You Don't Need Spiritual Techniques... You Need Repentance | St. Paisios

Modern spirituality promises healing.St. Paisios points to something much deeper.In the conclusion of our trilogy on yoga, the New Age, & Orthodox Christianity, Dr. Michael Christian & John examine the teachings of St. Paisios the Athonite on repentance, discernment, the passions, logismoi, prayer, & communion with Christ.Rather than becoming fascinated by counterfeit spirituality, St. Paisios calls us to become transformed through humility, confession, repentance, & the healing of the whole person.Topics include:• Yoga & Orthodox Christianity• New Age spirituality• Logismoi (thoughts)• The passions• Philautia (self-love)• Spiritual deception (prelest)• Discernment• The Jesus Prayer• Prayer vs spiritual technique• Healing through repentanceDrawing from With Pain & Love for Contemporary Man, Passions & Virtues, Spiritual Awakening, Family Life, & The Gurus, the Young Man, & Elder Paisios, this episode offers the Orthodox answer to today's search for healing.Chapters:00:00 Coming Up00:39 Orthodox Health Intro02:09 St. Paisios & the Orthodox Answer to False Spirituality08:49 Why Modern Man Is Vulnerable to Spiritual Deception12:20 Book Ad13:08 Orthodoxy Is Not a Christianized New Age18:42 Spiritual Causality Without Superstition23:18 St. Paisios on Curses, Repentance, & Confession25:11 The Spiritual Power of Words, Blessings, & Curses29:47 Logismoi: The War Within Our Thoughts33:33 Can You Trust Your Inner Voice?38:33 The Fly, the Bee, & Purifying the Heart40:48 Understanding the Passions & Pathology42:58 St. Paisios: The Passions as Powers of the Soul47:40 The Body Is Not Spiritually Neutral49:25 Energy Ad50:10 Gluttony, Trauma, & an Orthodox Vision of Healing53:35 How Counterfeit Spirituality Exploits the Passions56:29 Philautia: When the Self Becomes an Idol59:27 When Self-Love Becomes Self-Worship01:02:20 Real Stewardship vs. Self-Ownership01:03:47 Fasting Can Heal (or Feed) the Passions01:05:39 True Discernment Is More Than Spotting Error01:09:27 Testing Counterfeit Peace & Spiritual Experiences01:11:13 Obedience, Spiritual Fatherhood, & Healing01:13:22 Confession Brings Deception Into the Light01:14:48 Fasting Ad01:15:32 Prayer Is Communion, Not a Spiritual Technique01:16:29 St. Paisios the Radio Operator & Prayer01:19:01 The Jesus Prayer Is Not a Mantra01:21:11 Prayer, Repentance, & Real Transformation01:24:24 The Orthodox Answer to Yoga & the New Age01:27:43 Come Home: Christ's Mercy Is Greater01:29:34 OutroWork with ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Dr. Mike⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Signed Copies of Orthodoxy & The Medicine of the Future: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠OrthodoxHealth.com/book⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Order Orthodoxy & the Medicine of the Future on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Amazon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Donate to St. John the Theologian ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Support the Show⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ with a One-Time or Recurring donationIntro & Outro Music: St. John of Chicago Orthodox Church Choir (Arkansas) - Please support their building fund by buying the whole album ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Orthodox Health ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Telegram