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ORTHOPRAXIA
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Welcome to ORTHOPRAXIA! 🙏Join me in exploring the great heights of Orthodox Christian Spiritual Life. It is my hope the content herein will be a source of great inspiration to you in your journey and growth in Purification, Illumination and Glorification. The creator behind this channel is Savvas Bournelis. I am currently a Professor in the Bible and Theology Department at Malone University, theological instructor at my home parish, and researcher/editor for Orthodox Ethos and Uncut Mountain Press. I graduated with an MDiv in May 2023 at Holy Cross Greek Orthodox Seminary. Here, I regularly upload content from various classes, lectures, sermons, speeches and much more that I present in various capacities. I invite you to also read some of my articles at my Academia page down below ⬇️ God bless you!
People Have Turned Into Machines!
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Only One Thing Is Needed: Teachings from Blessed Elder Ephraim of Arizona
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SLOW DOWN! Stop Rushing! Teachings from St. Paisios
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A Firey Word to all Workaholics and Busybodies
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Hesychastic Lighting
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Why You Should Be More Quiet
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Silence is very Helpful
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Virtuous People are Quiet
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Intoxicated by Noise
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(EP #4) Theophany and our Initiation into the Church
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The Symbolism of the Orthodox Prayer Rope
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The Symbolism of the Orthodox Prayer Rope
The Prayer Rope: Its Historical Development
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The Prayer Rope: Its Historical Development
Class 7: Noetic Prayer and Man's Glorification
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The Grace of Gratitude (Thanksgiving Sermon)
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Concerning Holy Communion by Deacon Michael
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Class 3: Fruits and Examples of a Pure Heart
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TRAILER for Noetic Prayer Fall 2024 Class
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Thank you brother and God bless you , I mean that from my heart! I found your channel a few days ago and now I'm daily listening, your are explaining the holly fathers in the most simple way and you're picking also the most ideal teachings of them for our time.. which are very practicall and USEFULL and this is the most importent to im. If I can not use the teachings , then it means unfortunaly nothing to me soul.. a few days ago , when you were talking about silence, quiteness and that we should not talk to much and what Elder Ephraim had said about it... I was listening to you carefully and I was trying use this lesson. to pray more and not to talk , after a few hours, the (Jesus) prayer was in my heart praying without my will, I really felt a big spiritual joy and perfect peace... should God bless you brother and keep forward! greetings from Serbia ..
@@isni261 WOW GLORY TO GOD!!
Well done, Brother.
Pentiuc lurks….
Nice Mayhem patch 😎
Excellent video, thank you.
I’m sorry brother, but you yelling/ raising your voice in this does not help and it’s almost the antithesis of “hesychasm” and it’s very unhelpful to people who grew up in loud abusive households where a raised voice was a sign of imminent danger I hope you weren’t offended by my criticism, which I was reluctant to post, but I hope you are least consider my perspective Peace, love and respect 🌴🌴🌴
@@thelonelyhesychast no offense taken, I got super excited and zealous in the moment; to be fair, there is a place for righteous anger and zeal, as many of our saints exemplified themselves like St Joseph the Hesychast and St Paisios
To the Brother who was off put by the raised voice, may the Lord grant you peace and restoration. But I must agree with @ORTHOPRAXIA33 sometime this is good and necessary. I have listened to Holy Elders and Saints who in certain moments needed to exclaim and raise their voices. Saint Justin Popovich thundered for one such example. But even now we have holy ones who sometimes drive a point home using volume and intensity.
Don't let yourself be affected by a raised voice.
4:02 Start.
This short post is very encouraging, thank you. So much said.
Is the document with you on the screen, Hesychasm A Beginners Guide, available for purchase or pdf download? Thanks.
Another channel to binge thank you 🙏
I would be very careful talking about this subject. There are many young men in our parish that need to work more!! If you can barely support yourself much less a wife and children. This is a very important topic but needs further clarification so that young men don't make an excuse as to not handle their manly responsibilities to provide. While I agree we can be obsessed with work and obtaining things just because one works long hour or hard does not automatically mean he or she is working for oneself or out of selfish ambition. One can work, and through that work it can be a sacrifice unto God and his or her community and work can be done in a prayerful state. While we do need to take time for silence sometimes a 5 minute prayer said with all intensity is more powerful than 1000 prostrations. This subject is one that really needs to be thought through. We are not all monks nor do we live in a time where as my priest put it sit under a tree all day and pray. We have responsibilities especially as married men which I am with many kids. Because of my labor which I own mutliple businesses, my wife benefits by not having to work, my children grow up in a safe neighborhood, the church receives a portion of my money along with alms which are necessary to keep the church functioning and alive! That's my two cents from a 40 something year old married man who see too many young men not giving their all and sometimes using topics like this not to pursue work or greater things for their lives.
Counter Culture TRUTH!!!
VERY!
@ I need this so much. You are validating everything thing I’ve learned through reading the Saints during my ten years as EO. I need a community that thinks and believes this way too, outside of monasteries! We are Ascetic Householder Strugglers!
Excellent
to be silent is choosing to be enemy of men kind in real life almost.
So profound!! This hasn’t come up in discussion elsewhere that I learn from.. now I wonder why we all gather for social time after Liturgy?! 😮
Thank you for this. I've always been 'quiet', but I had been trying to become more and more talkative, and I see how many times idle words would come out of me. Looks like I need to be more silent. Thanks again, and peace be with you.
In a desert of crazy, this channel is an oasis to me.
@@NeilEvans-xq8ik awww glory to God! Thank you for your kind words. Please pray for me!!
Silence 2025 with God. I’ll try my best no more tv. Music and chatter this year
I don’t know how I ended up finding and Lear I g about this channel. I’m so blessed. Thank you Lord for the teachings from this young man. God bless
Great video! Thank you and God bless you!
