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The Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest celebrates the 400th anniversary of our patron St. Francis de Sales' passage from his life on earth into the eternal life of Heaven. The exiled Bishop and Prince of Geneva was serving on a diplomatic mission when he fell ill and died at the Monastery of the Visitation in Lyon, France, on December 28, 1622.  Thus, a special novena in honor of St. Francis de Sales will take place from January 20 - 28, 2023 in preparation for the celebration of our holy patron's feast day on January 29.  Please join us in prayer...  "O God, by Whose gracious will the Blessed Francis, Thy confessor and bishop, became all things unto all men for the saving of their souls; mercifully grant that, being filled with the sweetness of Thy love, we may, through the guidance of his counsels and aid of his merits, attain unto the joys of everlasting life. Amen." Please help keep this podcast available https://anchor.fm/icksp-podcasts/support Please visit us at http://www.institute-christ-king.org/ to learn more --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/icksp-podcasts/support

TENE opens the F-Files once again to investigate the demonic UFOlogy of the Most Holy Family Monastery, a small sedevacantist cell originally from Berlin, New Jersey that now runs its mostly online operation from a compound in Fillmore, New York. Subscribe to  patreon.org/tenepod and twitter.com/tenepod.

The Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest celebrates the 400th anniversary of our patron St. Francis de Sales' passage from his life on earth into the eternal life of Heaven. The exiled Bishop and Prince of Geneva was serving on a diplomatic mission when he fell ill and died at the Monastery of the Visitation in Lyon, France, on December 28, 1622. Thus, a special novena in honor of St. Francis de Sales will take place from January 20 - 28, 2023 in preparation for the celebration of our holy patron's feast day on January 29. Please join us in prayer... "O God, by Whose gracious will the Blessed Francis, Thy confessor and bishop, became all things unto all men for the saving of their souls; mercifully grant that, being filled with the sweetness of Thy love, we may, through the guidance of his counsels and aid of his merits, attain unto the joys of everlasting life. Amen." Please help keep this podcast available https://anchor.fm/icksp-podcasts/support Please visit us at http://www.institute-christ-king.org/ to learn more --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/icksp-podcasts/support

Fr. Seraphim Aldea reminds us that prayer is 'the art of arts and the highest science'. Prayer is hard, it is exhausting and it will slowly burn the sinful parts of your being. This is why prayer is naturally painful and extremely difficult. In its perfect form, prayer is impossible for our fallen selves, but it becomes possible by grace (for the Saints) and in Christ's Kingdom, when we shall finally experience the full potential of our human nature.

The Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest celebrates the 400th anniversary of our patron St. Francis de Sales' passage from his life on earth into the eternal life of Heaven. The exiled Bishop and Prince of Geneva was serving on a diplomatic mission when he fell ill and died at the Monastery of the Visitation in Lyon, France, on December 28, 1622. Thus, a special novena in honor of St. Francis de Sales will take place from January 20 - 28, 2023 in preparation for the celebration of our holy patron's feast day on January 29. Please join us in prayer... "O God, by Whose gracious will the Blessed Francis, Thy confessor and bishop, became all things unto all men for the saving of their souls; mercifully grant that, being filled with the sweetness of Thy love, we may, through the guidance of his counsels and aid of his merits, attain unto the joys of everlasting life. Amen." Please help keep this podcast available https://anchor.fm/icksp-podcasts/support Please visit us at http://www.institute-christ-king.org/ to learn more --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/icksp-podcasts/support

The Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest celebrates the 400th anniversary of our patron St. Francis de Sales' passage from his life on earth into the eternal life of Heaven. The exiled Bishop and Prince of Geneva was serving on a diplomatic mission when he fell ill and died at the Monastery of the Visitation in Lyon, France, on December 28, 1622. Thus, a special novena in honor of St. Francis de Sales will take place from January 20 - 28, 2023 in preparation for the celebration of our holy patron's feast day on January 29. Please join us in prayer... "O God, by Whose gracious will the Blessed Francis, Thy confessor and bishop, became all things unto all men for the saving of their souls; mercifully grant that, being filled with the sweetness of Thy love, we may, through the guidance of his counsels and aid of his merits, attain unto the joys of everlasting life. Amen." Please help keep this podcast available https://anchor.fm/icksp-podcasts/support Please visit us at http://www.institute-christ-king.org/ to learn more --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/icksp-podcasts/support

A Pannykhida (Memorial Service) for Hieromonk Fr Seraphim Rose (+1982) at Holy Cross Monastery. Learn more about the monastery at www.holycross.org.

The Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest celebrates the 400th anniversary of our patron St. Francis de Sales' passage from his life on earth into the eternal life of Heaven. The exiled Bishop and Prince of Geneva was serving on a diplomatic mission when he fell ill and died at the Monastery of the Visitation in Lyon, France, on December 28, 1622. Thus, a special novena in honor of St. Francis de Sales will take place from January 20 - 28, 2023 in preparation for the celebration of our holy patron's feast day on January 29. Please join us in prayer... "O God, by Whose gracious will the Blessed Francis, Thy confessor and bishop, became all things unto all men for the saving of their souls; mercifully grant that, being filled with the sweetness of Thy love, we may, through the guidance of his counsels and aid of his merits, attain unto the joys of everlasting life. Amen." Please help keep this podcast available https://anchor.fm/icksp-podcasts/support Please visit us at http://www.institute-christ-king.org/ to learn more --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/icksp-podcasts/support

The Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest celebrates the 400th anniversary of our patron St. Francis de Sales' passage from his life on earth into the eternal life of Heaven. The exiled Bishop and Prince of Geneva was serving on a diplomatic mission when he fell ill and died at the Monastery of the Visitation in Lyon, France, on December 28, 1622.  Thus, a special novena in honor of St. Francis de Sales will take place from January 20 - 28, 2023 in preparation for the celebration of our holy patron's feast day on January 29.  Please join us in prayer...  "O God, by Whose gracious will the Blessed Francis, Thy confessor and bishop, became all things unto all men for the saving of their souls; mercifully grant that, being filled with the sweetness of Thy love, we may, through the guidance of his counsels and aid of his merits, attain unto the joys of everlasting life. Amen." Please help keep this podcast available https://anchor.fm/icksp-podcasts/support Please visit us at http://www.institute-christ-king.org/ to learn more --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/icksp-podcasts/support

Jonathan Robinson has spent years interviewing over 100 of the world's most fascinating spiritual seekers. From Mother Teresa to the Dalai Lama, from Oprah to Byron Katie, Jonathan condensed these life-changing conversations and learnings into a single book, The Enlightenment Project. He joins host Johnny Guidry on Refractive to share some of the profund lessons he picked up from these living legends, including the personalized meditation advice from Ram Dass that changed his life. Jonathan explains how he was able to get face time with these incredible people, and offers to listeners a simple, practical way to find and embrace the type of meditation practice that fits each of us best. For similarly-themed episodes, try "Two Weeks in a Monastery" and "Reshaping Your Life after a Spiritual Awakening." Learn more about Jonathan Robinson's incredible life and book at www.TheEnlightenmentProject.net. To contact host Johnny Guidry, or to learn more about his services, visit www.RefractiveCoaching.com.

The Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest celebrates the 400th anniversary of our patron St. Francis de Sales' passage from his life on earth into the eternal life of Heaven. The exiled Bishop and Prince of Geneva was serving on a diplomatic mission when he fell ill and died at the Monastery of the Visitation in Lyon, France, on December 28, 1622.  Thus, a special novena in honor of St. Francis de Sales will take place from January 20 - 28, 2023 in preparation for the celebration of our holy patron's feast day on January 29.  Please join us in prayer...  "O God, by Whose gracious will the Blessed Francis, Thy confessor and bishop, became all things unto all men for the saving of their souls; mercifully grant that, being filled with the sweetness of Thy love, we may, through the guidance of his counsels and aid of his merits, attain unto the joys of everlasting life. Amen." Please help keep this podcast available https://anchor.fm/icksp-podcasts/support Please visit us at http://www.institute-christ-king.org/ to learn more --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/icksp-podcasts/support

He was born Michael Tivolis in 1470. In his early youth he traveled to Italy, where many scholars had fled to preserve Hellenic culture despite the fall of Constantinople. After completing his studies in Florence, he went to the Holy Mountain in 1507 and entered Vatopedi Monastery, where he received the name of Maximos. Ten years later he was sent to Russia in answer to a request of Grand Prince Basil Ivanovich, who sought someone to translate works of the Holy Fathers on the Psalter, as well as other Church books, into Slavonic. Maximos completed this work with such success that he was made to stay in Russia to correct the existing translations (from Greek to Slavonic) of the Scriptures and liturgical books, and to preach. His work aroused the jealousy of some native monks, and Maximos was falsely accused of plotting against the Prince. In 1525 he was condemned as a heretic by a church court and banished to the Monastery of Volokolamsk, where he lived as a prisoner, not only suffering cold and extreme physical privation but being denied Holy Communion and the use of books.   One day an angel appeared to him and said 'Have patience: You will be delivered from eternal torment by sufferings here below.' In thanks for this divine comfort, St Maximus wrote a canon to the Holy Spirit on the walls of his cell in charcoal, since he was denied the use of paper and pen. (This canon is sung on Pentecost Monday in some Russian and Serbian Monasteries). Six years later he was tried again and condemned to indefinite imprisonment in chains at a monastery in Tver. Happily, the Bishop of Tver supported him, and he was able to continue his theological work and carry on a large correspondence despite his confinement. He endured these grim conditions for twenty years. Toward the end of his life, he was finally freed by the Tsar in response to pleas on his behalf by the Patriarchs of Constantinople and Alexandria and the intervention of pious Russian nobles. He was received with honor in Moscow, and allowed to carry on his theological work at the Lavra. The Tsar Ivan IV came to honor him highly, partly because the Saint had foretold the death of the Tsar's son. When the Tsar called a Church Council to fight the doctrines of some who had brought the Calvinist heresy into Russia, he asked St Maximos to attend. Too old and weak to travel, the Saint sent a brilliant refutation of the heresy to the Council; this was his last written work. He reposed in peace in 1556, aged eighty-six. Not long after his death, he was glorified by the Church in Greece as a Holy Confessor and 'Enlightener of Russia.' In 1988 (!) he was added to the calendar of Saints by the Moscow Patriarchate.

The Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest celebrates the 400th anniversary of our patron St. Francis de Sales' passage from his life on earth into the eternal life of Heaven. The exiled Bishop and Prince of Geneva was serving on a diplomatic mission when he fell ill and died at the Monastery of the Visitation in Lyon, France, on December 28, 1622.  Thus, a special novena in honor of St. Francis de Sales will take place from January 20 - 28, 2023 in preparation for the celebration of our holy patron's feast day on January 29.  Please join us in prayer...  "O God, by Whose gracious will the Blessed Francis, Thy confessor and bishop, became all things unto all men for the saving of their souls; mercifully grant that, being filled with the sweetness of Thy love, we may, through the guidance of his counsels and aid of his merits, attain unto the joys of everlasting life. Amen." Please help keep this podcast available https://anchor.fm/icksp-podcasts/support Please visit us at http://www.institute-christ-king.org/ to learn more --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/icksp-podcasts/support

Fr. Seraphim Aldea answers the question "If God is perfect, why did He create imperfection?", by reminding us of His love for His creation.

The Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest celebrates the 400th anniversary of our patron St. Francis de Sales' passage from his life on earth into the eternal life of Heaven. The exiled Bishop and Prince of Geneva was serving on a diplomatic mission when he fell ill and died at the Monastery of the Visitation in Lyon, France, on December 28, 1622.  Thus, a special novena in honor of St. Francis de Sales will take place from January 20 - 28, 2023 in preparation for the celebration of our holy patron's feast day on January 29.  Please join us in prayer...  "O God, by Whose gracious will the Blessed Francis, Thy confessor and bishop, became all things unto all men for the saving of their souls; mercifully grant that, being filled with the sweetness of Thy love, we may, through the guidance of his counsels and aid of his merits, attain unto the joys of everlasting life. Amen." Please help keep this podcast available https://anchor.fm/icksp-podcasts/support Please visit us at http://www.institute-christ-king.org/ to learn more --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/icksp-podcasts/support

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He was the son of Eutropius, a prominent senator, and Theodora, who lived in Constantinople. At the age of twelve, he secretly fled his home, taking nothing but a Gospel book with him. Entering the Monastery of the Unsleeping Ones in the City, he gave himself up with fervor to a life of prayer, self-denial and obedience. For three years he ate only on Sundays after taking communion, and became so thin and haggard that he bore no resemblance to the young nobleman who had entered the monastery.   Tormented by longing to see his parents, but unwilling to give up the ascetic struggle, he left the monastery with his Abbot's blessing, dressed in beggar's rags, and took up residence in a poor hut near the gate of his parents' house. Here he lived, mocked by those who had once been his servants and despised by his own parents, who no longer recognized him.   After three years, Christ appeared to him and told him that his end was drawing near, and that in three days angels would come to take him home. John sent a message to his parents, asking them to visit his hut. In perplexity, they came, and John, showing them the Gospel book that they had given him as a child, revealed to them that he was their son, and that he was about to die. They embraced him, rejoicing at their reunion but weeping for his departure from this life. Immediately, he gave back his soul to God.   The whole City of Constantinople was stirred by the story, and great crowds came to John's burial service. A church was later built on the site of his hut, and many miracles were wrought there through the Saint's prayers.

The Holy Fathers at Mount Sinai lived in the wilderness around the holy mountain before the Emperor Justinian built the famous Monastery there in 527. The brethren were attacked by a band of Saracen barbarians who massacred Doulas, the superior of the community, and most of the other monks. They only stopped when a pillar of fire rose to the sky from the summit of Sinai, causing them to flee in fear.   The Forty-three Holy Fathers at Raithu were massacred on December 22, but are commemorated together with the fathers of Sinai. They lived the monastic life on the shores of the Red Sea. One day about three hundred Ethiopian barbarians raided the area, killing many Christians and enslaving their wives and children. They attacked the church at Raithu, where forty-three fathers had taken shelter. Their abbot Paul enjoined them to persist in prayer to the end, putting no stock in the passing life of this world, which they had renounced when they came to the desert. No sooner had he finished his prayer than the barbarians broke in, slaughtering all the monks but one, who escaped to bring news of the attack to Mt Sinai. When the barbarians returned to their ships they found that the Christians had run their vessels onto the rocks. Enraged, they killed all their prisoners. They themselves were massacred by a band of armed Christians who arrived soon afterward.

Would you tell the demoniacs whom Christ healed that they are 'perfect as they are'? Would you tell Mary Magdalene that the seven demons who fought her made her 'who she was'? Would you stop Christ from forgiving sinners because there is no need for them to be forgiven? If we are 'perfect as we are', then what need do we have of Christ? THIS is why the idea that we do not need to change, that we have to embrace ourselves just as we are and that sin is somehow part of our true selves — this is why this heresy is the door through which the collapse of our entire faith enters. If I am perfect as I am, then I don't need Christ for anything. Even more, this Christ Who tells me that I DO need to change becomes an antiquated and outdated 'invention', without Whom I can very well live my life.

