The Evergetinos Vol. 2: Hypothesis XXVIII, Part VI - Spiritual Battle with Lust & Guarding the Heart

Описание: Glory to Jesus Christ! In this episode of our Evergetinos study, we dive deep into Hypothesis 28 and the passion of lust, examining how the Fathers understand fornication, thoughts, and spiritual warfare in the heart.

We look at why temptations often intensify when we begin to pray, how to deal with intrusive sexual thoughts without falling into shame or despair, and how the Jesus Prayer, prostrations, and guarding the senses help us fight this battle day by day. We also explore the nous (the “eye of the heart”) in Eastern Christian spirituality and why its purification is central to the Christian life.

In this video:

Why strong temptations can be a sign of spiritual progress, not failure

The difference between thoughts of fornication and actual sin

How old memories and fantasies work on the heart and how grace purifies them

What the nous is and why the Fathers focus so much on it

The link between slander, pride, and sexual sin

Why we must not converse with tempting thoughts (logismoi)

Practical use of the Jesus Prayer in moments of intense warfare

The power of prostrations and praying with the body

Guarding our eyes, ears, speech, and imagination in a hyper-sexualized culture

How “circling the vineyard” (desiring sin without acting) still harms the soul

The role of remembrance of death (memento mori) in conquering the passions

How to walk away from impure conversations & gossip without bitterness

Encouragement and practices for the Great Fast / Lent (St. Isaac the Syrian, ascetic heart, examination of conscience)

Whether you’re a layperson, monk, priest, or simply someone struggling with chastity and purity of heart, this teaching from the Desert Fathers and the Evergetinos offers concrete, time-tested tools for spiritual warfare in our own day.

📌 Timestamps / Chapters

00:00 Introduction & opening greeting
01:35 Evergetinos Hypothesis 28: lust, fornication & spiritual battle
04:45 Why temptations increase when you begin to pray
07:00 Old memories vs present temptations – “do not fear the dead”
10:20 The nous: the eye of the heart in Eastern Christian spirituality
18:40 Slander, pride & how they feed sexual temptation
20:55 Guarding the mind from evil thoughts (logismoi)
24:00 Do not converse with tempting thoughts – turning to the Jesus Prayer
27:45 Prostrations & praying with the whole body
33:40 Letting thoughts pass by – the “toreador defense”
35:45 Healing the depths: what the nous is, practically
38:20 News media vs inner stillness – choosing what we let into the heart
40:20 Forms of fornication: senses, speech & “pious” conversations
46:00 Circling the vineyard: desiring sin vs committing it
48:40 Campus & secular culture: chastity amid constant provocation
49:55 Remembrance of death & memento mori in the Fathers
54:00 Stopping impure or slanderous conversations with charity
58:40 Lenten practices: prostrations, Jesus Prayer & St Isaac the Syrian
1:00:05 Closing prayer & blessing

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