I have been there in April 1994, 26 yeras ago. Instead of 3-4 days that those that allowed in, I stayed two weeks. It was one of the most beautiful, and definitely the deepest and most spiritual life experiences I ever had in my life.
I watch the videos of the Mt. Athos monks often. I live in the secular world full of all of the heartbreaking nonsenses that people put themselves and others through. I strive to be a monk like these men in the midst of all the chaos. I can imagine living there with no relationship drama. Jesus loves peace, love and Godly humor. The world can learn a lot from watching these men. It is good that no women are allowed. Hormones would lead to drama. I, as a woman, get very sad at times, watching how women run their lives and their families' lives. It is time for we women to start accepting responsibility for how we conduct ourselves. I speak from experience. Jesus LOVES women and perhaps we women should love ourselves more. These men exude love and confidence in Jesus.😊
As the actor Jonathan Jackson once said, "With all the destruction, chaos and insanity that goes on in this world, if the prayers of the monastery weren’t happening, what would this world be like?"
The only thing is, they don't know what's going on in the world in order to pray for specific things. Even the Apostle Paul asked for specific, situational prayer in some of his epistles. But there they don't read newspapers or receive any news, except for the occasional phone call. General prayers may be offered up, but I don't see how intercession on behalf of anyone outside of the monasteries could be possible if they aren't paying attention to the world they inhabit.
They know, they really know, they have facebook and instagram accounts, they have mobiles more expensive than mine. One Greek monk said to me,: -I know you have problem in Sweden. -What do you mean? Muslims? -No, black people. Another Serbian monk said to a Spaniard: -Oh, I love Franco! Many other things I observed, and heard from Ortodox believers, just plain bullsh...t. I just arrived from there 1 week ago.
Just as much exposure as they want, they have access to technology. I stayed in the most extreme ortodox monastery the first night and then in other four monasteries, I met nice monks and others not so nice or not nice at all, same as in the "external" world a normal human being would behave. I did not stay in the monastery shown at the beginning of the video, I just passed by it.
And every monastery will say that they are the real church, bla bla and that the rest are not so. And it's true, they are very busy all the time, i felt they were.
What a beautiful place. I haven't been a Christian for a long time, but if you really do want the closest thing to original Christianity, it's in the Orthodox Church.
If you are looking for the closest thing to original christianity visit a homeless shelter or your local jail. Christianity doesnt have priests or abbots. It doesnt celebrate the traditions of men. The letter to the Church in Collosae should be forwarded to these men. How do they go out into the whole world and preach the gospel? I say all this in lovingkindness as a form of correction.
@@garrettbar2212 I am not taking away authority from the church...I am correcting men in their traditions which ignore the word of God...Jesus was very specific when it came to the traditions of men...
This is where Iv'e been a few years ago, mount Athos - Hilandar the Serbian part. I can tell you one thing, after five days of Athos returning back to Thessaloniki for my flight it was like entering a jungle....for a short period you could feel and sense things that the ordinary thought was normal city live. The soul after Athos entering, sort to say, the lions den.
Good coverage.. Prayer to the Holy Spirit (St Augustine) Please pray everyday.. God will give us the strength and encouragement we need to go through all trials. Breathe in me O Holy Spirit, that my thoughts may all be holy. Act in me O Holy Spirit, that my work, too, may be holy. Draw my heart O Holy Spirit, that I love but what is holy. Strengthen me O Holy Spirit, to defend all that is holy. Guard me, then, O Holy Spirit, that I always may be holy. Amen.
A wonderful insight into the spiritual life of Mount Athos. As a spirit-soul embodied into the form of a woman I appreciate such a sharing from being unable to visit this holy country/state, and have longed for most of my life to exist as part of such an example. If only there were such a place for us where none of us are the assigned body but merely the spirit-soul longing for relationship with Christ/the divine.
You sound gnostic. We are body and soul. If you are a woman the άβατος does not permit you onto this Holy Monastic State. You can of course take a tour of the Monasteries outside on the female ships they have.