He came from a noble Northumbrian family in Britain, and was tonsured a monk in 653 at Lerins in Gaul. In 669 he was made Abbot of the Monastery of Saints Peter and Paul in Canterbury. He traveled to Rome in 671 to be instructed in monastic practice according to the Rule of Saint Benedict (of Nursia). Returning to Northumbria he established two new monasteries, the first to follow St Benedict's Rule in the British Isles. He went to Rome once again in 678-679, this time bringing back the archcantor of St Peter's, who taught the monks of St Benedict's monasteries the chant and liturgical practices used in Rome.   Under the holy abbot's guidance, these monasteries became flourishing centers of Christian worship, scholarship and art. The Venerable Bede (May 26) was one of his disciples. Saint Benedict reposed in peace in 689 or 690, having greatly strengthened the Church and the Christian faith in Britain.

He was born to pious parents in Tarsia in Bithynia. At the age of twenty he entered monastic life at the Monastery of Agaures near his home. There he became a model of prayer, ascesis and zeal for holiness — he possessed nothing but the cloak he wore, and did not even have his own cell, choosing instead to sleep on the bare ground. When he slept he would not lie on his back or his left side, but always on his right side. In church, he stood repeating 'Lord, have mercy!' to himself throughout the services. He was ordained to the priesthood, and in time was made abbot of the community. But just at that time, Leo the Armenian became Emperor and revived the iconoclast heresy. The monks of Agaures, who held to the Orthodox Faith, scattered to caves and forests to escape persecution. Eustratius himself was imprisoned for a time, and was only able to re-gather the community and resume its direction when Leo died and Orthodoxy was restored in 842.   As abbot, Eustratius continued to live as the humblest of the brethren, spending the day sharing in their manual labor, and most of the night in prayer and prostrations. He often traveled among the dependencies of his large monastery to offer counsel and encouragement to the brethren. While traveling he would often give his coat or even his horse to anyone in need whom he met on the way. Once he gave the monastery's only ox to a peasant who had lost his own. Once, on a visit to Constantinople, he was given a large sum of money by the Emperor for the monastery; on the way back he distributed all of it to the poor. Once, on the road, he met a man who had despaired because of his sins and was about to hang himself. The Saint took the man's hand and said 'My child, may the weight of your sins lie on me from now on. On the day of Judgment, I will answer for them instead of you. Only throw away this rope and hope in God.'   During his own life, Saint Eustratius performed countless miracles by his prayers: healing the sick, quenching fires, raising the dead. He reposed in peace in Constantinople at the age of ninety-five, having spent seventy-five years in monastic life.

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The devil wants us to forget him. His ultimate success would be to make us believe that he is not even real, that he is just the product of our imagination. Once that happens, the flood-gates of sin are wide open in us and our salvation is in great danger.

The Divine Liturgy of St John Chrysostom in English, chanted by the Monks of Holy Transfiguration Monastery, Brookline. Copyright © Holy Transfiguration Monastery, Brookline, MA, used by permission. All rights reserved.

