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Scott Brown says no to Senate bid
Former Sen. Scott Brown (R-Mass.) will not run for Senate in the special election to succeed John Kerry, dramatically increasing the odds that Democrats will hold the seat and setting the stage for Brown to run for governor next year.
It's a serious, early recruiting failure for the National Republican Senatorial Committee, and it makes the already uphill climb to a majority that much steeper for the GOP. They need six seats, and many party strategists privately counted on Massachusetts as one of them.
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"With Brown out, the Republican odds just went from excellent to poor in terms of winning the special," said Rob Gray, a Massachusetts Republican political consultant.
Brown clearly agonized over his decision to stay out of a winnable race.
"Over these past few weeks I have given serious thought about the possibility of running again, as events have created another vacancy requiring another special election. I have received a lot of encouragement from friends and supporters to become a candidate, and my competitive instincts were leading in the same direction," the former senator said in a written announcement Friday.
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"Even so, I was not at all certain that a third Senate campaign in less than four years, and the prospect of returning to a Congress even more partisan than the one I left, was really the best way for me to continue in public service at this time. And I know it's not the only way for me to advance the ideals and causes that matter most to me."
Brown's decision to sit out the race essentially means that the winner of the April 30 Democratic primary will be the next senator. Rep. Ed Markey remains the frontrunner, even after Rep. Stephen Lynch announced his candidacy on Thursday. Markey has the support of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Kerry and Vicki Kennedy. Markey also has more than $3 million in cash on hand.
Republican allies of Brown note that he could also decide to run for Senate again in 2014, assuming that whoever gets the GOP nomination this go around loses.
"It's genuinely a matter of needing to recharge and take some time with his family," said a GOP operative who has worked closely with Brown. "Even if he won he would have to run again next year which would make four statewide races in five years. So this allows him some needed downtime while keeping his options open to run for governor or for Senate again in 2014, which he very well could still do."
Another Republican source said that Brown really is considering a 2014 gubernatorial campaign, and that it is not just a matter of speculation.
"Scott Brown is looking at the governor's race," the source said.
Though he became famous for his short stint in Washington, Brown's roots are in distinctive political culture of the Bay State. When he launched his first, long-shot U.S. Senate campaign in 2009, some Massachusetts politicos viewed it as an attempt to build his statewide profile ahead of a 2010 run for state attorney general.
Brown ended up heading to D.C. instead, but next year gives him another opportunity to return to state government – potentially in a more powerful role.
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A run for Senate would have meant a competitive June race for Brown, in which national Democrats would throw everything they had against him. President Barack Obama, who just won by 23 points over former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, was expected to visit the state to rally for whoever wins the Democratic nomination, along with Bill Clinton.
Then, if he survived that onslaught, he would be on the ballot again next November.


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Name: Damaris Johnson – WR – #13
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College: Tulsa
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Chip Kelly's new offensive style in Philadelphia tends to rely on tall wide receivers. The Eagles have already been hit hard with a pair of season ending ACL injuries to speedy receiver Jeremy Maclin and physical receiver Arrelious Benn before the first preseason game. Second year receiver Damaris Johnson is now in a position to thrive in Kelly's new game plan.
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Signed as an undrafted free agent in 2012, Johnson has been working hard to earn his place on the roster under new coach Chip Kelly. He may have already been a player worth keeping around on the roster anyway, but with the losses of Maclin and Benn, it appears more likely he will be able to win a roster spot at the end of training camp.
Johnson is more noted for his speed, which of course was also a staple of Kelly's offensive system at Oregon and one area the coach hopes to implement in the NFL this season. Johnson could be explosive if given room to work with, and could wind up helping older receiver DeSean Jackson get some more room to run wild as well, if all goes well in the preseason for Johnson.
Having two speedy, although small receivers may not be ideal for any NFL offense, but if the Eagles can get a productive running game unleashed and the tight end position properly utilized, then it may be something the offense can overcome with clever play calling.
"I'm definitely more confident," Johnson recently said on PhiladelphiaEagles.com. "Now my feet are wet and I know what to expect when I go out on the field."
Johnson played a small role in the Eagles offense in 2012 under Andy Reid, recording 19 catches for 256 yards while picking up 14 first downs in the process. Although it doesn't look like much, those statistics are huge for Johnson, who wasn't even assured if he would play in a game last year at this time. With growth and improvement, it's a very real possibility for those numbers to increase.
Talent on the field is vital, however, due to recent offseason issues with the Eagles. The best way to make an impact is to be an athlete with high character and the right attitude. One thing can be said for sure, Johnson is saying all of the right things when it comes to how he views his growing role on the team this training camp.
"I definitely think I can [be more than a return specialist]," Johnson said during an interview on the Eagles website. "Even in the offseason I went out and prepared, my mind is always focused like that. I want to be that guy, I just want to be that guy that my team can count on."
Last season, in addition to his limited role on offense, Johnson was assigned special teams duty. He may maintain a role on special teams in 2013 under Kelly, but he is looking to take on more responsibility for the new head coach.
During a time when everyone is getting a clean slate to work with, Johnson is approaching his opportunity with vigor. With an offense that can rely on speed, there is little doubt Johnson will find a role emerging with his name on it.
"It's faster," Johnson said of the offense. "[With] my skill set, I think I can play in any offense. But definitely with this one, with the speed, getting the ball out quick, getting the ball in my hands, I think it suits me more."
The success of the Eagles offense will still rely heavily on the performances of starting quarterback Michael Vick or Nick Foles, the elusive running back LeSean McCoy and explosive wide receiver DeSean Jackson, but there has to be a supporting cast in place to do much of anything this fall.