It's amazing that the reporter was allowed in the nave during the services - usually at Athonite monasteries, non-Orthodox are asked to stay outside the church during services
Majestic place, I wonder if I'd be allowed to visit as an Albanian we aren't quite welcome in Greece, Although a few of the churches were build by Albanians and many others were protected and invested in in the past . I wonder what's the ethnic mixture of people there now ?
you go to the site of Mount Athos, (MounthAthos.org) find the communication form and fill it with your questions in english.I believe that they will reply. The site has english language also.
I am an Irish Christian and would love to visit as it seems a truly holy experience. Can someone please tell me how I go about getting a chance to visit. Thanking you in anticipation
You search for the site of "MountAthos.org" . There is a menu for english language somewhere on the top. You then find the communication tab and enter your email and the questions that you have. They will contact you later.
I contacted a Greek Orthodox church in Texas (where I live), and its priest obtained all the documents I needed to enter (they came from Istanbul, Turkey). It worked for me, and I was able to spend an extended period of time there (longer than is usually allowed). I wouldn't let this chance pass if I were you--it's a pilgrimage you'll cherish the rest of your life.
No women allowed there. Why don't you go to visit Meteora instead?They allow visitors-tourists in some monasteries.Provided that women wear long enough dresses. watch this: /watch?v=bX5K9gsqDrA
They should send out 3 monks with 10 years in the Athos to society to spread the gospel every year, what use is the light if it is not seen by those in the dark.
I am Greek. I googled the lyricks. ΡΜΔ 2. Its a psalm of David as far as i saw. "καθ᾿ ἑκάστην ἡμέραν εὐλογήσω σε καὶ αἰνέσω τὸ ὄνομά σου καὶ εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα τοῦ αἰῶνος" . i didn't searched the translation but its like " Εvery (different) day i bless you and glorify your name through the centuries".
There has been historical animosity since St Severus of Antioch, so the Greeks initially lost most of their Syriac heritage due to persecution against the Jacobites and then the muslim persecution lead arabization. In the 18th and 19th centuries, the last places where they still used Syriac they burned their Syriac manuscripts and material. As of now the melkites ("Roum Orthodox") of Syria are working on reviving the Syriac and preserve the little they have left, but as of now if you want to hear a liturgy in the mother tongue of Jesus Christ and the Antiochian church fathers like St Ephraim the Syrian, you can only go to the Syriac Orthodox Church.
Main reason why this beautiful people live for centuries in peace and love is respect for animals.Animal killing is horrible things directly related to all wars and suffering in human society.Europe can not live in peace there is constant wars for centuries with millions people killed.
As the reporter said, some fall into extasy. The prayer allowes them to overcome physical limits. Some sleep 3h but throughout the day 20min every a couple of hours. These are certainly more spiritually advanced.
@@mascara1777 @mascara1888 10:34 oh yeah sorry he says here. But some do it, not all. It is very hard to do if you are not spiritually and physically advanced. God bless!
Seriously? even in the comments section, do you have to start a verbal holy war? Simple fact? We all praise God in our own way, and we're all created by the Almighty father, just wanted to let you in on the simple plan that he just wants all of us to act like brothers. 🙌✌
Greek Orthodox Church can absolutely claim this is the Greek Orthodox. Many of you know that now Russian Orthodox claim to be “the only” authoritative orthodox but I think Russians exchanged it for various nationalism centuries ago. Orthodox is at least in Greek and in the authentic location.
Lord Jesus Christ, i thank you for the prayers of the monks. But Jesus calls us to spread the gospel. These men who live on the mountain are not doing that. Forgive me, Lord Jesus, for my judgment of these men. All good things come from the Father.
There are female monasteries outside Athos that follow exactly the same way of life, so maybe you could visit one of them. In Greece, and I suppose elsewhere too, there are even female monasteries that are actually branches of some male monastery in Athos.
