Mil\u00ed \u010dten\u00e1\u0159i, r\u00e1di uv\u00e1d\u00edme na str\u00e1nk\u00e1ch Hlasu pravoslav\u00ed dva mal\u00e9 trakt\u00e1ty sv. Jana z Dama\u0161ku v\u011bnovan\u00e9 docela nestandardn\u00edm t\u00e9mat\u016fm. V\u011bdeck\u00e9 znalosti svat\u00e9ho otce samoz\u0159ejm\u011b nesou pe\u010de\u0165 sv\u00e9 doby. V\u0161imn\u011bme si ale samotn\u00e9 metodologie jeho my\u0161len\u00ed, d\u016fsledn\u00e9 st\u0159\u00edzlivosti v posuzov\u00e1n\u00ed jev\u016f okoln\u00edho sv\u011bta, kter\u00e9 jsou v n\u00e1padn\u00e9m kontrastu s bezb\u0159eh\u00fdm mysticismem vlastn\u00edm fale\u0161n\u00e9 religiozit\u011b.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
O drac\u00edch<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n N\u011bkte\u0159\u00ed pov\u00eddaj\u00ed, \u017ee draci na sebe berou lidskou podobu a st\u00e1vaj\u00ed se hady, n\u011bkdy mal\u00fdmi, n\u011bkdy obrovsk\u00fdmi, vynikaj\u00edc\u00edmi d\u00e9lkou a velikost\u00ed sv\u00fdch t\u011bl, a n\u011bkdy, jak ji\u017e bylo \u0159e\u010deno, se st\u00e1vaj\u00ed lidmi, vstupuj\u00ed do komunikace s nimi, ukazuj\u00ed se, un\u00e1\u0161\u00ed \u017eeny a soulo\u017e\u00ed s nimi. Zept\u00e1me se [t\u011bch, kte\u0159\u00ed to v\u0161echno \u0159\u00edkaj\u00ed]: Kolik rozumn\u00fdch p\u0159irozenost\u00ed stvo\u0159il B\u016fh? A kdy\u017e nev\u011bd\u00ed, odpov\u00edme sami: dv\u011b \u2013 and\u011bly a lidi. V\u017edy\u0165 i \u010f\u00e1bel byl jednou z and\u011blsk\u00fdch mocnost\u00ed a pot\u00e9, co dobrovoln\u011b odpadl od sv\u011btla, chod\u00ed ve tm\u011b. Tak\u017ee tyto dv\u011b rozumov\u00e9 p\u0159irozenosti stvo\u0159il [B\u016fh]. Ale pokud drak m\u011bn\u00ed vzhled, komunikuje s lidmi a \u017eije s \u017eenami, st\u00e1v\u00e1 se n\u011bkdy hadem, n\u011bkdy \u010dlov\u011bkem, jako by jedn\u00edm z mnoha, pak z toho se v\u0161\u00ed jasnost\u00ed vypl\u00fdv\u00e1, \u017ee je [bytost\u00ed] racion\u00e1ln\u00ed a v\u00fdrazn\u011b vy\u0161\u0161\u00ed ne\u017e \u010dlov\u011bk; ale to je p\u0159esn\u011b to, co se nikdy nestalo a nikdy nestane.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A\u0165 tak\u00e9 \u0159eknou, kdo o tom v\u0161em vlastn\u011b vypr\u00e1v\u00ed? D\u016fv\u011b\u0159ujeme toti\u017e Moj\u017e\u00ed\u0161ovu u\u010den\u00ed, nebo l\u00e9pe \u0159e\u010deno Duchu Svat\u00e9mu, kter\u00fd mluvil skrze [proroka]. [U\u010den\u00ed] \u0159\u00edk\u00e1: \u201eB\u016fh p\u0159ivedl v\u0161echny \u017eiv\u00e9 tvory k Adamovi, aby vid\u011bl, jak je nazve, a jak je nazval, to i byla jejich jm\u00e9na\u201c (srov. Genesis 2:19). Drak byl tedy tak\u00e9 jedn\u00edm ze zv\u00ed\u0159at. Nebo\u0165 