The goal of reading is the application, in our lives, of
what we read. Not to learn it by heart, but to take it to heart.
Not to practice using our tongues, but to be able to receive the
tongues of fire and to live the mysteries of God. If one studies
a great deal in order to acquire knowledge and to teach others,
without living the things he teaches, he does no more than fill
his head with hot air. At most he will manage to ascend
to the moon using machines. The goal of the
Christian is to rise to God without machines.
-Saint Paisios of Mount Athos
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April 1, 2026
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