Friday, April 30, 2021

Ideals, Oaths, Causes, and Man ~ Master Kan (Kung Fu season 2, Episode 18 "Crossties")

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  MASTER KAN:  You are speaking of Disciple Han? KWAI CHANG CAINE:  Yes, master. MASTER KAN:   And he no longer feels bound by his oath. KWA...
Wednesday, April 28, 2021

Sayings Saint Barsanuphius ~ No one ever accomplishes good by means of evil...

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  No one ever accomplishes good by means of evil, because they are themselves conquered by the evil. On the contrary, evil is corrected b...

Sayings St. John of Damaskos ~ For the good is not good if it is not rightly done

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  For the good is not good if it is not rightly done. It is really good only if it is not done with the purpose of receiving some reward.......
Friday, April 23, 2021

Greatmartyr, Victory-bearer, and Wonderworker George Commemorated on April 23

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  Greatmartyr, Victory-bearer, and Wonderworker George Commemorated on  April 23 Troparion & Kontakion The Holy Great Martyr George the ...
Monday, April 19, 2021

Sayings St. Dorotheos of Gaza ~ Two kinds of fear spoken by Saint John

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     St. John in one of his epistles says, 'Perfect love drives out fear' (I Jn. 4:18). What does the holy man signify to us by this...
Friday, March 12, 2021

Sayings Marcus Tullius Cicero ~ What is morally wrong...

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  What is morally wrong can never be advantageous, even when it enables you to make some gain that you believe to be to your advantage. The ...

Freedom ~ Master Po (Kung Fu season 2, Episode 11 "The Elixer")

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Master Po: Do you marvel at the carver’s skill? Kwai Chang Caine: Yes, master. And at his meaning. Each is free to move, yet each is held ca...