Johnson looks to be a player that can fill one of those key roles.
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Bob Seiter stumbles over the words ever so slightly as he tells the story of how he met his love, the woman who would be at his side when he couldn't speak at all from the stroke.
He was a not-so-serious college student who became a not-so-serious naval officer who wanted to be sent someplace with beautiful women.
Sue was 19, an idealistic and confident student who majored in American studies and thought that she could change the world.
They met on a blind date in July 1965 while Bob was home on leave in Philadelphia. She thought he was interesting, and his uniform and the new convertible -- a teal-blue GTO with a white top -- helped, too. He liked her looks and her thoughtfulness.
"What's not to like?" Bob said. "I couldn't believe my good fortune and didn't want to do anything to screw it up. From that point forward it was avoid getting myself into trouble."
They dated long distance for one year while Bob was stationed at Virginia Beach and she attended George Washington University in Washington, D.C.
He proposed by the Potomac River near the White House.
For a wedding present, Bob's father paid the phone bill accrued during their year living apart.
Six years into their marriage, Sue gave birth to a daughter, Elizabeth, whom everyone calls Libby. Then, a son named David.
Deciding to live
Sitting in their Lakewood Ranch house, Bob, 72, reflects on how his wife helped him after that Sept. 3 morning when his life changed.
He headed out for his 6 a.m. church prayer breakfast, but never made it.
Instead of sleeping in, as she usually did, Sue woke up early and went to work in the kitchen. She found Bob in the garage, sweaty and confused. He didn't know where he had been or where he was going.
At Sarasota Memorial Hospital, doctors told them the grim diagnosis. He had suffered a hemorrhagic stroke and his brain was bleeding.
If the brain is the size of a cantaloupe, Bob's hemorrhage was the size of a lemon, said Dr. Bruce Robinson, one of several doctors who cared for him.
The blood on his brain was disrupting his body, so he couldn't swallow or move. He was unresponsive, like he was drowsy from a deep sleep, in the hospital's ICU unit.
"It was the kind of thing they (the family) were given the advice he was unlikely to recover," Robinson said.
Sue remembered how Bob had said he would rather be shot than not play golf. And he meant it.
She worried he wouldn't survive. And even if he lived, what would his quality of life be like?
In the hospital, Bob told Sue he wanted to try and fight.
"That was such a gift. I didn't know what he wanted," Sue said. "I felt extremely grateful he wanted to live."
The couple's two children flew home to be with their parents. The family kept an online journal, chronicling the days in the hospital.
"Hope is the thing with feathers that perches on the soul and sings the tune -- without the words and never stops at all," Libby Nelson wrote, quoting the poet Emily Dickinson.
During nearly three months in the hospital, the family received at least one card every day. Well, every day except for two days.
They kept all 203 cards, from the congregation at Peace Presbyterian Church, friends and family members. Even the staff at the Starbucks where Bob religiously ordered his plain coffee with cream and two artificial sweeteners sent a get-well note.
A miracle
What happened next surprised the doctors.
"Doctors aren't as smart as we wish we are. We can tell you what's likely and what's probable," Robinson said.
Bob defied expectations, the doctor said.
With the immediate emergency subsiding, Bob left the ICU and started intensive rehabilitation that taught him how to move again. For three hours a day, he relearned how to talk, use a spoon and dress himself.
On the first day, he couldn't feel Laura Magnusson, the rehab's director, touch his hand.
A week later, he stretched out on his bed, hands under his head as if he were lounging on vacation.
"I get goosebumps every time I think about him," Magnusson said about his recovery. "It's a true miracle."
Bob returned home to Lakewood Ranch three weeks ago. He has a long list of little triumphs, such as climbing the stairs or seeing the ocean at Siesta Key.
"No one would have assumed we'd be here we are today," he said.
But there is still therapy to help with his movement and speech as his brain continues to heal. His first time hitting golf balls did not go well. He needs more time.
"I sucked," he said. "I should've been happy with just being on the golf course."
But on this Thanksgiving, there is much to be thankful for, he says, sitting next to his wife of 46 years who gave him purpose to get better in the hospital. "From my perspective, my wife kept me alive," Bob said.
Bob Seibert's recovery defied the odds. But love kept him fighting.
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WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 (UPI) -- The U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, was threatened and attacked 13 times before last month's deadly assault, whistle-blowers have told two House Republicans.
The Hill reported Reps. Darrell Issa of California and Jason Chaffetz of Utah sent Secretary of State Hillary Clinton a letter Tuesday detailing the allegations.
The congressmen said based on information provided to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform "by individuals with direct knowledge of events in Libya" the Sept. 11 attack that killed U.S. Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three other Americans "was the latest in a long line of attacks on Western diplomats and officials in the country."
"It was clearly never, as administration officials once insisted, the result of a popular protest," Issa and Chaffetz wrote.
"In addition, multiple U.S. federal government officials have confirmed to the committee that, prior to the Sept. 11 attack, the U.S. mission in Libya made repeated requests for increased security in Benghazi. The mission in Libya, however, was denied these resources by officials in Washington."
The lawmakers said they will hold a hearing of the oversight panel Oct. 10 to review possible security failures in Libya.
Issa and Chaffetz's letter reveals in addition to multiple threats, two former security guards threw homemade bombs over the consulate's security fence April 6.
The Obama administration has been criticized by Republicans and others for initially saying the Sept. 11 attack occurred spontaneously during protests against an anti-Islam video produced in the United States and posted on the Internet. By Friday, National Intelligence Director James Clapper said it had been determined the assault was a "deliberate and organized terrorist attack."
