The Otherness of Love

The Response to the Supreme Calling of Christ

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Monasticism is a witness of the supra-cosmic power of the humility of Christ; it is the profound awareness of being weak and in need of His help, the acknowledgement of the words of the Saviour: ‘Without me ye can do nothing’ (John 15:5). Monasticism is the extreme tension of abiding on the narrow way that leads downwards to the deep heart, that tension which, with time, will impart a universal enlargement to the heart. The gift of humility in monasticism is very great, and so is its mystical mission to witness to the perfection of the Christ-like humility. The monk who voluntarily makes himself like the dust of the earth, humbling himself to the end before God and before his brethren, receives Christ’s universal enlargement and becomes a true image of Christ with a hypostatic mode of existence. He becomes both a friend and a target of God, as he brings all creation before Him in intercession. Monasticism witnesses to the empirical truth of the divine law of humility, implied by the inverted pyramid. It testifies to the way which leads man to the bottom of hell without destroying him, but raising him instead to the heights of indestructible life.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Forward
‘Bearing the reproach of Christ’
The Otherness and Ethos of the Lamb of God
The Way of God
The Ethos of Christ
The Monk, Bearer of the Otherness and Ethos of Christ
Holy Self-hatred
The Mission of the Monk and His Service to the Church
‘Resist not evil’, the True Victory of the Monk
The Supra-cosmic Power of the Commandments
Victory in the Deep Heart
The Blessedness of Humility
The Paradox of Monasticism
The Absolute Character of Monasticism
‘So great a salvation’
Zeal for the Word of God
Eternal Dimensions of Monasticism
Faith and Dedication
Repentance Without End
Exactness of Obedience
The Link in the Chain of Tradition
Considering Oneself Below All
Crucifixion of the Mind
The God of Our Father
Self-hatred
Give Rest to Your Father and You Have Given Rest to God
The Hypostatic Mode of Living in the Monastic Culture
The Garment of Humility of the Mother of God, the Pattern for Monasticism
Knowing the Person of the Most Holy Mother of God
The Excellency of Humility
‘Be it unto me according to Thy wordʹ
‘Not to be seen by menʹ
Purity
Holy Scripture
The Deep Heart and Hypostatic Prayer
‘The order of nature is overcomeʹ
Bearing the Life-giving Deadening of the Lord Jesus
Holy Fear
Confirmation in the Truth of the Way
The Gift of Prophetic Life
Abstaining from Defending Oneself
The Hour for the Lord to Act
Embracing Divine Life
The Psalm-prophecy for the Mother of God (Psalm 45)
Standing in Eternity
Hearing the Word of God in the Heart
Inner Space and Beauty
The Garment of the Soul
Being Led into the Bridal Chamber
Holy Boldness
The Privilege of the Monk
The Spiritual Swiftness of the Regenerated Man
The Apostles Forsook All and Followed Christ
Monasticism, the Immediate Response to the Divine Calling
He Who Has Received Fire, Let Him Run
The Swiftness of Stillness
Becoming All Eye
The Mad Love of the Friends of Christ
Seeking the Countenance of the Lord
Monasticism, the Fulfilment of the Commandment of Love
Desire to Convince God
The Monk as an Image of Pentecost
The Mad Love of the Monk
Humility, Thanksgiving , Joy
The Friends of the Lord Jesus
The Sober Drunkenness of the Monk
Epilogue, The Guardian of the Heart
Index of Scriptural References
Weight0.552 kg
Dimensions21.5 × 15.7 × 2.5 cm
Author

Archimandrite Zacharias Zacharou

Language

English

Book cover

Hardback Clothbound with Dust Jacket, Paperback

Pages

316

Publisher

Stavropegic Monastery of St John the Baptist

Edition

1st edition

Publication Year

2023

ISBN

978-1-915687-00-5

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  1. Anca (verified owner)

    The Otherness of Love is a real inspiration even for us who live in the world with families and children. I found many answers to some questions I have been tormented with for years, such as the question of the authority in education, and I never found the way until now. This book is so “other” than any other book I’ve read! I thank Fr Zacharias again and again for his kenosis which enriches us all!

  2. Lydia (verified owner)

    A most fantastic piece of art which details the inner nuances of the Grace which renovates the entire world at all times. These books are a marvelous help in maintaining focus in my daily life in the world.

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