St. Hilarion stands among some of the earliest saints of the Kievan church, helping to firmly root the Orthodox Christian faith in the Eurasian plain in Russia, Belarus and the Ukraine. While little is known historically about his life, this work, his magnum opus, grants a window into the Byzantine confession of faith as it was known in the early 11th century. It stands as one of the oldest surviving eastern Slavic texts.
This book is a study of the mystical nature of tradition, and the traditional nature of mysticism, and of St Symeon as both a highly personal and very traditional ecclesiastical writer. The teachings of St Symeon (late tenth to early eleventh century) created much controversy in Byzantium and even led to a short-lived exile to Asia Minor. For the first time in modern scholarship St Symeon's attitude to Scripture and to church worship, his relations with his spiritual father, Symeon the Studite, and the Studite tradition in general are examined. Separate chapters are dedicated to Symeon's cycle of daily reading, to his attitude to hagiographical literature, to his trinitarian theology, ecclesiology, anthropology, and mysticism. Special attention is also paid to the links between Symeon and preceeding authors such as Gregory Nazianzen. In this book Dr Alfeyev aims to redress the balance existing in the modern scholarly approach to Symeon and, more generally, to the Byzantine mystical tradition. By examining Symeon from within the tradition to which both he and the author belong Dr Alfeyev breaks new ground in original research.
From the Foreword by Kallistos Ware, Bishop of Diokleia— Isaac the Syrian, also called Isaac of Nineveh, lived and wrote during "the golden age of Syriac Christian literature" in the seventh century. Cut off by language and politics from the Churches of the Roman Empire and branded "Nestorian," the Church of the East produced in isolation a rich theological literature which is only now becoming known to outsiders. Yet over the centuries and in all parts of Christendom, Isaac's works have been read and recommended as unquestionably orthodox. Now, at last, to my great delight, we have at our disposal a single book in English, offering us a balanced and comprehensive overview of Isaac's life, background and teaching. Wisely, Fr. Hilarion Alfeyev has allowed Isaac to speak for himself. The book is full of well-chosen quotations, in which Isaac's true voice can be heard. Saint Isaac of Syria was an ascetic, a mountain solitary, but his writings are universal in scope. They are addressed not just to the desert but to the city, not just to monastics but to all the baptized. With sharp vividness he speaks about themes relevant to every Christian: about repentance and humility, about prayer in its many forms, both outer and inner, about solitude and community, about silence, wonder, and ecstasy. Along with the emphasis that he places upon "luminous love"—to use his own phrase—two things above all mark his spiritual theology: his sense of God as living mystery; and his warm devotion to the Saviour Christ.
This book contains the very latest channelings of Simon C. Godwin and Elizabeth Rose Howard throughout 2011 and includes the messages of Archangel Michael relating to Spiritual Discernment, The Bridge, Psychic Protection and more. With over 389 paperback pages of over 40 channeled messages from Hilarion, El Morya and Archangel Michael throughout 2011, this book contains some highly acclaimed work, including Money Matters & Matters of Money and Dharma and Karma. A great companion to SPIRITUAL ANSWERS by HILARION, this book is the sixth in THE NEW HILARION SERIES and forms part of what will become the valuable spiritual collection for discerning seekers everywhere.
PRESENTATION Ruben Cedeño Caracas, 9/30/2001 By dedicating oneself to the studies of Metaphysics, one pursues a single objective: to stop suffering and be happy, by putting into practice the Principle of Mentalism, the Inner Christ, and the Seven Rays. Within the practice of the Flames, the Green Ray fulfills the function of producing healing, eliminating the suffering of the appearance of illness. This work written by Master Hilarion, Director of the Fifth Green Ray, is entirely dedicated to offering the resources to produce healing with completely metaphysical means because, part of a basic principle, it recognizes that God is Health and we, as children of God, have to live always full of vitality, without any disease. The greatest service to which we can dedicate ourselves out of love for humanity, and having metaphysical knowledge, is to heal through spiritual power. Putting into practice what is exposed here, we can achieve it. May everyone who has this work in his hands, and puts it into practice, receive from the Divine Presence of God the full Healing Blessings of Master Hilarion. Thank you.