White House press secretary Jay Carney, asked by a reporter at his daily briefing if he could shed any light on the allegations of the 13 threats and attacks, noted the State Department is conducting an accountability review and the FBI is investigating the attack itself.
"It's natural, obviously, as this investigation continues and more information is learned in that process, that new information is presented and we endeavor to convey that to you where appropriate and possible," he said.
Asked if he could provide a yes or no answer to whether there were warnings, Carney said he was limited in what he could say because of the twin investigations.
"It is certainly, broadly speaking, a known fact that Libya is in transition," he said. "It is a known fact that in the eastern part of Libya there are militant groups, and in the country as a whole but especially in eastern Libya, a great number of armed individuals and militias -- that is one of the legacies of the revolution there and the civil war."
Asked by a reporter, who said it's been established the FBI has not been in Benghazi, if the president has concerns about the pace of the FBI investigation, Carney replied Obama "is committed to ensuring that those who are responsible for the deaths of four Americans in Benghazi, including our ambassador, are brought to justice. He is committed to the investigation into what happened being full and comprehensive and uncovering all the facts that we need to know about that event."


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Since this award started as a brainchild of a student on a team back in 2003, it grew to encompass FIRST in the best possible way bringing forth positive examples of mentoring throughout our community. It served to show that the FIRST method of inspiring students worked both in and out of the classroom. Of course, it also highlighted some of the best and brightest minds in our program.
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It would be, in a word, unfair not to bring back the Unsung FIRST Heroes Award. After all, even though we stopped honoring this award in December of 2006, since then weve received over 50 entries of students, teachers, and fellow mentors who have been nominated for this honor. We still have these on file and will consider them for future UFH honorees.
While it is not a mission of the FIRST programs to teach but to inspire, it is the UFH Committees mission to help teach you how to harness that inspiration and share it with the world. We know that each entry we read is a priceless token of your gratitude and enthusiasm.
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Lorcan Dempsey, OCLC's Vice President, Research, and Chief Strategist, gave this presentation to staff at the University of Pittsburgh Library System on 7 September 2012.
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- There is real value in being active online and developing a visible online profile around your professional role.
- The first page of Google results for you is your real homepage.
- Consider your personal brand: how can you ensure that the right you—your professional skill set, not your personal life—surfaces first when people search you on the web?
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I never stated what my religious beliefs are.
I merely pointed out that zionist religions (as a whole) have no issue glorifying the actions of David, while at the same time the large majority of individuals who praise his efforts condemn the efforts of modern individuals whom act and behave much as David did.
I am firmly planted in my own faith, which is one of the faiths I'm speaking of.
Most people, for whatever reason, do not realize how hypocritical they are of modern day conflicts, while praising the exact same tactics used in history.
My only conclusion to this, is that more often than not, the zionist religions of today ignore the history and 'boring' parts of their holy texts and have some seriously thick rose-colored glasses with which they view the past. This confuses me.
These same people shill at the thought of modern 'clean' warfare fueled by the very same motives as most of todays conflicts praise the deeds of the horrifyingly grotesque methods of mass slaughter in the history books which were fought on the same pretexts as todays escalating conflicts.
Hypocrite much?
I am not criticizing any religion. I am criticizing the close-minded nature of most people, who like any good zealot fails to see the negative impacts of their own actions while condemning the exact same qualities in others.
I have no delusions of how evil I am capable of being.


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Reye syndrome is sudden (acute) brain damage and liver function problems of unknown cause.
The syndrome has occurred in children who have been givenaspirin when they have chicken pox or the flu. Reye syndrome has become very uncommon since aspirin is no longer recommended for routine use in children.
Causes, incidence, and risk factors
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- Confusion
- Loss of consciousness or coma
- Mental changes
- Nausea and vomiting
- Seizures
- Unusual placement of arms and legs (
decerebrate posture) -- the arms are extended straight and turned toward the body, the legs are held straight, and the toes are pointed downward
Other symptoms that can occur with this disorder include:
Double vision Hearing loss Muscle function lossor paralysis of the arms or legs
- Speech difficulties
Weaknessin the arms or legs
Signs and tests
The following tests may be used to diagnose Reye syndrome:
Blood chemistry tests Head CTor head MRI scan Liver biopsy Liver function tests Serum ammonia test Spinal tap
There is no specific treatment for this condition. The health care provider will monitor the pressure in the brain,
Treatments may include:
- Breathing support (a breathing machine may be needed during a deep coma)
- Fluids by IV to provide
electrolytesand glucose
- Steroids to reduce
swellingin the brain
Expectations (prognosis)
How well a person does depends on the severity of any coma, as well as other factors.
The outcome for those who survive an
- Coma
- Permanent brain damage
Untreated, seizures and coma may be life-threatening.
Calling your health care provider
Go to the emergency room or call the local emergency number (such as 911) immediately if your child has confusion, lethargy, or other mental changes.
Never give a child aspirin unless told to do so by your doctor.
When a child must take aspirin, take care to reduce the childs risk of catching a viral illness such as the flu and chickenpox. Avoid aspirin for several weeks after the child has received a varicella (chickenpox) vaccine.
Note: Other over-the-counter medications, such as Pepto-Bismol and substances with oil of wintergreen also contain aspirin compounds called salicylates. Do not give these to a child who has a cold or fever.
Cohen J, Powderly WG. Infectious Diseases. 2nd ed. New York, NY: Elsevier; 2004:310-311.
Goetz CG. Textbook of Clinical Neurology. 2nd ed. St. Louis, Mo: WB Saunders; 2003:656-657.
