Thursday, June 01, 2006

Vivid impressions

Western hearts are tormented by this comfortable way of living, and to feel anything deeply many Western people seek for vivid impressions. …Seeking for vivid impressions is a surrogate for spiritual life.
Fr. Artemy Vladimirov

4 comments:

Unknown said...

that's great! I fall in that trap. Where did you find that quote?

Jacob Aleksander said...

I don't think there is a westerner, or for that matter any one today, who hasn't fallen into that trap at one time or another. The quote is from this interview.

Anastasia said...

do you subscribe to road to emmaus?

Jacob Aleksander said...

Yes, I do indeed subscribe, and I highly recommend a subscription.