Winners of the GiveawaySudip MajiSanand Dekhane Litishka Jagdeo This week, The Musafir Stories speaks with slow traveller and host of the podcast - Postcards from Nowhere, Utsav Mamoria! Today's destination: Kashmir! Nearest Airport: Srinagar Airport (SXR) Nearest Railway Station: Udhampur Railway Station (UHP) Prerequisites -  Ensure to check for ground conditions before traveling Packing - Pack warm clothes depending on time of the year Time of the year - N/A Length of the itinerary: 1month Itinerary Highlights:  Utsav starts off the episode by taking us to Arq-e-gulab, one of the last remaining rosewater makers of Kashmir and shares the state of the occupation and it's originsWe also talk about Khanaqah-e-Moula, one of the oldest mosques in Kashmir - very unique for its wooden architecture as well as some stunning interiors made of papier mache.Utsav's next visit was to the carpet makers of Srinagar who make handmade carpets - again one of the last remaining generations of this traditional art form. Next stop is at Burzahom - an ancient archaeological site that has ruins that date back to 9000 years ago. There is also a very unique stone depiction of a hunting scene and its surprising connection to astronomy. We also talk about the sad state of the archaeological remains and the conflicting needs of the locals and preservation. We also cover some touristy spots like Aru valley and Betaab valley (of the movie Betaab fame, starring Sunny Deol and Amrita Singh). Utsav talks about his experience trekking to the Shesh Nag lake and his encounter with the hospitality of the native Gujar bakharwal shepherd community. We also discuss about the challenges this community and their occupation faces. We next talk about Utsav's visit to the Ganesh Temple in Pehalgam also called the Mamleshwar temple and the story of Ganesh and Karthikeya circumnavigating the world. One of our final stops is a visit to the Kargil war memorial and Hunderman Museum of memories, talking about the village of Hunderman and how it exchanged hands between India and Pakistan during recent conflicts, and how the people's lives have been impacted.  Links: Utsav's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whywetravel42/ Utsav's Twitter - https://twitter.com/utsavmamoria Link to Utsav's podcast - https://open.spotify.com/show/1wBEmLH3UjoMV0kbMgy5gy?si=LULYcnCYRdWvb5YwkiGBrQ  Links to Utsav's series on Kashmir: The last rosewater maker of Srinagarhttps://open.spotify.com/episode/7K2uTDPcq2X2C5gQkow503?si=JuSpdW09T_ePCVRZW_l5oQ  The Art of Writing Time: Persian and Sanskrit Chronogramshttps://open.spotify.com/episode/1UebJ7ccoS9XTUQQuZ8HOl?si=Bby4cTN0RYesN5Mv0njVbA  Gujar Bakarwals - The forgotten people of Kashmirhttps://open.spotify.com/episode/7mAxndubsMcu0zPf4VnhVS?si=LAPU62buTae83EuQyXMKdA  Kargil, Hunderman and The Museum of Memories https://open.spotify.com/episode/7mAxndubsMcu0zPf4VnhVS?si=LAPU62buTae83EuQyXMKdA  Srinagar, ancient carvings and Supernovashttps://open.spotify.com/episode/2wEMBgiBkYzeliXKvG5Ph7?si=6UrAITjNTiiPFUG3aEHqNQ  Kashmiris, Hangul and the Manual of Lifehttps://open.spotify.com/episode/7bzdllBWy48K1LieJgmTqq?si=Ndfx4nKdR3yF0LDMkHughA  The Vanishing art of Kashmiri carpet weavinghttps://open.spotify.com/episode/2kTTQkdiS0LFhzdOwXRuAT?si=f1U0aDXIQnCyejPKMg6H2Q  Sheshnag, deadly hikes and a thousand year old traditionhttps://open.spotify.com/episode/2OL8mp09s2FQdmS2Z5bHKB?si=q0deAcUgSnyikahLnQtY0Q  Zbayul, the invisible village of Ladakhhttps://open.spotify.com/episode/0WZNprAo1ISgz2L2HE3HM1?si=4xM3YilSSxSq-DgLKuCyPg  Cover Photo by Raisa Nastukova on Unsplash Follow the Musafir stories on:Twitter : https://twitter.com/musafirstories?lang=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/themusafirstories/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/musafirstoriespodcast/?hl=en website: www.themusafirstories.com email: themusafirstories@gmail.com Do follow IVM Podcasts on social media. We are @IVMPodcasts on Facebook, Twitter, & Instagram. https://twitter.com/IVMPodcasts https://www.instagram.com/ivmpodcasts/?hl=en https://www.facebook.com/ivmpodcasts/ Follow the show across platforms: Spotify, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts, JioSaavn, Gaana, Amazon Music Do share the word with you folks!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode we continue the adventures of Sagacious Lu, and meet up with some old friends. He finally reaches the great Xiangguo monastery and is put in an important position there.We also touch on:Division of Buddhist MonksKitchen GodsThe Commentaries of 金圣叹Being a Man of Valor as opposed to just a person who knows how to fight.Paper on the Monk System in the Ming and Qing Dynastieshttp://rdbk1.ynlib.cn:6251/qw/Paper/635647Commentaries by 金圣叹http://www.guoxue123.com/xiaosuo/jd/jpshz/index.htm

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Why can't I stop sinning when I want to stop with all my being? Why is it that I cannot pray with the strength with which I want to pray? Why can't I be the person I want to be for the love of Christ? And is there a way to actually move forward from all this sin and to grow in our spiritual life?

Sung by the Monks of Holy Transfiguration Monastery, Brookline: 1. Blessed is the Man - 2. What God is Great as Our God - 3, The Lord is My Shepherd - 4. Have Mercy on Me, O God - 5, Praise Ye the Name of the Lord - 6. O Give Thanks Unto the Lord - 7. In His Holy Mountain - 8. Rich Men Have Turned Poor - 9. A Good Word - 10. I Will Take the Cup of Salvation

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This talk is republished with permission by Metta Centre, teaching retrieved from http://Dhamma Talks – Metta Centre. We decided that everyone should choose their own life path, but it seems that we forgot to talk about what makes a good life. Should you follow your bliss if your bliss is doing bad things? Is purpose innate or do we have a choice? How can we find purpose if life seems determined to strip it away? 0:00 - Metta meditation 22:12 - Finding purpose 32:33 - Being a monastic 33:55 - See the bigger picture 34:53 - Impermanence & choices 37:47- Q & A 38:30 - Choices & conditioning 41:59 - Regretting ordination 47:09 - Hard finding purpose 53:50 - Q: Challenges finding one's purpose 54:20 - Am I doing enough? 57:39 - What we want to become 58:17 - Our impact 1:01:13 - The present 1:02:03 - Perhaps the only purpose is waking up? 1:03:34 - Do choices end? 1:06:45 - Traditional values & expectations 1:14:45 - How to find purpose in the mundane? 1:16:40 - Pre-announcement: Buddhist Professional Network 1:17:43 - Too busy to consider purpose.. 1:20:56 - Guiding principles 1:22:51 - Noble Eightfold Path 1:26:28 - Hard rejecting dreaded freelance jobs 1:28:20 - Closing 1:29:39 - Dedication of merits About the presenter: Bhante Sujato is an Australian Theravada Buddhist monk ordained in a monastery in Chiang Mai in Thailand during the 1990s. Besides spending 3 years in the Bodhinyana monastery with Ajahn Brahm, he also spent several years in remote hermitages and caves in Thailand in Malaysia. He helped establish the Santi Forest Monastery in Bundanoon, where he was the abbot for many years. As a scholar of early Buddhism, Venerable Sujato has authored several books and essays, and is the founder of SuttaCentral.net, an impressive online collection of early Buddhist texts, attributed to the teachings of the Buddha or his earliest disciples, with translations and commentary available on the site. Venerable Sujato has taught Buddhism and meditation in Australia and internationally such as in Sri Lanka, Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, America, Germany, Norway, India, Hong Kong, Taiwan and many others. Venerable Sujato is now residing at Lokanta Vihara (the Monastery at the End of the World) in Sydney, Australia. Facilitator: Tina Ng   Please support the BSWA in making teachings available for free online via Patreon. To find and download more precious Dhamma teachings, visit the BSWA teachings page: https://bswa.org/teachings/, choose the teaching you want and click on the audio to open it up on Podbean.  