Ferri FF. Reye's syndrome. In: Ferri FF, ed. Ferri's Clinical Advisor 2011. 1st ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Mosby Elsevier; 2010:section 1.
Noble J. Textbook of Primary Care Medicine. 3rd ed. St. Louis, Mo: Mosby; 2001:46-47.
Michaels MG. Reye syndrome. In: Long SS, Pickering LK, Prober CG, eds. Principles and Practice of Pediatric Infectious Diseases. 2nd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Churchill Livingstone; 2003:chap 50.
Johnston MV. Encephalopathies. In: Kliegman RM, Behrman RE,Jenson HB, Stanton BF, eds. Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics. 19th ed. Philadelphia ,Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2011:chap 591.
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"If you have something that you don't want anyone to know, maybe you shouldn't be doing it in the first place."This sounds suspiciously like a reheated version of "if you've done nothing wrong, you've got nothing to worry about," that's trotted out by law enforcement types when pushing for stronger laws to violate individuals' privacy. It's an odd statement for someone like Schmidt to make, especially given the incredible level of scrutiny given to Google for the view it has into people's lives. To folks who are worried about such things, it sounds positively dismissive, which isn't the position that Google should be cultivating with those who are concerned right now. Furthermore, given Schmidt's own thin skin when reporters posted some personal info (found via Google to prove a point) that resulted in a "ban" on talking to reporters from CNET for a bit, it's really out of place.


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On July 25, Arsenios Eznepidis was born in Farasa, Cappadocia, shortly before the population exchange between Greece and Turkey. Arsenios' name was given to him by St Arsenios the Cappadocian, who baptised him, named the child for himself and foretold Arsenios' monastic future. After the exchange, the Eznepidis family settled in Konitsa, Epirus. Arsenios grew up here, and after intermediate public school, he learned carpentry.
During the civil war in Greece, Arsenios served as a radio operator. He worried about his compatriots who had family, whereas he didn't worry for himself because he was single and had no children. He was noted for his bravery, self-sacrifice and moral righteousness. After the civil war ended, he wanted to begin the monastic life, but had to provide for his sisters. In 1950, this was accomplished, and he went to Mt Athos: first to Fr Kyril, the future abbot of Koutloumousiou Monastery (Athos), and then to Esphigmenou Monastery (although he was not supportive of their later opposition to the Ecumenical Patriarchate).
Arsenios, having been a novice for four years, was tonsured a monk and was given the name Averkios. Soon after, Fr Averkios went to the (then) idiorrhythmic brotherhood of Philotheou, where his uncle was a monk. While there, he was in obedience to Elder Symeon. In 1956, Elder Symeon was to tonsure Fr Averkios to the small schema, giving him the name Paisios.
- 1958: Fr Paisios was asked to spend time in his home village to support the faithful against Protestantism.
- 1962: Fr Paisios went to Sinai.
- 1964: On his return to Mt Athos, Fr Paisios took up residence at the Skete of Iviron, then at Katounakia. His failing health may have led him to leave Katounakia.
- 1966: Fr Paisios had an operation, and part of his lungs were removed. During this time, his friendship with the sisterhood of St. John the Theologian, Souroti, began. Elder Paisios would place the relics of St Arsenios the Cappadocian in this monastery.
- 1968: Fr Paisios went to Stavronikita Monastery and helped in its spiritual and material renovation. While there, he was the disciple of Elder Tychon, who lived in the hermitage of the Holy Cross. Fr Paisios was then clothed in the Great Schema by Elder Tychon, and after Elder Tychon's repose, Fr Paisios resided in that hermitage.
- 1979: Elder Paisios moved to Panagouda, a hermitage belonging to Koutloumousiou Monastery. It was here that his fame grew. Between prayer and assisting his visitors, he only rested for two or three hours each night.
- 1993 Oct 5: Elder Paisios left Mt Athos for medical attention. Despite his wish to be gone only a few days, he was diagnosed with cancer, requiring immediate surgery. After recovery, he was transferred to the Monastery of St. John the Theologian, Souroti.
- Despite wishing to return to Mt Athos, his health did not allow it.
- 1994 Jul 12: Having received Communion the previous day, Elder Paisios reposed and was buried at the Monastery in Souroti, next to the church of St Arsenios the Cappadocian.
Early life
On July 25, 1924 the future Elder Paisios (Eznepidis) was born to pious parents in the town of Farasa, Cappadocia of Asia Minor. The family's spiritual father, the priest monk Arsenios (the now canonized St. Arsenios of Cappadocia), baptized the babe with his name, prophesying his future profession as monk. A week after the baptism (and barely a month after his birth) Arsenios was driven, along with his family, out of Asia Minor by the Turks. St. Arsenios guided his flock along their 400-mile trek to Greece. After a number of stops along the way, Arsenios' family finally ended up in the town of Konitsa in Epiros (northwestern Greece). St. Arsenios had reposed, as he had prophesied, forty days after their establishment in Greece, and he left as his spiritual heir the infant Arsenios.
The young Arsenios was wholly given over to God and spent his free time in the silence of nature, where he would pray for hours on end. Having completed his elementary education, he learned the trade of carpentry. He worked as a carpenter until his mandatory military service. He served in the Army during the dangerous days of the end of World War II. Arsenios was brave and self-sacrificing, always desiring to put his own life at risk so as to spare his brother. He was particularly concerned about his fellow soldiers who had left wives and children to serve.
