Vladimir Aleksandrovich Antonov Quotes & Sayings

The acme of faith is ... immersion of the mind in God. — Vladimir Aleksandrovich Antonov

From Spiritual Directions of Diadochus of Photiki — Vladimir Aleksandrovich Antonov

Hear and understand: the Flame is the source of all things, all things are its manifestation! Seek to be One with the Divine Sun! Hold your thought on uniting the Light with your human body. Light is the Source of all the life; for without the Great Light nothing can ever exist! Know, Light is the basis of all formed matter. Know, O man, that all space is filled by worlds within worlds. — Vladimir Aleksandrovich Antonov

Listen to others' advice and deliberate yourself. Only fools acts thoughtlessly, without consideration! — Vladimir Aleksandrovich Antonov

If you want to conquer pride, do not say that your deed was done by your hands and might; say that with God's help and guidance it was done, not by my power and efforts. — Vladimir Aleksandrovich Antonov

The acme of freedom from wealth is to desire to be possessionless even as others desire to possess. — Vladimir Aleksandrovich Antonov

Faith receives. Love gives.
One must not receive without faith. One must not give without love.
Therefore, in order to receive, we believe, and in order to give truly, we love.
But if one gives without love, he does not benefit from such giving. — Vladimir Aleksandrovich Antonov

Grieve only if you have committed a sin, but even in this case do not grieve too much, otherwise you may become desperate. — Vladimir Aleksandrovich Antonov

The acme of love is to enhance your friendly attitude to those who insult and revile you. — Vladimir Aleksandrovich Antonov

This purity is attained through conquering the passions. — Vladimir Aleksandrovich Antonov

The one who wants to love God has to take care about the purity of the soul, first of all. — Vladimir Aleksandrovich Antonov

Do not let the deeds and thoughts of other people confuse you; let them not prompt you to do or say anything evil! — Vladimir Aleksandrovich Antonov

Love enters only one gates - the spiritual heart opened towards! And then the reciprocal wave of love arises in it, streaming outside. In that way love lives and grows. — Vladimir Aleksandrovich Antonov

The acme of humbleness is to forget unfalteringly good deeds of oneself. — Vladimir Aleksandrovich Antonov

If you want to conquer lust for wealth, love selflessness and sparing way of life. — Vladimir Aleksandrovich Antonov

If you want to conquer conceit, do not desire praise, laurels, nice garments, respect, favor, but like to be blamed and slandered by people ... — Vladimir Aleksandrovich Antonov

And "withdrawal from the world" is nothing but the destruction of passions and manifestation of the innermost life in Christ. — Vladimir Aleksandrovich Antonov

The one who has not conquered the passions cannot enter the chaste and pure region of the heart. — Vladimir Aleksandrovich Antonov

A pearl, even if it is cast down into the mud, is not despised. And if one covers it with balsam, it does not
become more valuable. But it is always valuable to its owner.
It is the same with the Sons of God: wherever They may be, They are still of value to Their Father. — Vladimir Aleksandrovich Antonov

Those who are not capable of sinning are said that they have attained freedom. The knowledge of the Truth raises them even more. This makes them both free and above this world. But only Love creates. He who became free thanks to knowledge, because of Love remains a slave of those who have not managed to attain the Freedom of knowledge yet. He brings the knowledge to them and this develops the latter because it calls them to the Freedom. Love takes nothing: how can it take something? Everything belongs to it. It does not say, "This is mine! And this is mine!" But it says: "This is yours!" — Vladimir Aleksandrovich Antonov

If you want to conquer anger, develop meekness and generosity. — Vladimir Aleksandrovich Antonov