Idoloclast Idol-Smasher | Jesus Fist w/ Sledgehammer | Smash Your Passions | Orthodox Christian Accessory | Hardcover Journal

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Avoid making idols either of things or of practices.

+ St. Macarius of Optina

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Asceticism is what keeps the "blameless passions" (hunger, the need for sleep, the desire for communion with people, etc.) from becoming blameworthy (gluttony, sloth, lust, etc.).

- Fr. Stephen De Young, Lord of Spirits: "Samsonite"

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These eight passions should be destroyed as follows:

gluttony - by self-control
unchastity [lust] - by desire for God and longing for the blessings held in store
avarice - by compassion for the poor
anger - by goodwill and love for all men
worldly dejection [despair] - by spiritual joy
listlessness [apathy] - by patience, perseverance and offering thanks to God
self-esteem - by doing good in secret and by praying constantly with a contrite heart
and pride - by not judging or despising anyone in the manner of the boastful Pharisee (cf. Luke 18 : 11–12), and by considering oneself the least of all men.

When the intellect has been freed in this way from the passions we have described and been raised up to God, it will henceforth live the life of blessedness, receiving the pledge of the Holy Spirit (cf. 2 Cor. 1 : 22). And when it departs this life, dispassionate and full of true knowledge, it will stand before the light of the Holy Trinity and with the divine angels will shine in glory through all eternity.

+ St. John Damascene

Why Journal?

Do you have a notebook for taking down quotes from Holy Fathers in your reading? Do you always have a book of Holy Fathers that you are reading and can turn to in a moment of gloom? Start now—this is essential!

+ Blessed Seraphim (Rose) of Platina

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Few things will in help in keeping death and the final judgment before one's face as much as journaling. Remembrance of Death Orthodox Christian Hardcover Blank Journals provide a visually-compelling incentive to turn to your journal every day, in order to record both the highlights of your edifying spiritual reading, and to help you maintain nepsis - vigilance - over your heart and mind, the better to fight the passions with vigor and endurance.