Having completed his obligation to his country, Arsenios received his discharge in 1949 and greatly desired to begin his monastic life on the Holy Mountain. Before being able to settle there, however, he had to fulfil his responsibility to his family, to look after his sisters, who were as yet unmarried. Having provided for his sisters' future, he was free to begin his monastic vocation with a clean conscience. He arrived on Mt. Athos in 1950, when he learned his first lessons in the monastic way from the virtuous ascetic Fr. Kyril (the future abbot of Koutloumousiou Monastery), but was unable to stay by his side as he had hoped, and so was sent to the Monastery of Esphigmenou. He was a novice there for four years, after which he was tonsured a monk in 1954 with the name Averkios. He was a conscientious monk, finding ways to both complete his obediences (which required contact with others) and to preserve his silence, so as to progress in the art of prayer. He was always selfless in helping his brethren, unwilling to rest while others worked (though he may have already completed his own obediences), as he loved his brothers greatly and without distinction. In addition to his ascetic struggles and the common life in the monastery, he was spiritually enriched through the reading of soul-profiting books. In particular, he read the lives of the Saints, the Gerontikon, and especially the Ascetical Homilies of St. Isaac the Syrian.[2]
Monastic Life
Soon after his tonsure, monk Averkios left Esphigmenou and joined the (then) idiorhythmic brotherhood of Philotheou Monastery, where his uncle was a monk. He put himself under obedience to the virtuous Elder Symeon, who gave him the Small Schema in 1956, with the new name Paisios. Fr. Paisios dwelt deeply on the thought that his own spiritual failures and lack of love were the cause of his neighbor's shortcomings, as well as of the world's ills. He harshly accused himself, pushing himself to greater self-denial and more fervent prayer for his soul and for the whole world. Furthermore, he cultivated the habit of always seeking the "good reason" for a potentially scandalous event and for people's actions, and in this way he preserved himself from judging others. For example, pilgrims to Mt. Athos had been scandalized by the strange behavior and stories told by a certain monk, and, when they met Elder Paisios, they asked him what was wrong with the monk. He warned them not to judge others, and that this monk was actually virtuous and was simply pretending to be a fool when visitors would come, so as to preserve his silence.
In 1958 Elder Paisios was asked to spend some time in and around his home village so as to support the faithful against the proselytism of Protestant groups. He greatly encouraged the faithful there, helping many people. Afterwards, in 1962, he left to visit Sinai where he stayed for two years. During this time he became beloved of the Bedouins who benefited both spiritually as well as materially from his presence. The Elder used the money he received from the sale of his carved wooden handicraft to buy them food.
On his return to Mt. Athos in 1964 Elder Paisios took up residence at the Skete of Iviron before moving to Katounakia at the southernmost tip of Mt. Athos for a short stay in the desert there. The Elder's failing health may have been part of the reason for his departure from the desert. In 1966, he was operated on and had part of his lungs removed. It was during this time of hospitalization that his long friendship with the then young sisterhood of St. John the Theologian in Souroti, just outside of Thessaloniki, began. During his operation he greatly needed blood and it was then that a group of novices from the monastery donated blood to save him. Elder Paisios was most grateful, and after his recovery did whatever he could, materially and spiritually, to help them build their monastery.
In 1968 he spent time at the Monastery of Stavronikita helping both with its spiritual as well as material renovation. While there he had the blessing of being in contact with the ascetic Elder Tikhon who lived in the hermitage of the Holy Cross, near Stavronikita. Elder Paisios stayed by his side until his repose, serving him selflessly as his disciple. It was during this time that Elder Tikhon clothed Fr. Paisios in the Great Schema. According to the wishes of the Elder, Fr. Paisios remained in his hermitage after his repose. He stayed there until 1979, when he moved on to his final home on the Holy Mountain, the hermitage Panagouda, which belongs to the Monastery of Koutloumousiou. [3]
It was here at Panagouda that Elder Paisios' fame as a God bearing elder grew, drawing to him the sick and suffering people of God. He received them all day long, dedicating the night to God in prayer, vigil and spiritual struggle. His regime of prayer and asceticism left him with only two or three hours each night for rest. The self-abandon with which he served God and his fellow man, his strictness with himself, the austerity of his regime, and his sensitive nature made him increasingly prone to sickness. In addition to respiratory problems, in his later days he suffered from a serious hernia that made life very painful. When he was forced to leave the Holy Mountain for various reasons (often due to his illnesses) he would receive pilgrims for hours on end at the women's monastery at Souroti, and the physical effort which this entailed in his weakened state caused him such pain that he would turn pale. He bore his suffering with much grace, however, confident that, as God knows what is best for us, it could not be otherwise. He would say that God is greatly touched when someone who is in great suffering does not complain, but rather uses his energy to pray for others.
In addition to his other illnesses he suffered from hemorrhaging which left him very weak. In his final weeks before leaving the Holy Mountain, he would often fall unconscious. On October 5, 1993 the Elder left his beloved Holy Mountain for the last time. Though he had planned on being off the mountain for just a few days, while in Thessaloniki he was diagnosed with cancer that needed immediate treatment. After the operation he spent some time recovering in the hospital and was then transferred to the monastery at Souroti. Despite his critical state he received people, listening to their sorrows and counseling them.
After his operation, Elder Paisios had his heart set on returning to Mt. Athos. His attempts to do so, however, were hindered by his failing health. His last days were full of suffering, but also of the joy of the martyrs. On July 11, 1994, he received Holy Communion for the last time. The next day, Elder Paisios gave his soul into God's keeping. He was buried, according to his wishes, at the Monastery of St. John the Theologian in Souroti. Elder Paisios, perhaps more than any other contemporary elder, has captured the minds and hearts of the Greek people. Many books of his counsels have been published , and the monastery at Souroti has undertaken a great work, organizing the Elder's writings and counsels into impressive volumes befitting his memory. Thousands of pilgrims visit his tomb each year.