ne\u0159\u00edk\u00e1m, \u017ee \u017e\u00e1dn\u00ed draci nejsou, draci existuj\u00ed, ale jsou to hadi zrozen\u00ed z jin\u00fdch drak\u016f. Kdy\u017e se teprve narod\u00ed a jsou mlad\u00ed, jsou mal\u00ed, ale kdy\u017e se nasyt\u00ed a dos\u00e1hnou ur\u010dit\u00e9ho v\u011bku, stanou se velk\u00fdmi a tlust\u00fdmi, tak\u017ee svou d\u00e9lkou a velikost\u00ed p\u0159ed\u010d\u00ed ostatn\u00ed hady. Dor\u016fstaj\u00ed pr\u00fd p\u0159es t\u0159icet loket a jsou tlust\u00ed jako velk\u00e9 poleno.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Dio \u0158\u00edman (Cassius Dio Cocceianus, 150\u2013235), kter\u00fd sepsal D\u011bjiny \u0159\u00edmsk\u00e9 \u0159\u00ed\u0161e a republiky, v nich\u017e vypr\u00e1v\u011bl o slavn\u00e9 Kartaginsk\u00e9 v\u00e1lce, \u0159\u00edk\u00e1 toto: Jednou, kdy\u017e \u0159\u00edmsk\u00fd konzul Regulus bojoval proti Kart\u00e1gu, drak, kter\u00fd se najednou p\u0159iplazil, usadil se za valem \u0159\u00edmsk\u00e9 arm\u00e1dy; \u0158\u00edman\u00e9 ho na p\u0159\u00edkaz Regula zabili a pot\u00e9, co mu st\u00e1hl k\u016f\u017ei, poslali ji do \u0159\u00edmsk\u00e9ho sen\u00e1tu. Kdy\u017e byla k\u016f\u017ee, jak \u0159\u00edk\u00e1 Dio, zm\u011b\u0159ena na p\u0159\u00edkaz sen\u00e1tu, bylo zji\u0161t\u011bno, a to je velk\u00fd z\u00e1zrak, \u017ee je dlouh\u00e1 sto dvacet stop, a tlou\u0161\u0165ka odpov\u00eddala d\u00e9lce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Existuje je\u0161t\u011b jeden druh draka, kter\u00fd m\u00e1 \u0161irokou hlavu, zlat\u00e9 o\u010di a rohovit\u00e9 v\u00fdb\u011b\u017eky na zadn\u00ed stran\u011b hlavy. N\u011bkter\u00fdm tak\u00e9 z krku rostou vousy \u2013 tento druh drak\u016f se naz\u00fdv\u00e1 \u201eagathodemon\u201c (dobr\u00fd g\u00e9nius) a \u0159\u00edkaj\u00ed, \u017ee nem\u00e1 vejce. A tento drak je druhem zv\u00ed\u0159ete, jako ostatn\u00ed \u0161elmy. Nebo\u0165 m\u00e1 vous jako kozel a tak\u00e9 roh na z\u00e1tylku. Jeho o\u010di jsou velk\u00e9 a zlat\u00e9. B\u00fdvaj\u00ed velc\u00ed a mal\u00ed. V\u0161echny druhy had\u016f jsou jedovat\u00e9 krom\u011b draka, kter\u00fd jedin\u00fd neprodukuje jed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Vypr\u00e1v\u011bj\u00ed tak\u00e9 bajku, \u017ee draka lze vyhnat hromem: \u00fadajn\u011b vst\u00e1v\u00e1 a um\u00edr\u00e1. Kdy\u017e jsem to sly\u0161el, zasm\u00e1l jsem se. Jak si lze p\u0159edstavit [draka] n\u011bkdy jako podobn\u00e9ho \u010dlov\u011bku a rozumn\u00e9ho, n\u011bkdy jako hada, n\u011bkdy vzdoruj\u00edc\u00edho Bohu, n\u011bkdy j\u00edm pron\u00e1sledovan\u00e9ho? Opravdu, nev\u011bdomost je nespolehliv\u00e1 v\u011bc. A