@@giorgos1giorgos she wants to go to Atho not otther monasteries,but they are racists against women. They consider women to be unclean because they have periods
Tylko, nie łudzić, się bo bą d, Ci dobrze, co dobro, Czynili, wg, Prawa, Boskiego, nie pijący, do upadłego, Władza chora, kasa, dobrobyt, a innych nie widzieli,
I do not know about while he's talking but I can see in between listening and comments. But, maybe he is. Yet, we can pray without ceasing. I understand that as a whole excluding when talking. But again, in between words.😉.
Must be great to live your life here. Must be nice to hide away chanting and lighting candles. Such an easy life no wonder they guard it Christianity doesn't share anything with anyone.
These monks welcome tens of thousands of pilgrims each year, and feed them free of charge. They aren't hiding anything, they only want to keep the secular world out of their lives to pursue spiritual fruit. For what they're doing, the isolation is warranted.
We are living in a time when mocking and deriding Christians is seen as cool and edgy, but when you look at popular culture, you can see there's nothing about it that's edgy at all. The secular world dominates our modern lives, or tries to. In our current state, there is nothing more radical than being a devout Christian. That we live in a time where Christians are reviled and oppressed makes being a good Christian all the more glorious. Just remember that, if you're experience is anything like mine, people who mock Christianity are deeply unhappy, bitter, and nihilistic. Such people are to be pitied more than anything.
No, what is a waste of life is if you decide to criticize a beautiful thing on UA-cam because you disagree with it just because you are too self absorbed or lacking the mental strength to understand the power behind what Mount Athos was created to represent and lead people to eternal life.
@@johnstavropoulos7049 So you can not live with Christ if you aren't there. I can live with Christ at home with a wife! These man never seen a nice woman. So sad. And how they help poor people overthere? Only with prayer?
With all due respect my brother but as an Orthodox Christian I can say you don't know Orthodoxy if you feel this way. You mention their beards in an earlier post. The beards are grown so they demonstrate humility and not vanity. There are many other reasons. I would suggest you research the Holy Church.
Nicholas A Hi Brother, Sikh stands for a student of spiritual knowledge and if the Monks are not Sikhs, then what they study? Prayers and fasting are Anti-Christ. I think they are Sikhs with Turban and Beard. Beards they have already. They just need Turbans.
How are prayers and fasting of the anti Christ? I understand Sikhism in a rudimentary manner and the following of the gurus but when you quote Christian scripture and than call the Orthodox Church which is the Church Christ Himself established anti Christ I have to ask how do you figure? Christ did not tell us we have to fast, we fast and pray as a method of asceticism where we submit ourselves. Now I am horrible at these things and must continue working on them but Christ said we must die to ourselves and our old nature that is what these monks are doing.
Nicholas A Hi Brother, Jesus said Prayers and Fasting for forty days as penitence to long for God. After 40 days, then he started hiring labourers for the Vineyard of our Father and the Labourers too were longing for God. But no more after that.
That's exactly backwards. The Roman Catholic Church is the one that came into being 1000 years ago when they broke off from the true church by declaring papal infallibility and changing the Creed with the filoque addition. The Orthodox Church is the one with the unbroken line to Christ, the Catholics are the schismatics.
Could you tell me what you mean by this? I’ve always been under the impression that the Roman Catholic Church split off from the Orthodox Church when the Roman pope issued a papal bull excommunicating the Byzantine patriarch in 1054, but the four other patriarchs had not agreed to such an action so it was therefore an unjustifiable and incorrect, schismatic action made by the Roman bishop. What is your perspective on these issues? Why did the Byzantine church have to be cut off in your view?
I have been there in April 1994, 26 yeras ago. Instead of 3-4 days that those that allowed in, I stayed two weeks. It was one of the most beautiful, and definitely the deepest and most spiritual life experiences I ever had in my life.
God bless you forever in the Name of Jesus Christ our Lord 🙏🏼✝️
Ur very fortunate to be able to visit and experience the peacefulness of that monastry
@@GreekOrthodox7that was the year when st. Paisios died! (12 of july) Did you meet him??
