Everyone wants happiness (bliss)! But there is one Happiness, one (the only!) Bliss – God-Love, Jesus Christ, the Holy Spirit, the Kingdom of God! And all other “happiness” is illusions, mirages, chasing which a person falls into hell, into suffering-torments (earthly and eternal)! But living by conscience (even distorted by sin), sincerely, a person will be saved, for when they meet the Truth, they will accept It (the Lord Jesus Christ). (For those who live sincerely, by conscience, not being deceitful, humble themselves, they can hear the Gospel and become catechumens – either in the second stage of existence or already in the third stage).
A good deed (truly good), which leads to the Goal, Truth, is only that deed which is done for the sake of Jesus Christ (the Lord is the Truth, the Way, the Goal, Life, by which and in which, by the Holy Spirit, we come to the Father)! (And the good of this world, if done by pagans by conscience, sincerely, leads to Goodness (Matthew 25:31-46). For pagans will be judged by their conscience (not cleansed, strengthened by the Law of God, as, for example, in catechumens). If they listened to their conscience (this inner, God-given law), then at the Last Judgment it will not condemn them, and they will humble themselves, having learned to listen to it, and will accept the Savior! But whoever neglects the voice of their conscience will be condemned!). Therefore, whoever wants to be Happy should start on the path of diligently following all the commandments of God, which point to Love (to God, for God is Love). Be vigilant! So as not to stray from the true path onto a path that leads to hell, away from God, from Truth – into suffering (earthly and eternal). Happiness is mutual Love, it is to love and be loved. Happiness is the communion-unity of mutually loving ones. Happiness is to know the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, it is the unity of all with all in the unity of the Holy Trinity (see John 17). (Christianity (the Kingdom of God, Happiness) is prayer, communion of all with all in the Holy Spirit! Therefore, a Christian (= monk, different, not of this world) is a person of prayer (prays unceasingly). And a catechumen (novice) is the one who learns to pray, that is, to always be in communion with God, fulfilling His will, His commandments! The Church is a house of prayer, every Christian is a house of prayer, a temple of the Holy Spirit! Be vigilant in your prayers! How you learn to pray (unceasingly)! How you endure in prayers!).
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Why are you getting annoyed? Are you already tired, or are you bored with this monotonous work – sorting those medicine-thoughts from the basket onto the shelves? Or maybe you judged someone?.. I will now tell you something about judgment and anger, which is born from it (judgment), whether it is true or not (whether it actually happened or it is a grandfather’s tale)… no one knows on the farm… But listen to what our grandmothers told us at evening gatherings (we were still kids back then). At the faculty of psychology, a professor was giving a lecture on emotions, particularly highlighting the concept of anger. The professor said that anger develops in three stages: first comes surprise (astonishment), then (after surprise, as a daughter is born from a mother) irritation, and irritation gives birth to anger (desire for evil, even to murder; hatred…). And the professor immediately, as they say, without leaving the cash register (that is, without waiting for seminars, practical classes), decided to demonstrate the theory in practice. Taking the phone, he dialed a random number and turned on the speakerphone (so that all the students could hear the conversation). A stranger answered:
– Hello!
– Can I speak to Vasya?
– Vasya?!! – the stranger asked in surprise and continued, – There is no Vasya here, you have the wrong number!
– Sorry! Goodbye. – replied the professor and the conversation ended.
A minute later, the professor called this number again and immediately:
– Vasya, hello! How are you, friend?
– I told you, this is not Vasya’s number and there has never been any Vasya here!.. – the response came irritably (recognizing the professor’s voice, who had just called a minute ago) from the other end of the line, and the phone was hung up.
After a minute, the professor dialed this number again and asked:
– Hasn’t Vasya come yet? And from the other end came:
– Hey, you idiot… if you call here again – you’re dead, we’ll break you, got it? Scum, freak, filth… (here in anger poured a stream of threats not just to kill, but to kill slowly, to make sure you suffer well – death for you will be a gift, a great mercy…).
The professor, very satisfied with the result of the experiment, which fully confirmed the theory, addressed the students:
– Well, friends, as you can see, our entire theory has been confirmed: at first, our unknown interlocutor was surprised, then began to get irritated, and then extremely angry: began to wish evil, trying to implement it, that is, to do evil…