proto si nejv\u00edce \u0161kod\u00edme, kdy\u017e zanedb\u00e1v\u00e1me \u010dten\u00ed svat\u00fdch knih a jejich studium podle slova P\u00e1n\u011b (viz Jan 5:39). Ale voj\u00e1k \u0159\u00edk\u00e1: \u201eJsem voj\u00e1k a nemus\u00edm \u010d\u00edst,\u201c vymlouv\u00e1 se farm\u00e1\u0159 farma\u0159en\u00edm; ostatn\u00ed jednaj\u00ed podobn\u00fdm zp\u016fsobem a my v\u0161ichni zji\u0161\u0165ujeme, \u017ee nepln\u00edme [Hospodinovo p\u0159ik\u00e1z\u00e1n\u00ed].<\/p>\n\n\n\n Hrom ne\u0161kod\u00ed drakovi; hrom poch\u00e1z\u00ed z mraku, kdy\u017e se kv\u016fli vlhkosti prol\u00e9v\u00e1 d\u00e9\u0161\u0165 a mrak hnan\u00fd poryvem v\u011btru houstne. A kdy\u017e fouknut\u00ed pronikne dovnit\u0159 a za\u010dne ho ni\u010dit, zazn\u00ed h\u0159m\u011bn\u00ed. Tento hluk se naz\u00fdv\u00e1 hrom a to, co pad\u00e1 na zem pod silou v\u011btru, se naz\u00fdv\u00e1 blesk. Pokud zas\u00e1hne d\u016fm nebo strom, zni\u010d\u00ed je nebo rozt\u0159\u00ed\u0161t\u00ed, ale pokud zas\u00e1hne \u010dlov\u011bka nebo jin\u00e9ho \u017eiv\u00e9ho tvora, zp\u016fsob\u00ed jejich smrt. Proto vid\u00edme, \u017ee takov\u00e1 r\u00e1na \u010dasto zab\u00edj\u00ed lidi a jin\u00e1 zv\u00ed\u0159ata, ale nikoliv draky. Co se t\u00fd\u010de blesk\u016f, n\u011bkter\u00e9 z nich maj\u00ed tvar \u010d\u00e1ry, jin\u00e9 jsou klikat\u00e9 a dal\u0161\u00ed jsou ohniv\u00e9. Tak\u00e9 se \u0159\u00edk\u00e1, \u017ee blesky a hromy se vyskytuj\u00ed najednou. Bezprost\u0159edn\u011b po protr\u017een\u00ed mraku n\u00e1sleduj\u00ed blesk a hrom, p\u0159i\u010dem\u017e blesk, d\u0159\u00edve neviditeln\u00fd, se okam\u017eit\u011b objev\u00ed a hrom se zdr\u017e\u00ed, ne\u017e sestoup\u00ed shora. Proto je hrom sly\u0161et pozd\u011bji ne\u017e blesk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Uvedu dal\u0161\u00ed p\u0159\u00edklad. Pod\u00edvejte se pozorn\u011b, kdy\u017e n\u011bkdo stoj\u00edc\u00ed daleko na vyv\u00fd\u0161en\u00e9m m\u00edst\u011b d\u00e1v\u00e1 sign\u00e1l, vid\u00edte nejprve jeho ruku, jak klepe na d\u0159evo, a teprve po chv\u00edli se zvuk klep\u00e1n\u00ed dostane k va\u0161im u\u0161\u00edm. Vezm\u011bte v \u00favahu, \u017ee tot\u00e9\u017e se d\u011bje ve mraku. Kdy\u017e je uvnit\u0159 napln\u011bn v\u011btrem a zni\u010d\u00ed ho s\u00edla vlhkosti, vyd\u00e1v\u00e1 zvuk. Pokud se tak stane, \u017ee se sraz\u00ed s jin\u00fdm mrakem, pak je zvuk [obzvl\u00e1\u0161t\u011b] siln\u00fd.