Everybody is sick of being told by boomers to pull up by bootstraps, etc. We also hear the same tired sayings, like buzzword mk ultra activation phrases, and our reaction is to cringe.

Nothing addresses our real problems. The answers we get to the destruction of the family and the despair in the dating market are just out of touch cringe platitudes from 40+ years ago.

I find that the world often has these trite, cliche platitudes, like "focus on yourself" or "be the person you would be happy with" etc. These particular platitudes aren't wrong per se but they're definitely cringe. Why are they cringe? Because they have shadows of the truth, but miss the mark. The Orthodox Church teaches us that we are fighting a war, day in and day out; that we are called to become holy. That only in the strength of the Omnipotent Master and Lover of mankind, can we ever hope to be healed of our sick fallen human nature. This is the true meaning of focusing on yourself. It's not some self-help platitude about acquiring more material things, more status. It's about your inner spiritual life, and the peace that is visible to other people when you allow Christ God to dwell within you.

Platitudes have no depth. Cringe is the recoiling from hypocrisy, from pride. When we cringe at people throwing platitudes at us, we cringe at their pride, because we are hungry for depth, for true wisdom.

>>512168344 (OP)
>Holy
I'll give you a hint OP.
All of the herbs that are considered "holy" in the Bible, Quran and other religious texts and traditions, are anti-parasitic.
This includes holy basil, hyssop, Habbatu Al-Sauda, sage, frankincense and myrrh.
Wormwood is also mentioned in the Bible, right near the end, in the Book of Revelations.
To become holy, you must remove the great adversary (parasites).
That is also why fasting is so important in many religions.
Good luck and God bless.

>>512168344 (OP)
ICXC NIKA

>>512170170
what's with the yellow circles?

>>512168344 (OP)
As an American it is very strange to see strong Christianity, but I’ve been going to Orthodox Church and like it.
I don’t think I’ll ever be able to fast though, not eating meat or dairy would be the hardest thing for me to struggle with considering the amount I exercise and do manual labor.

>>512171456
emphasis, like the circle on the post number of the LARPagan challenging the GET to be Christian, testing God. The post number circled to emphasize that it was before the 500 million GET, and therefore got rekt.

>>512171677
You just started, it comes with time. Are you a catechumen?

>>512168344 (OP)
>>512170170
Thread theme:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-HX3ZLGhpj0

>>512172278
I would be a catechumen but my wife is scared to commit to the Orthodox Church because of protestant brain washing, and it feels wrong for me to commit without her so I haven’t officially become one.

>>512172854
I can't tell you what the right thing to do is or when, but eventually whether it's over a longer time or not, you will have to make a decision. Even if she doesn't immediately follow, you can convey to her that it isn't the end of the world and she can make her own decisions, no pressure. Ultimately it will not be your arguments that change her mind, but the transforming of your character that will do this through your actions and love. This simply won't happen outside the Church, you need the Holy Mysteries and the grace therefrom. You have to be healed, for the sake of yourself, your family, your community, and so on. May the Lord have mercy on your situation, He knows what weighs on you and you should pray about it all the time until what to do is clear.

>>512168344 (OP)
A debate about any concept of Christianity is always, first and foremost, a debate over the inerrancy of scripture.

Religion's creative narrative has become too small. We know too much! It no longer carries the psychological relief it once did for conscious minds. The suffering, honest seeker needs more!

>>512174212
Knowledge alone doesn't heal you and provide peace and purpose to your soul.

>>512173872
I'm orthodox but a lot of saint quotes, like this, are just nonsense rambling. Maybe it's lost in translation.

>>512176478
What doesn't make sense about "when a mother prays for her children, she must melt like a candle"?

>>512176733
It makes sense I guess it's just unremarkable and not worth the five seconds it took to read, even AI could come up with something more edifying.

>>512177247
Although I guess if it's meaningful to even one person that's all that matters

>>512177366
God bless you with His peace, brother.

>>512168344 (OP)
Christ is cringe. Buy an ad orthokike

>>512178227
Just because you don't like the thread topic doesn't mean it is an ad. You deliberately came here and made yourself upset. Thanks for the bump, God bless you.