Why stay so long? Not like they have tons of stuff to do
@@hardcorehunter9438If you are gay or pedophile, you have tons of stuff to do
This is the most beautiful thing I have ever seen in my life.
I watch the videos of the Mt. Athos monks often. I live in the secular world full of all of the heartbreaking nonsenses that people put themselves and others through. I strive to be a monk like these men in the midst of all the chaos. I can imagine living there with no relationship drama. Jesus loves peace, love and Godly humor. The world can learn a lot from watching these men. It is good that no women are allowed. Hormones would lead to drama. I, as a woman, get very sad at times, watching how women run their lives and their families' lives. It is time for we women to start accepting responsibility for how we conduct ourselves. I speak from experience.
Jesus LOVES women and perhaps we women should love ourselves more. These men exude love and confidence in Jesus.😊
As the actor Jonathan Jackson once said, "With all the destruction, chaos and insanity that goes on in this world, if the prayers of the monastery weren’t happening, what would this world be like?"
The only thing is, they don't know what's going on in the world in order to pray for specific things. Even the Apostle Paul asked for specific, situational prayer in some of his epistles. But there they don't read newspapers or receive any news, except for the occasional phone call. General prayers may be offered up, but I don't see how intercession on behalf of anyone outside of the monasteries could be possible if they aren't paying attention to the world they inhabit.
They know, they really know, they have facebook and instagram accounts, they have mobiles more expensive than mine.
One Greek monk said to me,: -I know you have problem in Sweden. -What do you mean? Muslims? -No, black people.
Another Serbian monk said to a Spaniard: -Oh, I love Franco!
Many other things I observed, and heard from Ortodox believers, just plain bullsh...t.
I just arrived from there 1 week ago.
alecapin Interesting. So you're saying the video is misleading about how much exposure they have to the outside world?
Just as much exposure as they want, they have access to technology.
I stayed in the most extreme ortodox monastery the first night and then in other four monasteries, I met nice monks and others not so nice or not nice at all, same as in the "external" world a normal human being would behave.
I did not stay in the monastery shown at the beginning of the video, I just passed by it.
And every monastery will say that they are the real church, bla bla and that the rest are not so. And it's true, they are very busy all the time, i felt they were.
What a beautiful place. I haven't been a Christian for a long time, but if you really do want the closest thing to original Christianity, it's in the Orthodox Church.
Please, visit your local Orthodox church! There is one truth in this world.
If you are looking for the closest thing to original christianity visit a homeless shelter or your local jail. Christianity doesnt have priests or abbots. It doesnt celebrate the traditions of men. The letter to the Church in Collosae should be forwarded to these men. How do they go out into the whole world and preach the gospel? I say all this in lovingkindness as a form of correction.
You are 100% correct.
@@brotheralec8998 Why would you take away authority from the church to establish your own on this matter?
@@garrettbar2212 I am not taking away authority from the church...I am correcting men in their traditions which ignore the word of God...Jesus was very specific when it came to the traditions of men...
One of the best 60 Minutes
Amazing place ....just amazing .....
Σωτηρία ψυχής Άθως: ταπείνωση ειρήνη αγάπη και ευλογία // Soul salvation Athos: humility peace love and blessing
Spiritual Life is Eternal
Spiritual life is NOT PRAYERS to dead in spirit Yahweh, the Potter. Our Living Father within us understands His Word or Logo.
We are God We are Eternal We are Existence We are the Cycle
This is where Iv'e been a few years ago, mount Athos - Hilandar the Serbian part. I can tell you one thing, after five days of Athos returning back to Thessaloniki for my flight it was like entering a jungle....for a short period you could feel and sense things that the ordinary thought was normal city live. The soul after Athos entering, sort to say, the lions den.
Good coverage..
Prayer to the Holy Spirit (St Augustine)
Please pray everyday.. God will give us the strength and encouragement we need to go through all trials.