He lived during the years when Constantinople was held in captivity by the Crusaders, and the Imperial government was in exile in Nicaea. Simon fled the world at a young age and traveled to the Holy Mountain, where he submitted himself to a strict but wise Elder for many years. In time, seeking greater seclusion, he moved to a small cave on the western side of Mt Athos, near a cliff that towered a thousand feet above the sea. One night, a few days before the Feast of the Nativity, he saw a star move across the sky and come to rest above the cliff near his cave. Taking this as a demonic delusion, he ignored it; but on the Eve of Nativity, the star once again took its place above the cliff, and Simon heard a voice from heaven saying 'Be in no doubt, Simon, faithful servant of my Son! See this sign, and do not leave this spot in search of greater solitude as you have in mind, for it is here that I want you to establish your monastery, for the salvation of many souls.' Soon afterward, three young monks from wealthy Macedonian families, who had heard of the Saint's holiness, came and laid their wealth at his feet, asking that he accept them as disciples. Simon sent for builders and ordered them to construct a monastery on the very edge of the precipitous cliff. The builders at first refused, saying the work was much too dangerous; but, persuaded by a miracle worked through the Saint's prayers, they were convinced. As soon as the building was finished, the monastic community began to grow rapidly.   In his own lifetime St Simon was the source of many miracles, prophecies and healings. Once the monastery was attacked by Saracen pirates. Simon went to meet them with gifts, hoping to dissuade them from attacking. When the pirates attacked him, they were blinded, and the arm of one of them was paralyzed when he attempted to strike the Saint. All of them were healed when the holy man prayed for them, and at this wonder they all repented, received Baptism and became monks.   Saint Simon reposed in peace. A fragrant, healing balm afterwards flowed from his tomb in great quantities, so that he came to be called Myroblytis, 'Myrrh-gusher' or 'Outpourer of Myrrh.' In subsequent years, the monastery was destroyed and rebuilt more than once, and no trace now remains of the tomb.

Christmas-averse city boy Sam meets holiday-loving smalltown Jason…who can guess what might happen next? it's a Hallmark Channel holiday movie first, and we're here to dissect it in all its sweet, slapstick-y, romantic glory, with film and culture writer Justin Kirkland in (mistle)tow.Then, a double dose of Holiday Hotline calls , and the last Christmas Movie Minute of 2022!What's GoodAlonso - Monastery of Angels Pumpkin Bread Drea - the outer limits of vanityJustin - first latkeIfy - Modjeska time!ITIDICHenry Cavill's Getting a Warhammer MovieDonald Glover is Producing/Starring in a New Spider-Man MovieThe First Barbie Teaser Trailer Has Been ReleasedStaff PicksAlonso - All the Beauty and the BloodshedDrea - Wildcat Justin - Women Talking Ify - Die HardWe're sponsored by MasterClassThis holiday, give the perfect gift of an annual MasterClass membership and get one free! Go to MasterClass.com/MAXFILM today.Justin's podcast, John Dutton Must DieAlonso's BooksI'll Be Home for Christmas Movies     Have Yourself a Movie Little Christmas***With:Ify NwadiweDrea ClarkAlonso DuraldeJustin KirklandProduced by Marissa FlaxbartSr. Producer Laura Swisher

He was a disciple of Saints Cyril and Methodius (May 11), and traveled with them on their missionary journey to the Slavs. With them and their other companions, he endured many trials, including several imprisonments at the hands of the Latin Franks, who were seeking to seize control of the region of Moravia in order to impose the Latin language and to spread the heresy of the filioque. For a time their troubles were relieved by Pope Hadrian II, who supported the mission and made St Methodius Archbishop of Pannonia, with jurisdiction over the Eastern European Slav lands. But when St Methodius died, St Nahum and his companions were imprisoned once more, then sent into exile, where they finally found shelter in the Orthodox Kingdom of Bulgaria. There they were able to continue their work of evangelization in the Slavonic language. Saint Nahum founded the Monastery that bears his name on the shore of Lake Ochrid. After his repose his relics were brought there for burial, and are venerated there today.

Fr. Seraphim shares a message of forgiveness at Christmas.

