Poor, Silly Self

Several points occur to me. I offer them in no particular order, and as always of course in full recognition that “God is more wise”. 1. While a regular schedule, physical exercise, adequate sleep, and lectio divina are important—indeed...

The Passion of the Christ

Did I ever see Mel Gibson’s film The Passion of the Christ, and if so did I not find it “unnecessarily disturbing”? Yes, I did, but no, I didn’t; nor did it “grate against my Orthodox sensibilities”, as you suggest. On the contrary,...

Is and Yet Isn’t

As a Buddhist you’re puzzled, you say, by the Orthodox doctrine of theosis. How can something that was formerly created now become increatus et increabile? Either it was so from the beginning, or it was not. And how can a man become omniscient, omnipresent, and...

That Crazy, Mixed-Up Sufi

I’m still hoping to add a new page to my weblog describing a few of the highlights of our trip to Mount Athos. God willing, that will happen in the next few weeks. In the meantime, one quick anecdote that may interest and amuse you. As coincidence or Providence...

Lustral Water

“When we realize our faults, we must never ask, ‘What should I do?’ because knowledge is itself the cure.” I agree that this citation from Schuon is pertinent to your predicament. What he has in mind, by the way, is a passage from the Bhagavad...