Breathe in me O Holy Spirit, that my thoughts may all be holy.
Act in me O Holy Spirit, that my work, too, may be holy.
Draw my heart O Holy Spirit, that I love but what is holy.
Strengthen me O Holy Spirit, to defend all that is holy.
Guard me, then, O Holy Spirit, that I always may be holy.
Amen.
Im crying as im watching ....how could you not ? How ?....
Elen Mihaylov I've been there!! email me Apexcredt81@gmail.com if you want to know more about ut, I'd love to talk.
Dimitri Kolt what did you do there?
It dosent make me cry. Kt makes me laugh. Not in mockery but in pure joy I feel for it. It makes me so happy I can't do anything but laug
I rejoice and be glad in it. (and cry a little on the inside)
"we didnt understand the words..we didnt really have to." Ah, Bob my brother.
LORD have mercy❗
Beautiful documentary. Glory to God! 💜☦️
If every 60 minutes report was like this, I would actually watch it.
I was fortunate enough to visit for 2 days a few years ago. An experience unlike any other, nothing to compare it to. I truly feel privileged.
I’ll say this for these monks. Almost all the ones that appeared on camera looked very robust and healthy, even the elderly ones
Grecce is beautiful 🇬🇷
What a magnificent place ❤☘
prayer from Indian syriac orthodox
my religion
A wonderful insight into the spiritual life of Mount Athos. As a spirit-soul embodied into the form of a woman I appreciate such a sharing from being unable to visit this holy country/state, and have longed for most of my life to exist as part of such an example. If only there were such a place for us where none of us are the assigned body but merely the spirit-soul longing for relationship with Christ/the divine.
You sound gnostic. We are body and soul. If you are a woman the άβατος does not permit you onto this Holy Monastic State. You can of course take a tour of the Monasteries outside on the female ships they have.
There are monasteries for women among the Carmelites and other Catholic orders.
There are women’s monasteries in Meteora in Greece. Just as quiet! And Beautiful!!!
I've been looking for information on Mt. Athos. Thank you so much! Very well done.
Heaven on Earth. I wish I could join.
It's amazing that the reporter was allowed in the nave during the services - usually at Athonite monasteries, non-Orthodox are asked to stay outside the church during services
Majestic place,
I wonder if I'd be allowed to visit as an Albanian we aren't quite welcome in Greece,
Although a few of the churches were build by Albanians and many others were protected and invested in in the past .
I wonder what's the ethnic mixture of people there now ?
Of course you will be allowed to visit Mount Athos. There are no ethinc restrictions to its visitors or monks who stay there.
you go to the site of Mount Athos, (MounthAthos.org) find the communication form and fill it with your questions in english.I believe that they will reply. The site has english language also.
Beautiful Holy men in a godless world.
An introduction to Heaven! Fr.josef Von Klarr.
I am an Irish Christian and would love to visit as it seems a truly holy experience. Can someone please tell me how I go about getting a chance to visit. Thanking you in anticipation
you should visit the nearest out side town Ouranoupoli. There you'll get all the information you want
@@mk9650 Thank you
You search for the site of "MountAthos.org" . There is a menu for english language somewhere on the top. You then find the communication tab and enter your email and the questions that you have. They will contact you later.
I contacted a Greek Orthodox church in Texas (where I live), and its priest obtained all the documents I needed to enter (they came from Istanbul, Turkey). It worked for me, and I was able to spend an extended period of time there (longer than is usually allowed). I wouldn't let this chance pass if I were you--it's a pilgrimage you'll cherish the rest of your life.
Can't wait to go back there for a third time.. Uploaded a video of pictures from my last trip, if anyone is interested..
As a tourist? Do they let you in to look around?
as part of a gay sex tourism, right?
i want to be a monk. how do join?
Do you need a special pass or visa to go there if you're traveling from abroad? Also, are only greek orthodox Christians allowed to visit?
BigV anyone can go, just need to call an office in Thessaloniki to make a reservation for the permit that lets you enter.
