Nejvy\u0161\u0161\u00ed cenu v ka\u017edodenn\u00edm \u017eivot\u011b \u010dlov\u011bk plat\u00ed vlastn\u00edmu sobectv\u00ed, kdy\u017e si ho vol\u00ed v podob\u011b sebeospravedl\u0148ov\u00e1n\u00ed, nezodpov\u011bdnosti, lhostejnosti a l\u017ei.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nep\u0159ikl\u00e1d\u00e1me tomuto z\u00e1kladn\u00edmu kameni na\u0161\u00ed h\u0159\u00ed\u0161nosti zvl\u00e1\u0161tn\u00ed v\u00fdznam, ale vym\u00fd\u0161l\u00edme pro n\u011bj r\u016fzn\u00e1 pojmenov\u00e1n\u00ed: \u201ez\u00e1sadovost\u201c, \u201ene\u00fastupnost\u201c, \u201enekompromisnost\u201c. Unik\u00e1 n\u00e1m v\u0161ak to nejd\u016fle\u017eit\u011bj\u0161\u00ed. Pr\u00e1v\u011b toto je ta \u0161irok\u00e1 cesta, kter\u00e1 l\u00e1k\u00e1 zd\u00e1nliv\u00fdm pohodl\u00edm a lehkost\u00ed, ale ve skute\u010dnosti \u201evede do z\u00e1huby\u201c (Matou\u0161 7,13).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Svat\u00fd Paisij Svatohorec byl \u010dlov\u011bk mimo\u0159\u00e1dn\u011b rozv\u00e1\u017en\u00fd a duchovn\u011b zku\u0161en\u00fd. V\u011bnoval velkou pozornost pr\u00e1v\u011b boji se sobectv\u00edm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
O zl\u00e9m<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201eKdyby \u010f\u00e1bel \u0159ekl: \u201aZh\u0159e\u0161il jsem,\u2018 znovu by se stal and\u011blem. Bo\u017e\u00ed l\u00e1ska je bezmezn\u00e1. Ale \u010f\u00e1bel m\u00e1 ne\u00fastupnou v\u016fli, zatvrzelost, egoismus. Nechce ustoupit, nechce b\u00fdt spasen.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n O \u010dlov\u011bku<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Dnes se lid\u00e9 zab\u00fdvaj\u00ed jen \u017eelezem \u2014 a jejich srdce jsou tak\u00e9 \u017eelezn\u00e1. Lidsk\u00e1 srdce v\u016fbec nefunguj\u00ed, a pr\u00e1v\u011b takto se v \u010dlov\u011bku p\u011bstuje sebel\u00e1ska a egoismus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Kdy\u017e se \u010dlov\u011bk chov\u00e1 prost\u011b, nevy\u010derp\u00e1v\u00e1 se. Ale jakmile se do toho p\u0159iplete by\u0165 jen \u0161petka egoismu, za\u010dne se b\u00e1t, \u017ee ud\u011bl\u00e1 chybu, nap\u00edn\u00e1 se \u2014 a \u00fapln\u011b se vy\u010derp\u00e1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Pod\u00edvej se: n\u011bkte\u0159\u00ed lid\u00e9 maj\u00ed ur\u010ditou m\u00edru egoismu \u2014 a B\u016fh jim d\u00e1 pohlavek, aby trochu poklesli. Jin\u00ed maj\u00ed egoismu o n\u011bco v\u00edc \u2014 a B\u016fh jim d\u00e1 siln\u011bj\u0161\u00ed pohlavek, aby klesli je\u0161t\u011b v\u00edc. Ale t\u011bch, kdo maj\u00ed satanskou p\u00fdchu, se B\u016fh ani nedot\u00fdk\u00e1. M\u016f\u017ee se zd\u00e1t, \u017ee se t\u011bmto lidem da\u0159\u00ed \u2014 ale jak\u00fd je to zdar? To je \u010dern\u00fd zdar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Velice \u0161patn\u011b reaguje na napomenut\u00ed ten, kdo m\u00e1 v sob\u011b egoismus \u2014 zvl\u00e1\u0161\u0165 kdy\u017e se ho to dotkne. I kdy\u017e \u010dasto ch\u00e1pe, \u017ee nem\u00e1 pravdu, neustoup\u00ed kv\u016fli sv\u00e9mu egoismu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Pokud k\u0159es\u0165an neza\u010dne u\u017e te\u010f n\u011bco ob\u011btovat \u2014 a\u0165 u\u017e sv\u00e9 v\u00e1\u0161n\u011b nebo egoismus \u2014 jak potom bude schopen v t\u011b\u017ek\u00e9 chv\u00edli ob\u011btovat sv\u016fj \u017eivot?