4 Great Day Trips from Krakow Poland In episode 86, we explore 4 great day trips from Krakow Poland. We stayed longer in Krakow than in any other Polish city during our travel to Poland.  That allowed us to schedule several day trips while staying in this fantastic Polish city. Places to visit for day trips from Kraków In this episode, we travel to the following places for excursions from Krakow: Wieliczka Salt Mine Morskie Oko Chapel of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Jaszczuroka Zakopane Jasna Góra Monastery in Częstochowa Where to stay in Kraków Our accommodation was at the Platinum Aparthotel. This was a convenient location just off the market square and easily accessible to the Old Town within a 15-minute walk.   Book a Day Trip from Kraków  Wieliczka Salt Mine Tour Rated 5-stars on Viator Zakopane Private Tour from Krakow  Rated 5-stars on Viator Morskie Oko Private Tour from Krakow Rated 5-stars on Viator Czestochowa Black Madonna Private Day Tour from Krakow Rated 5-stars on Viator Books discussed in this episode Get ready for your visit to these sites some reading: The Trilogy by Henryk Sienkiewicz Poland by James Michener Plan your trip to Poland DK Eyewitness Poland - This is the book we referenced to help craft our three-week Poland itinerary. More Travel Resources from The Places Where We Go The Places Where We Go Travel Resources TRAVEL BOOKS: While planning your travels, you can find links to several books to get you in the travel mindset on our Amazon Store Page - check out the section: Books That Inspire Travel  GEAR: We also invite you to visit our Amazon Storefront for more travel resources we recommend - all of which we use in our travels. GET YOUR TRAVEL GEAR HERE! - The Places Where We Go Amazon Storefront Thanks for your support!   Inspiring Your Future Travels We hope this episode inspires you to consider a visit to Poland.   Which activities will you plan on your trip?   Drop us a line if you have an adventure in Poland.   Follow Us - The Places Where We Go Podcast: The Places Where We Go Podcast is released every other week in your favorite podcast app as well as on our website at www.theplaceswherewego.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theplaceswherewego Twitter: https://twitter.com/theplaceswhere1 Email: Write to us at comments@theplaceswherewego.com Buy Us A Coffee: buymeacoffee.com/tpwwg We'll see you at the places where we go. Julie & Art   AFFILIATE LINK DISCLOSURE: 
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Sung by the Monks of Holy Transfiguration Monastery, Brookline. Copyright © Holy Transfiguration Monastery, Brookline, MA, used by permission. All rights reserved.

Sung by the Monks of Holy Transfiguration Monastery, Brookline. Copyright © Holy Transfiguration Monastery, Brookline, MA, used by permission. All rights reserved.

(keywords) (slightly edited version) mindfulness of breathing, working with pain, difficult emotions & other issues, neutral feeling, kneading the dough, investigating the six senses & consciousness, knowing, contentment.

Full Text of ReadingsSaturday of the Third Week of Advent Lectionary: 193The Saint of the day is Saint Hildegard of BingenSaint Hildegard of Bingen's Story Abbess, artist, author, composer, mystic, pharmacist, poet, preacher, theologian—where to begin in describing this remarkable woman? Born into a noble family, she was instructed for ten years by the holy woman Blessed Jutta. When Hildegard was 18, she became a Benedictine nun at the Monastery of Saint Disibodenberg. Ordered by her confessor to write down the visions that she had received since the age of three, Hildegard took ten years to write her Scivias (Know the Ways). Pope Eugene III read it, and in 1147, encouraged her to continue writing. Her Book of the Merits of Life and Book of Divine Works followed. She wrote over 300 letters to people who sought her advice; she also composed short works on medicine and physiology, and sought advice from contemporaries such as Saint Bernard of Clairvaux. Hildegard's visions caused her to see humans as “living sparks” of God's love, coming from God as daylight comes from the sun. Sin destroyed the original harmony of creation; Christ's redeeming death and resurrection opened up new possibilities. Virtuous living reduces the estrangement from God and others that sin causes. Like all mystics, Hildegard saw the harmony of God's creation and the place of women and men in that. This unity was not apparent to many of her contemporaries. Hildegard was no stranger to controversy. The monks near her original foundation protested vigorously when she moved her monastery to Bingen, overlooking the Rhine River. She confronted Emperor Frederick Barbarossa for supporting at least three antipopes. Hildegard challenged the Cathars, who rejected the Catholic Church claiming to follow a more pure Christianity. Between 1152 and 1162, Hildegard often preached in the Rhineland. Her monastery was placed under interdict because she had permitted the burial of a young man who had been excommunicated. She insisted that he had been reconciled with the Church and had received its sacraments before dying. Hildegard protested bitterly when the local bishop forbade the celebration of or reception of the Eucharist at the Bingen monastery, a sanction that was lifted only a few months before her death. In 2012, Hildegard was canonized and named a Doctor of the Church by Pope Benedict XVI. Her liturgical feast is celebrated on September 17. Reflection Pope Benedict spoke about Hildegard of Bingen during two of his general audiences in September 2010. He praised the humility with which she received God's gifts, and the obedience she gave Church authorities. He praised too the “rich theological content” of her mystical visions that sum up the history of salvation from creation to the end of time. During his papacy, Pope Benedict XVI said, “Let us always invoke the Holy Spirit, so that he may inspire in the Church holy and courageous women like Saint Hildegard of Bingen who, developing the gifts they have received from God, make their own special and valuable contribution to the spiritual development of our communities and of the Church in our time.” Click here for more on Saint Hildegard of Bingen! Saint of the Day, Copyright Franciscan Media

The opinion of others can destroy one's self-esteem. We need to found our life on Christ's values, regardless of the response that generates in those around us. We may be unpopular, but we are truly ourselves, and that is worth carrying this Cross for.