Interesting story, thank you.
I have wanted to visit here for thirty two years.
What version of the Trisagion is played at 13:29
ΥΠΕΡ ΠΙΣΤΕΩΣ ΚΑΙ ΠΑΤΡΙΔΟΣ.Το νεο Βυζαντιο θα απελευθερωσει ΤΗΝ ΑΓΙΑ ΤΟΥ ΘΕΟΥ ΣΟΦΙΑ.Διοικητης.
6.42 he's been to Singapore~
How did u like Singapore~?
I must visit. I pray every moment of the day i want to stop being interrupted. How do i get there?
No women allowed on mt athos find a convent that allows silence retreats instead
No women allowed there. Why don't you go to visit Meteora instead?They allow visitors-tourists in some monasteries.Provided that women wear long enough dresses. watch this: /watch?v=bX5K9gsqDrA
I Believe This Was A Video Clip Of CBS News' 60 Minutes' Report On Part 1 Of Mount Athos On Sunday Evening, December 25, 2011.
Jesus is the only way
They should send out 3 monks with 10 years in the Athos to society to spread the gospel every year, what use is the light if it is not seen by those in the dark.
Beautiful land
What is the hymn at 13:09?
I am Greek. I googled the lyricks. ΡΜΔ 2. Its a psalm of David as far as i saw. "καθ᾿ ἑκάστην ἡμέραν εὐλογήσω σε καὶ αἰνέσω τὸ ὄνομά σου καὶ εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα τοῦ αἰῶνος" . i didn't searched the translation but its like " Εvery (different) day i bless you and glorify your name through the centuries".
@@keziahdelaney8174 Thank you! What psalm is it?
It's actually the Great Doxologia which is based on a psalm. I don't remember the number of the psalm.
Which hymn is at 1:40?
What is this chant 1:40 called ????
Just youtube Orthodox Chants, Arabic Orthodox Chants and you will find it.
@@summertimellc5639do you have a link for the song?
Amazing
Shlomo! God bless! Arameans (Aramites) still say "Koryeleyson" in Church! I wonder if there are Aramaic words in the Greek Orthodox Church.
There has been historical animosity since St Severus of Antioch, so the Greeks initially lost most of their Syriac heritage due to persecution against the Jacobites and then the muslim persecution lead arabization. In the 18th and 19th centuries, the last places where they still used Syriac they burned their Syriac manuscripts and material. As of now the melkites ("Roum Orthodox") of Syria are working on reviving the Syriac and preserve the little they have left, but as of now if you want to hear a liturgy in the mother tongue of Jesus Christ and the Antiochian church fathers like St Ephraim the Syrian, you can only go to the Syriac Orthodox Church.
We say the final words of Christ in Aramaic: Ili, Ili, lama savachthani.
@@al4381 Liturgy in Aramaic can also be heard in the Assyrian church of the East, the Chaldean church, and the Antiochean Orthodox Church.
Well done! 🦉 Excellent. "👁️ 🌈
I will visit one day
What's the hymn at 1:41
Athos, Macedonia®, Greece
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Of course there's a german monk who's a mechanical wizard ❤
ΚΥΡΙΕ ΕΛΕΙΣΟΝ✨☝️🙏🏼🇬🇷
They're so healthy without much sickness would it partly because of not having women around?
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1:40 hymn?
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Abdullahi ❤
Dearest V.Putin Darling!
Glorious Russians!
It is written! This is the LORD'S doing;
it is marvellous in our eyes.
Ps.118:23.Amen.
Russia is the devil,go away
Main reason why this beautiful people live for centuries in peace and love is respect for animals.Animal killing is horrible things directly related to all wars and suffering in human society.Europe can not live in peace there is constant wars for centuries with millions people killed.
منهم المؤمنون.
Hellelunyai 🙏🙏🙏🙏
Why are they so scared of woman? What a beautiful place
Not scared, but they must not lust to women, its one of the most holy place on earth
This a place of peace and quiet, women would ruin that.