Asceticism: "The soft life makes people useless. Without toil and struggle sanctification won't come." -- in Precious Vessels of the Holy Spirit, p.139
Ecclesiology: "Unfortunately, in our days, there are many people who upset the mother Church. Of these, those that are educated have understood dogma with their minds and not with the spirit of the Holy Fathers. At the same time, those who are unlettered have grabbed hold of dogma with their teeth, which is why they grind their teeth when they speak about ecclesiastical topics. In this way, greater harm is caused by those in the Church than by those who battle it from without." -- in Precious Vessels of the Holy Spirit, p.131
Education: "One word of a humble and (spiritually) experienced man that is painfully born from the depths of his heart has greater worth than a bunch of clever sayings of an external man that come out quickly from his educated mouth. His words don't speak truth to the souls of men, for they are fleshly words and not the flames of the fire of Pentecost." -- in Precious Vessels of the Holy Spirit, p.134
Fleeing the world: "The monk flees far from the world, not because he detests the world, but because he loves the world and in this way he is better able to help the world through his prayer, in things that don't happen humanly but only through divine intervention. In this way God saves the world." -- in Precious Vessels of the Holy Spirit, p.132
Missions: "That which is asked of every Orthodox person is to instill a 'good uneasiness' into the heterodox, that they might understand that they are in delusion. This is so they will not falsely calm their conscience and thus be deprived in this life of the rich blessings of Orthodoxy and in the life to come of the even greater and eternal blessings of God." -- in Precious Vessels of the Holy Spirit, p.131-2
Prayer: "If you want to grab God's attention so He'll hear you during prayer, turn the dial to humility, for God always works in this frequency, then humbly ask for His mercy." -- in Precious Vessels of the Holy Spirit, p.137
Renouncing the world: "The monk is helped greatly when the monastery is far from the world, far from archeological sites and worldly noises. Even monasteries that are great sites of pilgrimage lose sight of their true goal, for many times from being a monastery they end up as a business." -- in Precious Vessels of the Holy Spirit, p.132-3
Exerpts from Counsels
- The humble are like nightingales that hide in ravines and spread joy to the souls of men with their sweet songs.
- We mustn't despair when we struggle and continuously see nothing but the slightest progress.
- Unfortunately, in our days, there are many people who upset the mother Church. Of these, those that are educated have understood dogma with their minds and not with the spirit of the Holy Fathers. At the same time, those who are unlettered have grabbed hold of dogma with their teeth, which is why they grind their teeth when they speak about ecclesiastical topics. In this way, greater harm is caused by those in the Church than by those who battle it from without.
- That which is asked of every Orthodox person is to instill a "good uneasiness" into the heterodox,' that they might understand that they are in delusion. This is so they will not falsely calm their conscience and thus be deprived in this life of the rich blessings of Orthodoxy and in the life to come of the even greater and eternal blessings of God.
- The person who is possessed by material things is always subjugated to unhappiness and anxiety, for on the one hand he trembles for fear that they take his things away from him, while on the other he trembles for fear that his soul be taken from him. Now, the miser whose hand is sore from his tight hold on things, also squeezed his own heart, and turned it into stone. In order for him to be healed, he must visit unhappy people, to suffer, so he will be forced to open his hand slowly, slowly, and his heart of stone will also start to soften. It will become a human heart and in this way the gates of Paradise will also open.
- The monk flees far from the world, not because he detests the world, but because he loves the world and in this way he is better able to help the world through his prayer, in things that don't happen humanly but only through divine intervention. In this way God saves the world.
- The monk is helped greatly when the monastery is far from the world, far from archeological areas and worldly noises. Even monasteries that are great sites of pilgrimage lose sight of their true goal, for many times from being a monastery they end up as a business. For this reason some bishops, very rightly, would like to have these sites, for monastics must love poverty, which they were ordered by God to preserve. Unfortunately, however, they do not limit themselves to the necessary, the simple, as much for themselves as, more generally, for the monastery. Nor do they refuse things from the faithful, or encourage them to help, on their own, our poor, suffering brethren. But what do they do instead? They gather the sweat even of the poor and fill the monastery with a huge amount of oil lamps and bells, thinking that God is glorified in this way. This type of piety, however, is like the piety which many Russian clerics had who became the cause, though they didn't intend it, of the oil lamps, chandeliers and bells being made into cannons so as to hit the very Church of Christ.
- When an elder doesn't have much experience, but has a great deal of love and much humility, he is able to help his spiritual children by means of the guidance of more experienced elders, as well as by the grace of God, which he continually receives due to his great humility. However, the young cleric who gathers young people as his disciples reveals his great pride, which he has down to the marrow of his bones. He is like a baby born with a beard-a monster-and those that follow him reveal that they have an ailment of the brain or heart. Also, those clerics who study psychology so as to help souls using human contrivances are not spiritually well. The strange thing is that their teachers of psychology don't believe in God or in the existence of the soul. If they accept the soul's existence, they do so in their own unique way. In this way these clerics show that they are spiritually sick and that they need to be examined by the Holy Fathers. Having been healed, they would be able to discern, on their own, the sick spirit and would experience divine grace at the same time. Thus from that time forth they would use the divine energy for those suffering souls and not human contrivances.
- Those who rush to be made spiritual fathers, though they still have many spiritual toxins, are like unripe, sour quince, which, as much sugar as we may pour on, never becomes a nice sweet; but, even if it does, it quickly gets sour.' Sweet words and great truths have value when they come from genuine mouths, and are received only by those souls that are well-disposed and by those great people who have a pure mind.