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Lidsk\u00fdm egoismem trp\u00ed ten, kdo se je\u0161t\u011b nedok\u00e1zal poko\u0159it natolik, aby \u0159ekl: \u201ePromi\u0148.\u201c Z\u00e1rove\u0148 se ale ani neospravedl\u0148uje. Zato ten, kdo h\u0159e\u0161\u00ed a z\u00e1rove\u0148 se ospravedl\u0148uje, m\u011bn\u00ed sv\u00e9 srdce v p\u0159\u00edbytek d\u00e9mon\u016f.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Kdy\u017e se k pok\u00e1n\u00ed p\u0159iplete egoismus, \u010dlov\u011bk se donekone\u010dna tr\u00e1p\u00ed my\u0161lenkami: \u201eJak jsem to mohl ud\u011blat?\u201c \u2013 \u201eCo na to \u0159eknou lid\u00e9?\u201c \u2013 \u201eCo si o mn\u011b pomysl\u00ed?\u201c A tak se tr\u00e1p\u00ed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Egoismus je neposlu\u0161n\u00fd syn p\u00fdchy. Egoista si v\u017edycky stoj\u00ed na sv\u00e9m. Ale stejn\u011b jako stromy, kter\u00e9 se neohnou pod n\u00e1porem v\u011btru a nakonec se zlom\u00ed, tak i egoista naraz\u00ed hlavou do zdi, proto\u017ee neum\u00ed ustoupit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n O nevychovanosti<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Prostota a drzost nejsou tot\u00e9\u017e. Drzost umo\u017e\u0148uje \u010dlov\u011bku c\u00edtit se pohodln\u011b \u2013 ve sv\u011btsk\u00e9m smyslu. \u010clov\u011bk se chov\u00e1 drze, a t\u00edm \u017eiv\u00ed sv\u016fj vlastn\u00ed egoismus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n O Bo\u017e\u00ed pomoci<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n P\u0159esv\u011bd\u010dil jsem se, \u017ee pokud se \u010dlov\u011bk sna\u017e\u00ed \u017e\u00edt duchovn\u011b, a p\u0159esto st\u00e1le klop\u00fdt\u00e1 a nem\u011bn\u00ed se, je d\u016fvodem jeho egoismus, sebel\u00e1ska a sebest\u0159ednost. Takov\u00e9mu \u010dlov\u011bku chyb\u00ed pokora a l\u00e1ska, a to br\u00e1n\u00ed Bo\u017e\u00edmu z\u00e1sahu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n N\u011bkte\u0159\u00ed lid\u00e9 maj\u00ed velkou p\u00fdchu a egoismus, a proto jim B\u016fh nepom\u00e1h\u00e1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n O duchovn\u00edch otc\u00edch<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Dne\u0161n\u00ed lid\u00e9 jsou vy\u010derpan\u00ed; h\u0159\u00edchem a egoismem jsou dovedeni a\u017e k om\u00e1men\u00ed a zmaten\u00ed. Proto pr\u00e1v\u011b dnes \u2013 v\u00edce ne\u017e kdy jindy \u2013 c\u00edt\u00edme pot\u0159ebu dobr\u00fdch a zku\u0161en\u00fdch duchovn\u00edch otc\u016f, kte\u0159\u00ed budou k lidem p\u0159istupovat prost\u011b, s opravdovou a nehranou l\u00e1skou, a s odhodl\u00e1n\u00edm je duchovn\u011b v\u00e9st, aby nalezli pokoj.