The evil watchful eye ( CBS logo) wants to see. Hmmm
Come on, I love asceticism- but 3 h to sleep...?!? 🐿🍂🤔
As the reporter said, some fall into extasy. The prayer allowes them to overcome physical limits. Some sleep 3h but throughout the day 20min every a couple of hours. These are certainly more spiritually advanced.
And when does it day they have sleep 3 hours? It only says that at 3am begins the morning prayer.
@@Samastano the reporter said they only sleep 3 hours
@@mascara1777 @mascara1888 10:34 oh yeah sorry he says here. But some do it, not all. It is very hard to do if you are not spiritually and physically advanced. God bless!
Stupid man stupid stupidity at its best.
Έλληνας
"Honor thy mother and father".
And they do.
By not allowing your mother to set foot in the place. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
@@johnstavropoulos7049 how exactly?
@@thomasplak By praying for them and the whole world unceasingly.
Δέος...
Seriously? even in the comments section, do you have to start a verbal holy war? Simple fact? We all praise God in our own way, and we're all created by the Almighty father, just wanted to let you in on the simple plan that he just wants all of us to act like brothers. 🙌✌
Greek Orthodox Church can absolutely claim this is the Greek Orthodox. Many of you know that now Russian Orthodox claim to be “the only” authoritative orthodox but I think Russians exchanged it for various nationalism centuries ago. Orthodox is at least in Greek and in the authentic location.
I am Greek and I love Russia. Our enemies want to split Orthodoxy. One of our enemies is the Turks
Lord Jesus Christ, i thank you for the prayers of the monks. But Jesus calls us to spread the gospel. These men who live on the mountain are not doing that. Forgive me, Lord Jesus, for my judgment of these men. All good things come from the Father.
Yeahhhhh right 11years ago.
Hale to that ......live..... Whatever;!!!!
BS
Höhö hihi
Ho ho
I wish I could spent a few months in prayer there, but I learned women are not welcome there.:(
There are female monasteries outside Athos that follow exactly the same way of life, so maybe you could visit one of them. In Greece, and I suppose elsewhere too, there are even female monasteries that are actually branches of some male monastery in Athos.
@@giorgos1giorgos she wants to go to Atho not otther monasteries,but they are racists against women. They consider women to be unclean because they have periods
@@thomasplakracism and sexism isn't the same thing, and women aren't and weren't allowed for almost a millennia, and the priests aren't sexist
@@thomasplakNope. Not it whatsoever.
Tylko, nie łudzić, się bo bą d, Ci dobrze, co dobro, Czynili, wg, Prawa, Boskiego, nie pijący, do upadłego, Władza chora, kasa, dobrobyt, a innych nie widzieli,
Just for men
Yes
even when your talking is praying what??? this doesnt make anysense at all
The prayer of the heart. Even when he is talking, internally his heart is praying to God.
It's spiritual multi-tasking.
Even when they sleaping.
I do not know about while he's talking but I can see in between listening and comments. But, maybe he is. Yet, we can pray without ceasing. I understand that as a whole excluding when talking. But again, in between words.😉.
Must be great to live your life here. Must be nice to hide away chanting and lighting candles. Such an easy life no wonder they guard it Christianity doesn't share anything with anyone.
Christians always want to share the love of Jesus with everyone. You are misunderstanding.
These monks welcome tens of thousands of pilgrims each year, and feed them free of charge. They aren't hiding anything, they only want to keep the secular world out of their lives to pursue spiritual fruit. For what they're doing, the isolation is warranted.
@@lorddoof3370 well said.Thank you.
mount athos is a paradise for gay men
you are welcome to go there if you think you will fall in love.
We are living in a time when mocking and deriding Christians is seen as cool and edgy, but when you look at popular culture, you can see there's nothing about it that's edgy at all. The secular world dominates our modern lives, or tries to. In our current state, there is nothing more radical than being a devout Christian. That we live in a time where Christians are reviled and oppressed makes being a good Christian all the more glorious. Just remember that, if you're experience is anything like mine, people who mock Christianity are deeply unhappy, bitter, and nihilistic. Such people are to be pitied more than anything.
