tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714437334790446678.post707394932294420676..comments2023-10-04T09:50:08.070-05:00Comments on Logismoi: 'His Mind Was Always United with God in Love'—St Paisius VelichkovskyAaron Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17775589009145031773noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714437334790446678.post-30733350779107212322009-11-28T13:37:08.874-06:002009-11-28T13:37:08.874-06:00The difference, Chris, is that St Paisius was born...The difference, Chris, is that St Paisius was born and raised in a traditional Orthodox household. He didn't "convert" himself in the same way that some people today come to Orthodoxy through books. <br /><br />One simply does not become Orthodox through reading books, though one may certainly come to learn of Orthodoxy that way. One becomes Orthodox through a life in the Church, beginning with baptism (for which chrismation is a economical stand-in) and continuing in participation in the life of the Church in every way possible, without reserve. Reading is optional.Kevin P. Edgecombhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16590490181739464401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714437334790446678.post-68426769004714988612009-11-28T08:19:51.517-06:002009-11-28T08:19:51.517-06:00I always think of the fact that St. Paisius was fo...I always think of the fact that St. Paisius was forced to read his way into the hesychastic tradition. I especially think of this when people denigrate converts reading their way into Orthodoxy, or mistaking book Orthodoxy for 'real Orthodoxy', which usually has quite a lot to do with folk traditions around the Church and not always with the Church - not that there is not a great deal of value to be had there, too. In fact, I think this sort of Paisian monasticism has had a great deal of influence on convert Orthodoxy - both in its initial reliance on books rather than elders and on its focus on the heights of spirituality rather than just the day to day tradition of a village/city for time immemorial.123https://www.blogger.com/profile/14514075641944568806noreply@blogger.com