<\/p>\n\n\n\n O bli\u017en\u00edch<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u010casto si neuv\u011bdomujete, \u017ee s druh\u00fdm \u010dlov\u011bkem mluv\u00edte velitelsk\u00fdm t\u00f3nem: \u201eTohle mus\u00ed\u0161 ud\u011blat tak a tak.\u201c Do toho se m\u00edch\u00e1 egoismus a t\u00edm stav\u00edte bli\u017en\u00edho proti sob\u011b\u2026 Va\u0161e pohnutky budou \u010dist\u00e9, pokud je o\u010dist\u00edte od sv\u00e9ho \u201ej\u00e1\u201c, od sv\u00e9ho egoismu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n N\u011bkte\u0159\u00ed lid\u00e9 jsou velmi racion\u00e1ln\u00ed a soud\u00ed s egoismem; nikoho neuzn\u00e1vaj\u00ed za lep\u0161\u00edho ne\u017e sebe. Vy\u017eaduj\u00ed dokonalost, av\u0161ak ne od sebe, n\u00fdbr\u017e od druh\u00fdch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ten, kdo si mysl\u00ed, \u017ee je schopen napravit jin\u00e9, m\u00e1 v sob\u011b mnoho egoismu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n O \u201ev\u00ed\u0159e\u201c v sebe<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Nikde v evangeliu nen\u00ed naps\u00e1no, \u017ee m\u00e1me v\u011b\u0159it ve sv\u016fj egoismus. Evangelium vyz\u00fdv\u00e1, abychom v\u011b\u0159ili v Boha, v to, \u017ee B\u016fh mi m\u016f\u017ee pomoci, \u017ee m\u011b m\u016f\u017ee uzdravit. Ale tito lid\u00e9 p\u0159ekrucuj\u00ed smysl evangeln\u00edch slov a \u0159\u00edkaj\u00ed: \u201e\u010clov\u011bk m\u00e1 v sob\u011b s\u00edlu a m\u00e1 v\u011b\u0159it s\u00e1m v sebe.\u201c Ale kdy\u017e n\u011bkdo v\u011b\u0159\u00ed v sebe, pak je v tom bu\u010f egoismus, nebo posedlost.<\/p>\n\n\n\n O askezi<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Pokud \u010dlov\u011bk \u017eije skromn\u011b, ale \u010din\u00ed tak z egoismu, p\u0159in\u00e1\u0161\u00ed mu to jen tr\u00e1pen\u00ed. Ti, kdo se ze sobectv\u00ed post\u00ed, bd\u00ed a v\u011bnuj\u00ed se dal\u0161\u00edm duchovn\u00edm \u010dinnostem, tr\u00e1p\u00ed sami sebe bez duchovn\u00edho u\u017eitku \u2014 por\u00e1\u017eej\u00ed jen vzduch, nikoliv d\u00e9mony.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Pomoc\u00ed p\u016fstu se \u010dlov\u011bk prom\u011b\u0148uje v ber\u00e1nka. Pokud se v\u0161ak prom\u011bn\u00ed v \u0161elmu, znamen\u00e1 to, \u017ee bu\u010f askeze p\u0159esahuje jeho s\u00edly, nebo se j\u00ed v\u011bnuje ze sobectv\u00ed \u2014 a proto nedost\u00e1v\u00e1 Bo\u017e\u00ed pomoc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n O pr\u00e1ci<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Poku\u0161itel usp\u00e1v\u00e1 srdce a ovl\u00e1d\u00e1 ho skrze sobectv\u00ed. Ale pokud je srdce odevzd\u00e1no Bohu, pak mysl p\u0159eb\u00fdv\u00e1 v Bohu a rozum je zam\u011bstn\u00e1n prac\u00ed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n O mysli<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n M\u016fj nejmoud\u0159ej\u0161\u00ed z\u00e1m\u011br, nebo to nejmoud\u0159ej\u0161\u00ed \u0159e\u0161en\u00ed, kter\u00e9 jsem nalezl, je nejv\u011bt\u0161\u00ed hloupost, pokud v tom je sobectv\u00ed. Ale pokora je opravdov\u00e1 moudrost.