True, true, a gay friend told me that his gay friends have sex tourisms in Monasteries. I saw some monk staring at my penis while greeting.
@@alecapin catholic monasteries?
haha good one
What a waste of life!
Nuppar180 Maybe for those those who aren't strong enough.
No, what is a waste of life is if you decide to criticize a beautiful thing on UA-cam because you disagree with it just because you are too self absorbed or lacking the mental strength to understand the power behind what Mount Athos was created to represent and lead people to eternal life.
A waste of life is for those who live without Christ. We can do anything in life, but if Christ is not a welcome part of it, there is no point to it.
@@johnstavropoulos7049 So you can not live with Christ if you aren't there. I can live with Christ at home with a wife! These man never seen a nice woman. So sad. And how they help poor people overthere? Only with prayer?
@@georuss57 a beautiful thing that is exclusively reserved for males deserves to be criticized.
hI,
SO, THEY ARE NOT SIKHS BUT ANTI-CHRISTS. SIKH STANDS FOR A STUDENT OF SPIRITUAL KNOWLEDGE.
With all due respect my brother but as an Orthodox Christian I can say you don't know Orthodoxy if you feel this way. You mention their beards in an earlier post. The beards are grown so they demonstrate humility and not vanity. There are many other reasons. I would suggest you research the Holy Church.
Nicholas A Hi Brother,
Sikh stands for a student of spiritual knowledge and if the Monks are not Sikhs, then what they study? Prayers and fasting are Anti-Christ.
I think they are Sikhs with Turban and Beard. Beards they have already. They just need Turbans.
How are prayers and fasting of the anti Christ? I understand Sikhism in a rudimentary manner and the following of the gurus but when you quote Christian scripture and than call the Orthodox Church which is the Church Christ Himself established anti Christ I have to ask how do you figure?
Christ did not tell us we have to fast, we fast and pray as a method of asceticism where we submit ourselves. Now I am horrible at these things and must continue working on them but Christ said we must die to ourselves and our old nature that is what these monks are doing.
And the monks are not sikhs...they use the Bible with the other pieces of the Orthodox Faith. I'd encourage you to reference websites like
GOArch.org
Nicholas A Hi Brother,
Jesus said Prayers and Fasting for forty days as penitence to long for God. After 40 days, then he started hiring labourers for the Vineyard of our Father and the Labourers too were longing for God. But no more after that.
I’m sorry, but Orthodox came into being 1000 years ago. Traditional Catholics are the only ones who can make the claim to an unbroken line to Christ.
That's exactly backwards. The Roman Catholic Church is the one that came into being 1000 years ago when they broke off from the true church by declaring papal infallibility and changing the Creed with the filoque addition. The Orthodox Church is the one with the unbroken line to Christ, the Catholics are the schismatics.
Yeah and which denominations is destroying the traditional mass? That right there proves Catholicism isn’t the real church
Could you tell me what you mean by this? I’ve always been under the impression that the Roman Catholic Church split off from the Orthodox Church when the Roman pope issued a papal bull excommunicating the Byzantine patriarch in 1054, but the four other patriarchs had not agreed to such an action so it was therefore an unjustifiable and incorrect, schismatic action made by the Roman bishop. What is your perspective on these issues? Why did the Byzantine church have to be cut off in your view?
Do these guy go out and share the gospel message with lost people so they can be saved through faith alone in jesus alone ?
This is Fanatical Cult !
you are delusional
you do drugs on youtube, you have no right to disrespect orthodoxy
@@IstoletwotrilliondollarsCIA i am doing drugs in a special way not to party or have cheap trills i need deep mystical powers
There is no WAY you are saying this lol, you do the devils food
@@dzonnyblue3065you're delusional, get help, I was too but I took antipsychotics and now I follow Christ and his church ☦️🇬🇧