You Don't Need Spiritual Techniques... You Need Repentance | St. Paisios

<p>Modern spirituality promises healing.</p><p>St. Paisios points to something much deeper.</p><p>In the conclusion of our trilogy on yoga, the New Age, &amp; Orthodox Christianity, Dr. Michael Christian &amp; John examine the teachings of St. Paisios the Athonite on repentance, discernment, the passions, logismoi, prayer, &amp; communion with Christ.</p><p>Rather than becoming fascinated by counterfeit spirituality, St. Paisios calls us to become transformed through humility, confession, repentance, &amp; the healing of the whole person.</p><p>Topics include:</p><p>• Yoga &amp; Orthodox Christianity</p><p>• New Age spirituality</p><p>• Logismoi (thoughts)</p><p>• The passions</p><p>• Philautia (self-love)</p><p>• Spiritual deception (prelest)</p><p>• Discernment</p><p>• The Jesus Prayer</p><p>• Prayer vs spiritual technique</p><p>• Healing through repentance</p><p>Drawing from <em>With Pain &amp; Love for Contemporary Man</em>, <em>Passions &amp; Virtues</em>, <em>Spiritual Awakening, Family Life</em>, &amp; <em>The Gurus, the Young Man, &amp; Elder Paisios</em>, this episode offers the Orthodox answer to today&#39;s search for healing.</p><p><br></p><p>Chapters:</p><p>00:00 Coming Up</p><p>00:39 Orthodox Health Intro</p><p>02:09 St. Paisios &amp; the Orthodox Answer to False Spirituality</p><p>08:49 Why Modern Man Is Vulnerable to Spiritual Deception</p><p>12:20 Book Ad</p><p>13:08 Orthodoxy Is Not a Christianized New Age</p><p>18:42 Spiritual Causality Without Superstition</p><p>23:18 St. Paisios on Curses, Repentance, &amp; Confession</p><p>25:11 The Spiritual Power of Words, Blessings, &amp; Curses</p><p>29:47 Logismoi: The War Within Our Thoughts</p><p>33:33 Can You Trust Your Inner Voice?</p><p>38:33 The Fly, the Bee, &amp; Purifying the Heart</p><p>40:48 Understanding the Passions &amp; Pathology</p><p>42:58 St. Paisios: The Passions as Powers of the Soul</p><p>47:40 The Body Is Not Spiritually Neutral</p><p>49:25 Energy Ad</p><p>50:10 Gluttony, Trauma, &amp; an Orthodox Vision of Healing</p><p>53:35 How Counterfeit Spirituality Exploits the Passions</p><p>56:29 Philautia: When the Self Becomes an Idol</p><p>59:27 When Self-Love Becomes Self-Worship</p><p>01:02:20 Real Stewardship vs. Self-Ownership</p><p>01:03:47 Fasting Can Heal (or Feed) the Passions</p><p>01:05:39 True Discernment Is More Than Spotting Error</p><p>01:09:27 Testing Counterfeit Peace &amp; Spiritual Experiences</p><p>01:11:13 Obedience, Spiritual Fatherhood, &amp; Healing</p><p>01:13:22 Confession Brings Deception Into the Light</p><p>01:14:48 Fasting Ad</p><p>01:15:32 Prayer Is Communion, Not a Spiritual Technique</p><p>01:16:29 St. Paisios the Radio Operator &amp; Prayer</p><p>01:19:01 The Jesus Prayer Is Not a Mantra</p><p>01:21:11 Prayer, Repentance, &amp; Real Transformation</p><p>01:24:24 The Orthodox Answer to Yoga &amp; the New Age</p><p>01:27:43 Come Home: Christ&#39;s Mercy Is Greater</p><p>01:29:34 Outro</p><p><br></p><p></p><p>Work with <a href="">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Dr. Mike⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a> ⁠⁠⁠<a href="">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>⁠⁠</p><p>Signed Copies of Orthodoxy &amp; The Medicine of the Future: ⁠<a href="https://www.orthodoxhealth.com/book">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠OrthodoxHealth.com/book⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p>Order Orthodoxy &amp; the Medicine of the Future on <a href="https://www.amzn.to/4adGdrv">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Amazon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p>Donate to St. John the Theologian <a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-st-john-theologian-church">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p><a href="">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Support the Show⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a> with a One-Time or Recurring donation</p><p>Intro &amp; Outro Music: St. John of Chicago Orthodox Church Choir (Arkansas) - Please support their building fund by buying the whole album <a href="https://stjohnorthodoxchurch.bandcamp.com/album/come-ye-faithful-building-fundraiser">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