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Post by merh on May 18, 2023 16:38:10 GMT
I just found a copy.
Haven't read it.
Still unpacking
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Post by general313 on May 20, 2023 0:28:49 GMT
Chapter 10: Avoiding Idle Talk 'SHUN the gossip of men as much as possible, for discussion of worldly affairs, even though sincere, is a great distraction inasmuch as we are quickly ensnared and captivated by vanity.
Many a time I wish that I had held my peace and not associated with men.
When the right and opportune moment comes for speaking, say something that will edify.' Doesn't that mean that you should stop participating in this forum, especially the Politics board? |
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Post by OldSamVimes on May 20, 2023 2:00:59 GMT
Chapter 10: Avoiding Idle Talk 'SHUN the gossip of men as much as possible, for discussion of worldly affairs, even though sincere, is a great distraction inasmuch as we are quickly ensnared and captivated by vanity.
Many a time I wish that I had held my peace and not associated with men.
When the right and opportune moment comes for speaking, say something that will edify.' Doesn't that mean that you should stop participating in this forum, especially the Politics board? Maybe. Hard to say. The Politics board didn't exist in the times of Jesus. |
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Post by general313 on May 20, 2023 17:03:05 GMT
Doesn't that mean that you should stop participating in this forum, especially the Politics board? Maybe. Hard to say. The Politics board didn't exist in the times of Jesus. Maybe his return is long overdue. |
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Post by Prince Myshkin on May 21, 2023 1:31:51 GMT
'Try to turn your heart from the love of things visible and bring yourself to things invisible.' Well I tried to follow that advice and got accused of rape by a ghost. Thanks a lot! Damn, that's a bizarre way to describe the gift of the Holy Ghost. ![[ghost]](http://storage.proboards.com/6870873/images/ohdaGRoSWGJCEdTv0Cgx.gif) |
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Post by OldSamVimes on May 31, 2023 6:05:26 GMT
Chapter 14: Avoiding Rash Judgment
'We frequently judge that things are as we with them to be, for through personal feeling true perspective is easily lost.
If God were the sole object of our desire, we should not be disturbed so easily by opposition to our opinions.'
Chapter 15: Works Done In Charity
'Never do evil for anything in the world, or for the love of any man. For one who is in need, however, a good work may at times be purposely left undone or changed for a better one. This is not the omission of a good deed but rather its improvement.
Without charity external work is of no value, but anything done in charity, be it ever so small and trivial, is entirely fruitful inasmuch as God weighs the love with which a man acts rather than the deed itself.'
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Post by OldSamVimes on Jun 1, 2023 12:11:22 GMT
Chapter 16: Bearing with the Faults of Others
'Try to bear patiently with the defects and infirmities of others, whatever they may be, because you also have many a fault which others must endure.
If you cannot make yourself what you wish to be, how can you bend others to your will? We want them to be perfect, yet we do not correct our own faults. We wish them to be severely corrected, yet we will not correct ourselves. Their great liberty displeases us, yet we would not be denied what we ask. We would have them bound by laws, yet we will allow ourselves to be restrained in nothing. Hence, it is clear how seldom we think of others as we do of ourselves.'
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Post by stammerhead on Jun 3, 2023 1:36:04 GMT
I'm listening to old episodes of the Virtual Memories podcast, this book was mentioned in passing and I immediately thought of this thread.
Ain't read it though.
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Post by clusium on Jun 9, 2023 14:01:12 GMT
Thomas A Kempis Anyone read it? You don't need to, I'll sum it up! Chapter 1: Imitating Christ and despising all vanities on Earth'Try to turn your heart from the love of things visible and bring yourself to things invisible.' Well, I do have a copy & have read a bit of it. |
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Post by OldSamVimes on Jul 4, 2023 13:03:30 GMT
Chapter 17: Monastic Life
'If you would persevere in seeking perfection, you must consider yourself a pilgrim, an exile on earth. If you would become a religious, you must be content to seem a fool for the sake of Christ.
You have come to serve, not to rule.'
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