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Kdy\u017e m\u011b poh\u00e1n\u00ed egoismus a mluv\u00edm jen proto, aby m\u011b lid\u00e9 obdivovali, proto\u017ee jsem vymyslel n\u011bco \u201elep\u0161\u00edho\u201c ne\u017e ostatn\u00ed, za\u010d\u00ednaj\u00ed p\u016fsobit duchovn\u00ed z\u00e1kony, aby m\u011b p\u0159ivedly k rozumu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n O radosti<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Skute\u010dn\u00e1 radost vych\u00e1z\u00ed z l\u00e1sky k duchovn\u00edm cnostem. A pokud je tato l\u00e1ska v \u010dlov\u011bku vyp\u011bstov\u00e1na, v\u00edt\u011bz\u00ed a raduje se. Naproti tomu egoismus a sebel\u00e1ska jsou pro \u010dlov\u011bka tr\u00e1pen\u00edm \u2014 pr\u00e1v\u011b na tom klop\u00fdt\u00e1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n O v\u00fdchov\u011b d\u011bt\u00ed<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Jedna v\u011bc je trochu pochv\u00e1lit d\u00edt\u011b, aby neklesalo na duchu; n\u011bco \u00fapln\u011b jin\u00e9ho je v\u0161ak rozn\u011bcovat jeho egoismus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n P\u0159im\u00edch\u00e1-li se sobectv\u00ed, za\u010dnou rodi\u010de s d\u011btmi mluvit roz\u010dilen\u011b a hn\u011bviv\u011b, ale m\u011bli by k nim v\u017edy p\u0159istupovat laskav\u011b.<\/p>\n\n\n\n O stydlivosti<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Nen\u00ed t\u0159eba se utiskovat a tr\u00e1pit, proto\u017ee i v lidsk\u00e9 rozpa\u010ditosti je ur\u010dit\u00e1 m\u00edra egoismu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n O poko\u0159e<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Zoufalstv\u00ed pramen\u00ed ze sobectv\u00ed, proto\u017ee sobec spol\u00e9h\u00e1 na sebe, zat\u00edmco pokorn\u00fd \u010dlov\u011bk spol\u00e9h\u00e1 na Bo\u017e\u00ed milosrdenstv\u00ed. V poko\u0159e postupn\u011b vzr\u016fst\u00e1 duchovn\u00ed \u010dlov\u011bk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n O duchovn\u00ed asymetrii<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Sv\u016fj egoismus a\u0165 \u010dlov\u011bk obrac\u00ed proti \u010f\u00e1blu a nevzd\u00e1v\u00e1 se, kdy\u017e ho \u010f\u00e1bel pokou\u0161\u00ed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Kdy\u017e je ura\u017een tv\u016fj egoismus, nesp\u011bchej mu na pomoc. Nech ho b\u00fdt, a\u0165 um\u00edr\u00e1. Um\u0159e-li sobectv\u00ed, du\u0161e vstane z mrtv\u00fdch. Je t\u0159eba poh\u0159b\u00edt sv\u00e9 \u201ej\u00e1\u201c \u2014 a\u0165 hnije a prom\u011bn\u00ed se v hnojivo, aby na n\u011bm vyrostla pokora a l\u00e1ska.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Nejvy\u0161\u0161\u00ed cenu v ka\u017edodenn\u00edm \u017eivot\u011b \u010dlov\u011bk plat\u00ed vlastn\u00edmu sobectv\u00ed, kdy\u017e si ho vol\u00ed v podob\u011b sebeospravedl\u0148ov\u00e1n\u00ed, nezodpov\u011bdnosti, lhostejnosti a l\u017ei. 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