F O R E W O R D: The name of Hilarion Gensole Henares, Sr., is publicly known specially in connection with his inventive genius, his unfaltering interest in the industries of our young Republic and the unsparing efforts he has made to make the economic climate warmer, kinder to new industries. It is a name known more particularly to a certain segment of Philippine Society and were Hilarion Gensole Henares less modest and more self-seeking, it would have been a name that would shine and sparkle with greater brilliance than those that are better known in this time. One has to know the man, his life, in order to understand that here is a man on whom nature has lavished much with the gifts of the mind and crowned him with the more valuable gift of heart. Whenever we come across one such individual as Hilarion Gensole Henares, we ask ourselves: What are the composite factors which have made this man stand out distinct from the rest? Are they factors inherited from his forebears, shaped by his environment? Or, are they special traits given to this particular individual by the Good Lord? Has there been a purpose for his having been so specially endowed? This simple story of a man's life, the times in which he grew into full stature so that, quite unknown to the public, he leaves his imprint on the economic growth of the country, is told with the same simplicity as the man himself and with the underlying affection with which everyone interviewed by this writer, spoke of and remembers the man: Hilarion Gensole Henares. + + Life With Father: He was a man of many passions, and he had the restless, relentless, persistent and energetic determination to pursue them at all costs and over all obstacles. One of his greatest passions was the love he bore for Miss Concepcion G. Maramba who after a courtship that lasted three years and spanned two continents, finally consented to be his wife. The one other great passion of his life was the Industrial Revolution in his own country. An engineer with four degrees, he did most of the pioneering work for the diversification of the sugar and coconut industries. He organized the Philippine Chamber of Industries, one of the most powerful and militant organizations. He went further. Because he wanted to bring industrialization to the very grassroots of the country's economy, he pioneered in the Home Industries Movement --"If you can swim in six feet of water, you can swim in waters six miles deep!" A writer named Carlos Bulosan once wrote of the laughter of his father. I now write of the wonder of my father. Not only because to me and to many others, he was such a wonderful man, but because he was a man so full of wonder --- full of the wonder of life itself, its challenges, its excitement, its grandeur and the innate goodness of its ultimate purpose. Full of the wonder of love which he lavished, without counting the cost, on his family, his friends, his fellow industrialists, and above all, way above all, his native land.
Publication of "The Letters of Paul" with revisions & commentary by the original author is an historic event. He who was known as Paul in Christ's time & has throughout the ages been called Hilarion among his colleagues, has long been dismayed by the distortions & deliberate alterations in the letters he wrote. These have had serious effects limiting the teachings of the Christ & the work of his Apostles. Here at last we can begin to glimpse the wider & more inclusive intention of the mission of the Christ. He sought to revise the understanding of the relation of humankind to God & to creation, & to bring all people, not only those later called Christians, into the awareness of love & of the spiritual Self or the Christ within. We learn that Paul ordained a woman as bishop, that he holds no brief for a celibate priesthood, that the laws of cause & effect, & of rebirth were taught by the Christ & his Disciples. Fascinating too are the unknown details of Paul's life - the dangers, the escapes, the experiences in the palace of the Roman Emperor, & ultimately, the execution. Edited by Rev. Lewis E. Durham & Sylvia Moss Schechter.
In this third book of The New Hilarion Series, Hilarion provides readers with what is without doubt the most enlightening, practical and concise insight into the attraction of abundance, as seen form higher perspectives. In addition to providing readers with a simple plan for manifestation in the material world, Hilarion gives insignts into the mind of man, his consciousness in terms of abundance, and what is required to become a powerful co-creator whilst incarnate upon the earth. This book will become a valuable addition to any collection of the very best spiritual books because it is serious how-to from source, taking us from the complex illusions of human emotion and fear, right to the heart of the universal flow, and the significance of simplicity in all things.
Over 50 contemporary spiritual questions have now been answered in this channeled book by Hilarion. This volume includes many questions submitted by readers and seekers specifically requesting Hilarion's answers and input on a variety of modern issues and concerns. This volume contains Hilarion's answers on a range of subjects, including vegetarianism, Amy Winehouse, Steve Jobs, free energy, the Illuminati, overcoming blocks to spiritual progress, the ego, vibrational remedies, a cure for fear, the Aquarian age, world events, false mediumship and many more answers besides. In the pages of this insightful and illuminating book, readers will likely find the answers to some of their own unanswered questions about spirituality, humanity and the world of subtle energies. Notwithstanding all of that, Hilarion provides new information about the unfolding of what, for many, is probably the most anticipated event of this 21st Century so far - 2012.
This wonderful little book explains the basic concepts of spirituality, reincarnation, karma, spiritual evolution and the kingdoms of nature to children in simple and easy-to-understand fairy tales. Great for adults too!
Written between the mid-fourth and late sixth centuries to commemorate and glorify the achievements of early Christian saints, these six biographies depict men who devoted themselves to solitude, poverty and prayer. Athanasius records Antony's extreme seclusion in the Egyptian desert, despite temptation by the devil and visits from his followers. Jerome also shows those who fled persecution or withdrew from society to pursue lives of chastity and asceticism in his accounts of Paul of Thebes, Hilarion and Malchus. In his Life of Martin, Sulpicius Severus describes the achievements of a man who combined the roles of monk, bishop and missionary, while Gregory the Great tells of Benedict, whose Rule became the template for monastic life. Full of vivid incidents and astonishing miracles, these Lives have provided inspiration as models for centuries of Christian worship.
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