder to describe is that I didn't feel myself to be there. I realised I was not this hopeless mess I thought I was in my head. As a new Christian I do not know how to harmonize this experience with my new Christian world view. I cant just pretend it didnt happen. I honnestly believe that experience was direct contact with something divine. I've had similar experiences when resisting tempation, especially sexual tempation, but no where near the same intensity. Whenever I've experienced it I was always denying myself in some way. Is this compatable with Christianity?
God bless you Father, Your videos have taught me alot about the faith. Thank you Father 🙏🙏 and may Our God and Lord Jesus Christ bless us all Amen. 🙏🙏
I needed to hear this something I've been struggling with
God is great ❤
Before I recently came to Christ I was deep into Buddhism and meditation. No matter how much I meditated and followed certain practices of paths to "spiritual" enlightenment. Even after hours of meditation I never felt like I was becoming more spiritually recharged or truly peaceful and loving. I also found a lot of aspects of those practices to be life-rejecting.
I only realized later meditation made me more and more delusional. While after finding faith and proper practices became more clear and sober.
One of your best talks yet Fr
Thank you for addressing this topic, Father.
The Jesus PRAYER
Bless you father. Thank you for your clarifying and guiding words. It is always appreciated.
Love the new camera
Thank you for the video Father Spyridon
Thank you Father
So useful topic Father,like always God bless you for the teaching!
God bless you Father. Thank you for this message
God bless you father ☦️
Such great and insightful gems. Thank you very much. 🙏🏽 🙌🏽
Sin comes out of every Pore depending on the situation. I've found that my own Self Pity leads to more Sin than anything else. Overly occupied with self. This causes me to lose Humility.The Devil likes to hide this from me. This seeing my Sin through Pride and Self Pity. Through this he uses self justifacation. The passions all run together.This is my Meditation that I must act upon. Thank you Father Spyridon.
I have to see this one for sure ! ❤
Thank you. God bless.
All Glory to God!!! Many thanks papa!
ICXC NIKA
Amen
I believe we can also experience peace and love and joy and excitement in meditation with God no only ways to repent or be more obedient (although it is ESSENTIAL to do those things). God wants also to know us and for us to know him which is why I meditate on HIM as well as on verses and truths. I love Father Spyridon and I agree with everything he’s saying. I also want to reach out to anyone who feels unable to meet the demand of having to change one’s mind and chip away at one’s self to become more worthy of him. I’ve never been very successful at that. But when I simply buckle down and decide to seek God no matter what, he changes me and shows me how. Read the Bible, pray about everything, repent, and seek to KNOW God! Let’s go I’m so pumped. I love you guys. Thanks Father Spyridon!
"The Light of Christ illumines all." ~ Gregory Palamas
God bless you father I struggle with restlessness and overthinking a ton, I will try to learn how to control the demonic chaotic thoughts I have.
Jesus is lord amen
Amen
This was so needed to hear! Thank you, Fr. Spyridon 🕊🙏🏼☦️
Very helpful, thank you
감사합니다! I will keep it in mind.
From an expat in Hong Kong, thanks
Greetings, from an expat in Wales.
Good morning from France! I always feel like I discover your latest video is about a subject I recently pondered on. Thank you.
Father, you’re speaking about meditation as the sound of the Lord’s creation in the background is a perfect environment to seek the Lord’s voice. Thank you for your message, father. I’m a young Christian (3 years so still fresh in my eyes) and I’m from the US. If you haven’t already seen and heard yourself, the modern churches here are too focused on rebuking the enemy and centered around how to “slay demons” rather than directing that time into resisting evil and seeking intimacy with the Lord. I was baptized 3 years ago, but in my heart I have always belonged to the Lord Jesus. When I surrendered and received him into my heart, I felt as if I have known him all of my life, he has seen me at my lowest moments, and still loves me and seeks a relationship with me. And that last fact alone completely wrecked me in the best way possible. There is just something in my spirit that does not feel at peace with these churches I referred to earlier and if I voice that to any of my brothers from this church, I’m not received with compassion but instead with doubt and sort of self righteous spirits. It doesn’t make me angry it makes me deeply sad because it feels as if everyone is battling to be the one who can quote the most scripture the fastest, the one who speaks in tongues the most, the one who makes the church service into a scene by whispering in one’s ear “just let go” but pushing him down and telling the congregation it is called being slayed in the spirit or “deliverance”, and I won’t continue because I already don’t like to judge but I don’t feel like it’s me who’s judging, but instead I feel as if it’s the Holy Spirit telling me something isn’t right and I can’t ignore it. I can’t play along with it anymore but I seek more intimacy with the Lord. I’ve watched a couple of your videos along with a couple other orthodox priests and I’m just overwhelmed, father. Please understand I don’t write this to ask anything of you or anybody else, but only to express my gratitude for finding the rest my soul has been telling me it has needed. This I know: according to the law I am a transgressor, I’m not a righteous person. But I also know that I’ve been saved by grace and I wish to rejoice in my salvation rather than fear the enemy and waste my time on someone that has already been defeated by our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. With happy tears in my eyes as I write this, I just wanted to say thank you. Peace be upon you and I’ll be watching more of your videos, father. 🙏🏼❤️✝️
Bless you Father and your entire brotherhood.
Thank you for the continued wisdom Father
Thank you God, that you are well again and teach us more🌿
CHRIST IS RISEN! CHRIST HAS ASCENDED! ☦️
Please pray for me My name is Angel, God bless you Father
Such a clear and honest reflection. Thank you, father.
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New camera looks really good