Bishop Maximus of Pelagonia: Eastern Orthodoxy and the Meaning Crisis (Dan Sherven)
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- čas přidán 30. 03. 2023
- Bishop Maximus of Pelagonia is under the Holy Synod of the Genuine Orthodox Christians of Greece. He is the Superior of the Hermitage of St. Ignatius, an Orthodox monastery on a mountain in Guatemala. And Bishop Maximus does missionary work in Africa and Latin America. He also teaches at St. Photios Orthodox Theological Seminary in California.
Hermitage of St. Ignatius Website: monasterioortodoxo.org
Hellenic Orthodox Traditionalist Church of America PayPal: paypal.me/BishopMaximus
Dan Sherven is the author of three books: Light and Dark, the #1 Amazon Bestseller Classified: Off the Beat ‘N Path and Live to the Point of Tears. He holds a Bachelor’s of Philosophy and a Bachelor’s of Journalism. Sherven currently writes for Word on Fire, The Symbolic World, the Homiletic and Pastoral Review, Luther College, and the Archdiocese of Regina.
Here, you can find his work: linktr.ee/dansherven - Zábava
Great to hear Bishop Maximus articulate these ideas with such clarity.
Thank you for having Bishop Maximus. One of the clearest speaker around.
Thank for inviting Bishop Maximus; a clear and truly inspiring Orthodox spiritual voice in these dark times. 🙏👍
I could listen to Bishop Maximus all day! So edifying. Thank you for the interview.
It is wonderful to see the Orthodox Church perspective on current matters. Bless you Bishop! Keep talking....
So very much enjoyed this talk. It’s unfortunate. We didn’t let him continue to unpack the. “Ecology of practices,“ as I think this would’ve provided a more organized and comprehensive approach towards how the Orthodox Church may effectively address the “meaning crisis.“ Perhaps you can have him on again in the future so that this may occur. Thank you for the interview.
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What Is the Difference Between God and Nature?
“It is best for us to agree and accept the words of the Kabbalists that ‘the nature’ (Heb. ‘HaTeva’ [‘הטבע’]) has the same numerical value as ‘God’ (Heb. ‘Elohim’ [‘אלהים’]-eighty-six. Then, I will be able to call the laws of God ‘nature’s commandments [Mitzvot],’ or vice-versa (God’s commandments [Mitzvot] by the name ‘nature’s laws’), for they are one and the same.” - Kabbalist Yehuda Ashlag (Baal HaSulam), “The Peace.”
There is nothing besides the system of nature, which Kabbalists equally refer to as “nature” or “God,” and we are integral parts of this system.
Therefore, when we say that there is one God, it means that there is nothing besides one force acting in this single system we are parts of.
The desire of the single force acting in reality is to bring us into connection with it-not via coercion, but through awareness in a positive manner.
As much as we understand, feel and attain this force as one that is good and benevolent, then we can adhere to it and reach its level of complete awareness.