tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73042886598650075.post5919387419639633784..comments2024-03-22T11:37:52.668-05:00Comments on Byzantine, Texas: Get out of your mind!Byzantine, TXhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17845681957622343484noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73042886598650075.post-19228789197692591122013-10-19T08:54:25.642-05:002013-10-19T08:54:25.642-05:00Thanks for the suggestions. Will look them up.Thanks for the suggestions. Will look them up.Macrina Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18248103713505182884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73042886598650075.post-70041068285470909102013-10-18T16:03:04.091-05:002013-10-18T16:03:04.091-05:00The Hermitage of the Holy Cross monastery in WV ma...The Hermitage of the Holy Cross monastery in WV made an excellent recording of the Psalter and offer it both in digital and CD formats. Should be able to find it on their website.Jasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18288849522994640993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73042886598650075.post-35325103248707382682013-10-18T16:00:14.039-05:002013-10-18T16:00:14.039-05:00"There is nothing that makes the mind at all ..."There is nothing that makes the mind at all superior to the body."<br /><br />I think in Fr. Stephen's (good) impulse to reject the exclusively mental worship of the Protestants, he forgets that the entire Christian Tradition affirms the mind's superiority to the body. This is because the Will, and most importantly the Consciousness (wherein lies subjectivity), are contained in the mind.<br /><br />I mean, think about it. You can have purely mental worship (angels are disembodied minds) but not purely bodily worship (no robots or zombies censing icons or crossing themselves at liturgy).<br /><br />The whole reason for Christ's incarnation was to elevate the body to a holy, an iconic status. The mind (containing the imago et similitudo Dei) already had that status. God was already a mind.theguide42https://www.blogger.com/profile/09593787582228300014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73042886598650075.post-79921673013585318762013-10-18T14:52:58.752-05:002013-10-18T14:52:58.752-05:00I use Audible.com. For me it was largely a decisio...I use Audible.com. For me it was largely a decision made by who I could listen to every day. I'm sure there are some fine Septuagint-friendly choices as well. That might be worth an open comment post to see what people enjoy.Byzantine, TXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17845681957622343484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73042886598650075.post-52349883502034112882013-10-18T14:39:44.648-05:002013-10-18T14:39:44.648-05:00Slightly off topic, but I'd be interested to k...Slightly off topic, but I'd be interested to know what Psalms you listen to, and whether they're available elsewhere. (Not which specific Psalms, but which version, recording, where to find them etc). I've been thinking recently that it would be good to find a good recording of the Psalms...Macrina Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18248103713505182884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73042886598650075.post-56272261119253917952013-10-18T12:36:21.380-05:002013-10-18T12:36:21.380-05:00Father, I failed to cite the entire transcription....Father, I failed to cite the entire transcription. Here it is:<br /><br />http://glory2godforallthings.com/2013/08/09/get-out-of-your-mind/Byzantine, TXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17845681957622343484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73042886598650075.post-43400845272467009402013-10-18T12:05:04.659-05:002013-10-18T12:05:04.659-05:00Don't really agree with Fr Freeman here. But t...Don't really agree with Fr Freeman here. But then again, perhaps he is referring to logismoi, which is a malevolent insinuation that "frames" a percept. Perceptions of reality, whatever and wherever they are, should be discerned as symbols that articulate glory. And that discernment requires thought, intellectual thought.janotechttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06935774383167060416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73042886598650075.post-81130808630322470662013-10-18T08:17:05.503-05:002013-10-18T08:17:05.503-05:00I listened to that podcast two days ago and found ...I listened to that podcast two days ago and found it quite compelling. In fact, on my first visit to an Orthodox church, I was struck by the absence of the internal distractions I have to fight off in church. I don't know if that "wears off" once you attend regularly, but for me it's powerful evidence in favor of engaging all of the senses in worship.CJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13883761718979175423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73042886598650075.post-55622567996582992632013-10-18T00:44:58.077-05:002013-10-18T00:44:58.077-05:00I find that it's easiest for me to think in a ...I find that it's easiest for me to think in a church service environment which, unfortunately, means that I tend to think about anything and everything else.Dennishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00768243522588714568noreply@blogger.com