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The ascetic cry after God, in other words, the great effort to force himself to cry, that is, the beating of his chest.<br \/>\nIt is the same or similar method that the Holy Fathers used throughout the centuries. It is the same or similar method that is recommended by saint Ignatij Brjanchaninov in his works.<br \/>\nAnd it is the same or similar method that to this day is used and recommended by the direct and indirect students of the Holy Elder Joseph Spileot and many others.<br \/>\nSome people say that this way seems repellent (tempting). We would answer them, both by word and by deed: if the Lord Jesus Christ did not judge this method as tempting and if He recommends it to us, who are we to philosophise out and above the Good News?<br \/>\nThe whole our struggle on the level of the purification of the heart from the passions, the Holy Fathers signified and described as ascetic &#8211; we do not feel, and we are continually forcing ourselves; we have no open support of the grace, but we live as if we had it!<br \/>\n&#8220;I can tell you that he went home more justified than the other one; for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever is humble will be exalted. &#8221;<br \/>\nAnyone who, for the sake of pride and human glory, exalts himself and consequently condemns his neighbour, at the same moment humiliates himself, causing absence of the Divine Grace within himself.<br \/>\nAnd anyone who for the sake of communion with God, humbles and condemns himself and consequently justifies his fellowman, attracts God&#8217;s uncreated grace and at the same time is exalted by God.<br \/>\nMay you know this: all those whose heart is not open for the Jesus ceaseless prayer (prayer of the mind in the heart) should know that the reason for this is the condemnation of our fellowmen, which comes out from their high opinion of themselves. That is, it arises from an improper struggle, in other words, comes out directly from disobedience and spiritual self-management.<br \/>\nBy adopting the thought &#8220;I am to blame for everything&#8221;, a space opens in the heart for the prayer of the publican:<br \/>\n&#8220;Lord Jesus Christ, have mercy on me, a sinner!&#8221;<br \/>\nThe feeling of repentance and mourning is born and, in general, the course of the thoughts is completely opposite (self-judgment) than the one following the thought that the other one is guilty (condemnation).<br \/>\nWhen in our heart we accept the thought that the other one is guilty and agree with it, we also show that the struggle of the ascetic love is strange to us.<br \/>\nThe one we love, even in ascetic way, is never guilty.<\/p>\n<p>Holy Mother of God, save us!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">Metropolitan Nahum of Strumica<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#foogallery-gallery-5850.fg-justified .fg-item { margin-right: 1px; 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