Serious question, does this follow with texting?
@@ambrose9968 I think so yes; keep your words limited to what’s necessary
I think this does not apply within family. Your wife and chilldren need you to talk to them a lot.
This series is so good! Thank you for this, brother ❤
Amazing Saint Yostos El Anthony Egyptian saint that always silent
The silent monk
Thank you, this is very helpful for me.
Me too.
Being a reserved and almost mute introvert, this tickles my spirit with joy lol. I'm pretty much mute and very much act as a hermit living in a very busy metropolitan city...its weirds people out but nobody acknowledges anyone here anymore anyways unfortunately.
What a soothing sharing, thank you so much....
A HUGE key, indeed.
this is for monastics only
@@bobbyjoe373 what makes you say that? Did you watch the full video?
This is for everyone! Did you listen carefully? When you talk a lot it burdens the soul.
Be still and know that I am God. It’s written in the Bible. That means be silent, listen to God’s voice when you are silent and have peace.
All of us could use more silence today, and I’ll put myself at the top of those who need it. It is a struggle to know that balance concerning coffee hour/agape meal and silence. In our parish the talk is generally about the Faith from one table to the next and it offers much time for continued catechetical work for those moving toward Holy Illumination. At one time I left right after Liturgy and that is blessed in one way, and staying to deepen ties between the brethren is also blessed. But I am thankful for this reminder of the other perspective. May God enlighten us in the world, what is the proper measure of all things. I do not pretend to have all of this down pat and know I will answer for many idle words spoken. May the Lord be merciful to me and to all of us! Thank you brother!
Actually conversations between me and two elders at different times: With a monastic hermit *Me:* I have trouble at work. I keep falling into inappropriate conversations with my co-workers. *Hermit:* Have you tried shutting up? With the abbot of a monastery *Me:* Abouna, I'm struggling to pray. The pilgrims that come here are so noisy and don't respect the silence of the monastery. *Abbot, with a baffled smile, throwing his hands in the air:* But you don't shut up! All these monks speak in riddles. I don't understand what they're trying to tell me...
Truly a mystery
Even when we rebuke group of people when they do evil destroy our world, should we stay silent. I wish you could advise me on this. thanks
Thank You for giving all the fathers advices to us. It is very helpful.
What about closing your eyes while praying the prayer? What do the Holy Fathers say about that
@@marieegypt7091 That’s also acceptable and helpful; but be careful not to use imagination during prayer
@@ORTHOPRAXIA33thank you!
Thanks for asking @Marie Egypt!
@orthodoxboomergrandma3561 You're welcome. Today at Orthros and Divine Liturgy I realized how much I close my eyes. It really helps me to focus on the words being chanted. I don't know...maybe it is from Catholic days of meditation and contemplation😀.
@ it’s good
thank you for this
If you do not fast from the world, you will not find the kingdom. If you do not observe the Shabbat as Shabbat, you will not see the father. From THE GOSPEL OF THOMAS Or from The Act of Peter,, Separate your souls from every thing that is of the senses, from every thing that appeareth, and does not exist in truth. Blind these eyes of yours, close these ears of yours, put away your doings that are seen; and ye shall perceive that which concerneth Christ, and the whole mystery of your salvation: and let thus much be said unto you that hear, as if it had not been spoken.
Be quiet and listen to God☦
In the book, Read the Bible to Change the World, the author says most people are saying to talk to God, but I say to listen to God. I'm paraphrasing there but you get what I mean. That is so true. We're all so busy running our mouth, listening to music, talking, talking, talking, but when do we just sit down and listen? This is a good reminder.
I absolutely adore this teaching. I was so moved by finding everything I ever needed in the life and wisdom of Elder Joseph the Hesychast that I actually prayed for Our Heavenly Father to help me talk less Not a few months later I caught a virus for a few days ( after not being sick for 5 years ) and I lost my voice permanently. It’s been 3 months now and the I wouldn’t trade it for the peace I have in my heart Thank you May it be blessed 🌴🌴🌴
@@thelonelyhesychast Wow! God works in mysterious ways!!
It's very interesting what you say about being in silence after DL. When I was a nun in a Catholic semi-eremetical Monastery we always had a half hour of Thanksgiving after the Mass where everyone remained in their stadsidi for a half an hour(in Thanksgiving for having received the Eucharist). I really miss that. It was a bit shocking when I became Orthodox and saw people greeting each other and shaking hands while in line for Communion and afterwards as well....just so casual...
@@marieegypt7091this is why I deliberately take communion last and stay in the church, sit in the chairs and do “The Jesus Prayer” for 30 mins to an hour in a chair on the sides just so I avoid the crowd and the hustle and bustle Everyone finds it strange but I always need to cool off and absorb the silence so I can absorb that peace and have it for the rest of the day. That and I never sleep before church since I’m up all night and I need to rest before I go home lol
@@ORTHOPRAXIA33indeed He does, my parents hate it since they are so talkative and loud being Balkan but hopefully they’ll turn around
@@marieegypt7091 Yes, it is unfortuante to see this in many parishes; but in my experience, most if not all Orthodox monasteries keep relative silence and stillness post-Liturgy. Also, another difference between most parishes and monasteries is that people seem to talk a lot more in the church before and after church, whereas in monasteries most people going there intuitively know not to unless absolutely necessary... seems that it's just a lack of education on proper etiquette in the church...
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Lord Jesus Christ, grant us Your Peace in Lord Jesus Christ, have mercy on us. ☦
Thank u so much for all this wisdom. I discovered y re channel a week ago. This is real food for the soul. Amazing for a young man to be blessed with this gift to share all of this wisdom. God bless you. Go on like this❤
I'm addicted to UA-cam.