Father Anthony wrote:
We always seem to be looking for something from outside, yet our faith and the Church has given us the tools to center our focus and discipline our bodies. Maybe we need to explore the true Christian "martial" art that has been a part of our tradition for centuries.
I strongly agree with this and we need to promote the sublime ascetic and mystical heritage of our respective Churches. Tito Colliander's
Way of the Ascetics, the major writings of St. John of the Cross, not to mention the Desert Fathers and Russian Mystics, put to shame most of the
Tao of This... or
Zen of That.... stuff I've read over the years.
BTW,
Way of the Ascetics is available online at:
Ascetics [
stvladimirs.ca]