- One word of a humble and [spiritually] experienced man that is painfully born from the depths of his heart has greater worth than a bunch of clever sayings of an external mans that come out quickly from his educated mouth. His words don't speak truth to the souls of men, for they are fleshly words and not the flames of the fire of Pentecost.
- If a passionate man tries to correct an egotist, steel hits flint and fires are ignited! If he tries to correct a sensitive person, he hurts him greatly. It would be like a wild man taking a thick wire brush to clean out a little mucus from a baby's eye.
- What a wonderful thing it will be when we know ourselves! Then humility will be for us a state of being, and God will position us well with His divine gifts. Then the spiritual laws will cease working, and the one who rises the highest will humble himself, for we will all walk low, we won't fall and we will continually receive the grace of God which is given to the humble.
- Holy asceticism, together with its great self-denial, which is born from great faith in a burst of love for God, brings man to true joy. He is happy to live, for his heart flutters, glorifying his God of benefactions. He is also happy to die, for he thus goes close to God again, and will continue there his doxology.
- Virtue has the habit of betraying man, wherever he may hide. Though he may act as a fool-for-Christ,' still he will be betrayed, though it may bee later on, and he will help many souls.
- The goal of reading is the application, in our lives, of what we read. Not to learn it by heart, but to take it to heart. Not to practice using our tongues, but to be able to receive the tongues of fire and to live the mysteries of God. If one studies a great deal in order to acquire knowledge and to teach others, without living the things he teaches, he does no more than fill his head with hot air. At most he will manage to ascend to the moon using machines. The goal of the Christian is to rise to God without machines.
- Let us not expect the spiritual spring if we don't first pass through the spiritual winter during which the spiritual vermin die. We mustn't expect the divine to blossom within us if the human hasn't first died.
- Costly (fervent) love, which sacrifices itself and does not partake of the world, is itself consumed by the love of God from within. The life of man is then a continuous Lent and all of his days are a continuous joy of light. Costly love for God, with its sacrifices sweetens the heart to boiling, and divine love, which cannot be held in, like steam, soars and so unites to God. This state of spiritual madness not only takes man out of himself, but even the heart is taken from the flesh, that is, from the fleshly desires, and is clothed completely in, and refined in God.
- Those who constantly partake of the love of God are often indifferent to material nourishment. Or, if they eat, they don't taste the food, for even then they continue to feel God intensely and to partake of the sweet blessing of His love. When the heart becomes a furnace through the love of God, it is then able to burn up all vanity that approaches, and this brings internal peace when man passes through the fiery trials of his life.
- There are no people more blessed than those who have made contact with the "heavenly television station" and who are piously connected to God. In the same way, no people are more wretched than those who have cut contact with God and wander, dizzy, around the world, flipping through the world's many television stations so as to forget, if only for a short time, the anguish of the derailment of their lives.
- It is very helpful to read a bit of the Gerontikon before beginning to pray. Then your heart will warm up, the lid will come down on your many worldly cares, and you will be able to pray without distraction.
- In the hour of prayer, when our mind wanders to thoughts of bad things, or if these thoughts come without our wanting them, we shouldn't wage an offensive war against the enemy, because, even if all the lawyers in the world joined together, they wouldn't make any headway with a little demon. Only through ignoring them can one chase these thoughts away. The same is true for blasphemous thoughts.
- If you want to grab God's attention so He'll hear you during prayer, turn the dial to humility, for God always works in this frequency; then humbly ask for His mercy.
- My brother, don't ask for anything in prayer except for repentance. Repentance will bring you humility, humility will bring you the grace of God, and God will uphold you in His grace and will give you whatever you need for your own salvation as well as whatever is needed, should the case arise, for you to help another soul in need.
- When man is spiritually healthy and distances himself from other people, so as to better help them through his prayers, then he regards all people as holy and only himself does he regard as a sinner.
- If we haven't got control of our mind during the hour of spiritual study we are not benefited at all. We simply yawn and tire ourselves without a goal, for we cannot remember anything. In the same way, when the printer doesn't have his mind on his work and forgets to put ink in, the printing presses work without printing anything.
- All evil begins in the mind, when it is interested only in science. Scientists don't find their inner peace and their balance then. However, when their minds are attached to God, scientists use their science to cultivate their inner world and to help the world, for their minds are sanctified.
- The mind, when it begins to spend time near God, oftentimes forgets, not only its dwelling, but even this dwelling of the soul, this earthen flesh.
- In all things we must put forth good thoughts and refuse to accept evil telegrams" if we want to purify our heart and change the evil machines of the heart into good machines; then gold will be turned into holy chalices and broken bells into chandeliers.' Even discarded paper will be turned into fresh napkins. When, however, the heart is evil and it views good gold as bronze, it will make it into bullets and cannonballs.
- Oh, blessed desert by which created man is so greatly helped to be reconciled with his Creator, and is transformed into an earthly Paradise - as you gather once again the wild animals around the person you tamed!
- As much as is possible, love the desert and the immaterial life, and fly from your material possessions to the fold of the poor. Simplify your life so as to be freed from worldly anxiety, so that your life might have meaning.
- Conscience is the first law of God, which He carved deeply into the hearts of the first-created. In turn we each make a photocopy from our parents when we're born. Those who manage to heighten their sense of conscience through daily study of themselves feel themselves to be foreigners in this world, and worldly people are baffled by their gracious behavior. Those who haven't studied their conscience benefit neither from their spiritual studies nor from counsels from their elders. They won't even be able to keep God's commandments, for they have lost their senses altogether.
- The soft life makes people useless. Without toil and struggle sanctification doesn't come.
