Religie | Scris de Karamazov | Duminică, 22 Mai 2022 22:05 | St. Theophan the Recluse The Lord said: If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed (John 8:36). Here is where freedom is! The mind is bound with bonds of ignorance, delusions, superstitions, and uncertainties; it struggles, but cannot get away from them. Cleave to the Lord and He will enlighten your darkness (cf. Ps. 18:28) and dissolve all the bonds in which your mind languishes. The passions bind the will, and do not give it space in which to act; it struggles, like one bRead more | Religie | Scris de Karamazov | Sâmbătă, 07 Mai 2022 08:41 | Saint Demetrios, together with Saint George, are the two brave young lads of Christendom. They are down here on earth, and the two archangels Michael and Gabriel are in heaven. In ancient times they were painted without arms, but in later years they were depicted armed with swords and spears and dressed in iron shirts. On one shoulder they have their helmet, on the other their shield, and in the middle are the straps that support the sheath of the sword. In recent years, after the siege of the cityRead more | Ce citim | Scris de Dostoievski et al. | Vineri, 15 Aprilie 2022 09:20 |
Previously in the Dostoevsky for Parents and Children series: Varenka's Memoirs (from the novel Poor Folk, 1846 [1883, 1887, 1897, DPC I]) An Honest Thief (from Stories of a Man of Experience, 1848 [suggested by the Introduction to the 1897 anthology, DPC V] Nellie's Story (from The Insulted and Injured, 1861 [1883, 1887, DPC VI] At The Select Boarding School (from the novel The Adolescent, 1875 [1883, 1897, DPC II]) The Merchant's Story (from the novel The Adolescent, 1875Read more | | Ce citim | Scris de Dostoievski et al. | Miercuri, 18 Mai 2022 21:51 | Previously in the Dostoevsky for Parents and Children series: Varenka's Memoirs (from the novel Poor Folk, 1846 [1883, 1887, 1897, DPC I]) An Honest Thief (from Stories of a Man of Experience, 1848 [suggested by the Introduction to the 1897 anthology, DPC V] Nellie's Story (from The Insulted and Injured, 1861 [1883, 1887, DPC VI] At The Select Boarding School (from the novel The Adolescent, 1875 [1883, 1897, DPC II]) The Merchant's Story (from the novel The Adolescent, 1875 [1897, DPC IRead more | Scris de Karamazov | Miercuri, 04 Mai 2022 19:08 | "The young generation has not forgotten the face of a young man, a rich landowner, who had studied with the Germans as a laborer in a factory, in a technical plant. He was at a [radical] gathering... 'I advise you, gentlemen, to direct your attention to the the technical side and study technology.' 'Serve a machine?' 'No, gentlemen, join with us through all Russia; if only the technical side goes well, then an upheaval (a revolution) will take place, incomparably more forceful and successful thanRead more | Ce citim | Scris de Dostoievski et al. | Joi, 31 Martie 2022 12:17 | Previously in the Dostoevsky for Parents and Children series: Varenka's Memoirs (from the novel Poor Folk, 1846 [1883, 1887, 1897, DPC I]) An Honest Thief (from Stories of a Man of Experience, 1848 [suggested by the Introduction to the 1897 anthology, DPC V] Nellie's Story (from The Insulted and Injured, 1861 [1883, 1887, DPC VI] At The Select Boarding School (from the novel The Adolescent, 1875 [1883, 1897, DPC II]) The Merchant's Story (from the novel The Adolescent, 1875 [1897, DPC IRead more | |