Saint Tryphon was the son of a priest from Novgorod. The Synaxarion records that, at the moment of his birth, the verse Blessed is the life of those who dwell in the desert was being sung in the Matins service. In 1525 he was moved by a divine revelation to flee to the far north of Russia and live as a hermit. He settled near the River Kola, where he devoted his nights to prayer, his days to proclaiming the Gospel of Christ to the native peoples there. The pagans were hostile at first, but his patience and humility won them over, and he baptized many. He built them a church with his own hands on the shores of Lake Ladoga, and later founded a monastery there. Saint Tryphon reposed in 1583. He predicted his own death and the coming destruction of the Monastery by the Swedes, which came to pass in 1590. All the monks were massacred. The first victim, Starets Jonah, worked many miracles at the Monastery after its restoration.

In this episode: Season 2 Episode 2 of the ARCE with Dr. Nicholas Warner and ARCE's Archives Manager Andreas Kostopoulos in this episode Dr. Warner is walking us through the construction of the shelter and interesting stories behind it.  For more information, please go to www.arce.org/podcast/archive-series

In this episode, Phillip Lanos and Jason Miller are joined by Matt Tenney, Founder, and CEO of Author, Speaker, and Consultant at matttenney.com. Matt Tenney is the author of the highly-acclaimed book Serve To Be Great: Leadership Lessons from a Prison, a Monastery, and a Boardroom. Over the last 9 years, Matt has delivered programs that help improve employee engagement and retention to hundreds of clients, including companies like Salesforce, T. Rowe Price, Roche, Marriott, Keller Williams, L' Oreal, and many others.Tune in to learn more!For more go to: https://www.strategicadvisorboard.comConnect:Strategic Advisor Board: www.linkedin.com/company/strategic-advisor-boardJason Miller: www.linkedin.com/in/jasontmiller-sabPhillip Lanos: www.linkedin.com/in/philliplanosMatt TenneyLinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/matttenneyWebsite: www.matttenney.com

A brief review of my experience my first 7 day silent retreat with Refuge Recovery and Noah Levine. I encourage you to find a retreat and enjoy it. Go deep.

"St Finian, known as the 'Tutor of the Saints of Ireland,' stands with St Enda of Aran at the head of the patriarchs of Irish monasticism. He showed great zeal and piety for God from his youth. He had already founded three churches before he set off for Wales to study at the feet of St Cadoc at Llancarfan (September 25, †577). In Llancarfan he became close friends with St Gildas (January 29, †570), another of St Cadoc's disciples. Upon his return to Ireland, he founded the great Monastery of Clonard during the same year the great St Enda (March 21, †530) reposed in Aran. A multitude of illustrious and holy men studied under St Finian, including the famous 'Twelve Apostles of Ireland.' St Finian founded many other monasteries during his lifetime, including the famous island monastery of Skellig Michael off the southwest coast of Ireland." (Saint Herman Calendar 2003)

No good can come from constantly re-assessing our decision to enter a marriage or monastic life. The time for assessing is before we enter the Sacrament; after that, we should allow Christ to freely use the 'tool' of the Sacrament to shape us into the Saints He created us to be.

He was born at Thebes in Egypt, and at a young age left his pious parents, his inheritance and his acquaintances to dwell in the Egyptian desert, devoting himself to ceaseless prayer. After many years, he reputation spread and, despite his desire for solitude, throngs of pilgrims would seek him out for his prayers and counsel. To escape the attentions of men, he did a surprising thing: he abandoned the desert and moved to Constantinople, settling in the Blachernae district, where, amid the bustle of the city, he was able to pass unnoticed, more secure in his solitude than he had been in the caves of Egypt.   As he grew in obedience to the commandments of Christ, the grace of working miracles grew in him, and once again he gradually became known. Once a blind man cast himself before Patapius on the street, and the Saint cured him instantly by calling on the name of Christ. Once he healed a man crippled by dropsy, anointing him with the oil from a vigil lamp and signing him with the Cross.   After blessing the Church for many years with his prayers and miracles, St Patapius fell asleep in peace, and was buried in the church of the Monastery of the Egyptians near Constantinople. In 1904 his precious and incorrupt relics were uncovered in the course of some building at a small monastery near Corinth. From that time the monastery has been dedicated to St Patapius, and many miracles are worked there.

We welcome Father Abbot Philip Anderson of Clear Creek Monastery to both discuss and listen to excerpts from the Monastery's latest CD for Advent from Sophia Institute Press: Rorate Caeli. How does sacred music enhance the life of a monk, how can it change us, and how can we learn to "be a little bit monk" in the Advent season? Rorate Cœli: Marian Sounds of Advent Text of the Alleluia: Crastina Die Chant Text of the Rorate Cœli Polyphony Clear Creek Abbey Website Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

Employee retention for small business owners with Matt Tenney. Matt shares his experiences and insights from his journey to becoming a leader and helping others become small business leaders, and how leadership can help you retain the best employees for your small business. Matt is the author of the highly acclaimed book “Serve To Be Great: Leadership Lessons from a Prison, a Monastery, and a Boardroom.”. Henry Lopez is the host of The How of Business podcast – helping you start, run and grow your small business. The How of Business is a top-rated podcast for small business and entrepreneurs. Find the podcast, resources and trusted service partners for small business owners and entrepreneurs at our website.