- When one realizes one's sinfulness and the great mercy of God, the heart cracks, as hard as it may be, and real tears fall of themselves and then man prays and weeps without effort. This is because humility works continuously together with philotimo and drills on the heart so that the springs increase, and the hand of God continually strokes the hard-working and philotimo child.
- Let us struggle with all our powers to gain Paradise. The gate is very narrow, and don't listen to those who say that everyone will be saved. This is a trap of satan so that we won't struggle.
- Christ is wholly love, goodness and consolation, and never suffocates. He has an abundance of spiritual oxygen.
- God allows temptations so as to dust off our soul, for it to be purified through sorrows and weeping, so that we are forced to take refuge in God for our salvation.
- Theology is the word of God that is comprehended by pure, humble and spiritually reborn souls. It is not the beautiful words of the mind which are formed with philological artistry and which are expressed with the juridical or worldly spirit. Created words can't speak to man's soul, just as a beautiful statue is not able to speak, unless the audience is very worldly and is satisfied simply by beautiful words. Theology that is taught as a [worldly] science usually examines things historically and consequently understands things externally. Because patristic asceticism and inner experience are absent, this theology is full of doubts and questions. With his mind man is not able to comprehend the divine energies unless he first struggles ascetically to live these energies, so that the grace of God might work within him.
- Children contract their first spiritual colds from the open windows of their parents' senses. The mother passes on her cold especially when she is not modestly dressed and scandalizes her children with her behavior.
- The holy life of parents instructs the souls of their children and so they naturally obey them and grow up with piety and without psychological problems, and the children are pleased with their parents. The parents are gladdened by their children in this life and in life eternal, where they will once again glory in them.
- Whoever is at peace in the material world and is not concerned about the salvation of his soul is like the senseless birds who don't make a noise from within the egg, so as to break the shell and come out to enjoy the sun-the heavenly flight in the life of Paradise-but instead remain unmoving and die inside the egg shell.
- The pretense of worldly politeness is very harmful, for it fools one and opens one's heart to the worldly person, and in the final analysis it wastes one's piety, for the worldly person doesn't know what piety is. It's like giving golden pounds to people that only know bronze pennies.
- Blows are necessary for the salvation of our souls, for they cleanse the soul. The more one hits and rubs clothing, the better it is cleaned. Similarly, the more one hits octopus and cuttlefish, the more they are softened and washed from ink.
- Live in constant glorification of and thanksgiving towards God, for the greatest sin is ingratitude and the worst sinner is the ungrateful person.
- At the beginning of the spiritual life, out of love, God doesn't allow anyone to realize either his sinfulness or the many benefactions that He bestows on him, so as to keep him from despair, especially if he is sensitive.
- Those who are in the world must not despair when they are overcome by many passions, and when their nature is unruly and races passionately downwards. Rather, they must trust in the almighty power of God and turn the steering wheel of their powerful engine back onto the road toward God, upwards. Soon after they will pass other, slow-moving cars, which for years have been driving the road toward God
- How can I not trust the Holy Fathers? They were far more experienced, and virtuous, and saintly. How can I agree to something that is nonsense? How can I tolerate someone abusing the Holy Fathers?" We must have faith in Tradition.
- The Holy Fathers must have known something, when they forbade every association with a heretic. Nowadays they say: "We should all pray together – not only with a heretic, but also with a Buddhist and a fire-worshipper and a demon-worshipper. The Orthodox should also participate in these common prayers and conventions. It is a matter of being present.
- I was once visited by some Catholic youth who had good intentions, and were ready to acquaint themselves with Orthodoxy. "We want you to say something to us, so that we will be helped spiritually", they told me. "Look", I replied, "find a book on Ecclesiastic History, and you will see how we once used to be together, and then see where you wound up. This will help you immensely. Do it, and the next time, we will talk about many things."
- It is not freedom when we say to people that everything is permitted. That is slavery.
- That which is asked of every Orthodox person is to instill a "good uneasiness" into the heterodox,' that they might understand that they are in delusion. This is so they will not falsely calm their conscience and thus be deprived in this life of the rich blessings of Orthodoxy and in the life to come of the even greater and eternal blessings of God.
Translated into English
- Saint Arsenios the Cappadocian, translated into English and published in 1989 and 2001 by Holy Monastery "Evangelist John the Theologian", Souroti, Thessaloniki, Greece.
- Elder Hadji-Georgis the Athonite, translated into English and published in 1996 by Holy Monastery "Evangelist John the Theologian", Souroti, Thessaloniki, Greece.
- Athonite Fathers and Athonite Matters, translated into English and published in 1999 by Holy Monastery "Evangelist John the Theologian", Souroti, Thessaloniki, Greece.
- Epistles, by Elder Paisios of Mount Athos, translated into English and published in Feb 2002 by Holy Monastery "Evangelist John the Theologian", Souroti, Thessaloniki, Greece; distributed in the U.S.A. by St. Herman of Alaska Monastery.
- Discourses 1: With Pain and Love for Contemporary Man.
Others, as yet untranslated
- Discourses 2 - Spiritual Wakefulness, 1999 & 2000.
- Discourses 3 - Spiritual Struggle, 2001.
- Discourses 4 and 5 (unknown titles).
Other sources
- Middleton, Herman A., 2004,"Elder Paisios the Athonite", in Precious Vessels of the Holy Spirit: The Lives & Counsels of Contemporary Elders of Greece, 2nd edn., Protecting Veil Press, Thessalonica, Greece [4]
- "Talks with Father Paisios", by Athanasios Rakovalis, published in Thessaloniki in 2000, distributed by St. Nicodemos Publications [5]
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