<\/p>\n\n\n\n O du\u0161\u00edch<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Chci, abyste nebyli ignoranti ohledn\u011b n\u00e1sleduj\u00edc\u00edho. N\u011bkte\u0159\u00ed z ignorant\u016f tvrd\u00ed, \u017ee existuj\u00ed \u017eeny-duchov\u00e9 naz\u00fdvan\u00e9 tak\u00e9 geludy. \u0158\u00edk\u00e1 se, \u017ee se objevuj\u00ed ve vzduchu v noci, a pokud nav\u0161t\u00edv\u00ed d\u016fm, nemohou jim zabr\u00e1nit dve\u0159e ani z\u00e1vory, ale vstoup\u00ed zam\u010den\u00fdmi dve\u0159mi a \u0161krt\u00ed novorozence. Jin\u00ed \u0159\u00edkaj\u00ed, \u017ee jed\u00ed j\u00e1tra a v\u0161echny vnit\u0159nosti [d\u011bt\u00ed], \u010d\u00edm\u017e zkracuj\u00ed jejich \u017eivot. N\u011bkte\u0159\u00ed tvrd\u00ed, \u017ee vid\u011bli, a jin\u00ed sly\u0161eli, jak [duchov\u00e9] vstupuj\u00ed do dom\u016f zam\u010den\u00fdmi dve\u0159mi, a\u0165 u\u017e s t\u011blem nebo jen du\u0161\u00ed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u0158eknu jim, \u017ee jedin\u011b n\u00e1\u0161 P\u00e1n a B\u016fh Je\u017e\u00ed\u0161 Kristus to u\u010dinil, kdy\u017e vstoupil po sv\u00e9m vzk\u0159\u00ed\u0161en\u00ed z mrtv\u00fdch ke svat\u00fdm apo\u0161tol\u016fm zam\u010den\u00fdmi dve\u0159mi. A pokud to d\u011blaly a d\u011blaj\u00ed \u017eeny \u010darod\u011bjky, P\u00e1n neud\u011blal absolutn\u011b nic podivuhodn\u00e9ho, kdy\u017e vstoupil skrze zam\u010den\u00e9 dve\u0159e. Jestli\u017ee v\u0161ak budou tvrdit, \u017ee du\u0161e vch\u00e1z\u00ed nah\u00e1 [bez t\u011bla], zat\u00edmco t\u011blo le\u017e\u00ed na l\u016f\u017eku, pak ode mne poslechn\u011bte, co \u0159ekl n\u00e1\u0161 P\u00e1n Je\u017e\u00ed\u0161 Kristus: \u201eM\u00e1m moc sv\u016fj \u017eivot d\u00e1t a m\u00e1m moc jej op\u011bt p\u0159ijmout\u201c (srov. Jan 10:18). Co\u017e i u\u010dinil jednou b\u011bhem sv\u00e9ho svat\u00e9ho utrpen\u00ed. A proto, kdy\u017e \u010darod\u011bjnice a podl\u00e1 \u017eena prov\u00e1d\u00ed tot\u00e9\u017e, kdykoli se j\u00ed zachce, pak se ukazuje, \u017ee P\u00e1n nestvo\u0159il v\u016fbec nic. A je\u0161t\u011b n\u011bco: kdy\u017e \u010darod\u011bjnice sn\u00ed j\u00e1tra d\u00edt\u011bte, jak m\u016f\u017ee \u017e\u00edt d\u00e1l? [Z toho je jist\u00e9], \u017ee v\u0161echny tyto nesmysly vym\u00fd\u0161lej\u00ed jist\u00ed heretici, kte\u0159\u00ed bojuj\u00ed proti svat\u00e9 v\u0161eobecn\u00e9 c\u00edrkvi, aby odvr\u00e1tili pros\u0165\u00e1\u010dky od spr\u00e1vn\u00e9ho ch\u00e1p\u00e1n\u00ed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sv. Jan z Dama\u0161ku<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Mil\u00ed \u010dten\u00e1\u0159i, r\u00e1di uv\u00e1d\u00edme na str\u00e1nk\u00e1ch Hlasu pravoslav\u00ed dva mal\u00e9 trakt\u00e1ty sv. Jana z Dama\u0161ku v\u011bnovan\u00e9 docela nestandardn\u00edm t\u00e9mat\u016fm. 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