I would say this video helped me to become an Orthodox Christian.

I almost want to cry from this great man's words. So simple, so true; it echoes in my heart.

The last Father who spoke really inspired me. Thank you for sharing.

I do not believe I have ever heard more loving,truthful words come out of anyone's mouth before. I was not aware people like that really existed..

God has polished this man into a fine mirror of His glory.

This is one of those rare videos that I wished was longer. He shares so many treasures. God bless you.

The monk life is calling me... I've felt it since I was 12 (I'm 20 now ). I need to stop denying it and get close to the Almighty. This is the way that will bring me to wisdom and understanding.

This man is a mystic, they are nothing like the religious folk you meet in a church.

Blessed is He who is pure of heart , for they shall see God. I am so intrigued by this. I have felt that passion , but this is pure devotion. I am Humbled...

Heart and soul singing listening to that man... Humility, humility, humility. God is great.

I have lived in a forest miles from the nearest town for nearly 30 years. It has it's difficulties, but I would not trade the peace and beauty of my surroundings for anything. Follow your own heart--good luck in escaping the urban jungle.

What a beautiful soul. Humble yourselves before the creator and he will purify your soul.

I wept when I watched this saint’s teaching. The world is not worthy of him.

These are good, pure people.

We can see the effect the anchorites have had on this ranger through their prayers. Truly, as St. Seraphim of Sarov said, acquire the Spirit of Peace, and a thousand around you will be saved.

By the worlds standards I am humble but next to this man I am haughty - Yes his spirit is certainly as compelling as his words.

God bless!

im glad to see people from other parts of the world learning something good to use for their lives! people like this man have no money and they never dream by a famous career..

ce frumos vorbeste padurarul, se vede ca e credincios.

I love him 😭😭😭

Long time ago i ,watched this video.Since then ,every year a wtch it again and amaze me the same as the first time.The man is kind and humble,he really found the essence of true life and with his few words he's trying to explain to us.Amazing video,great and wise man

This is pretty amazing. The ranger at the beginning is struggling to explain something so complex, beyond his understanding, beyond anyone's understanding. Even the monks cannot say what this is about, except in the simplest aspects of it.

This man speaks from the soul. He has the one virtue that so many lack--humility.

This is a very powerful video, God, Lord Jesus and God the Holy Spirit guide me.

A meme brought me here and now I want to drop everything and go into the woods.

Hermits are cool and very wise. We have one here in lebanon of Colombian background.

god i wish that were me

When I get out of High School I am also going out and living as a hermit monk. I want to further my faith and go where God needs me. I also would like the life style. I wonder what exactly it will be like.

Cata bunatate,smerenie,simplitate si bun simt,pacat ca nu invatam sa-i semanam!

Amazing if you listen and ponder all the points of this monk you have an almost complete teaching and guide to the spiritual life

Beautiful... thanks! God bless you.

Thank you dearly for uploading this video

07:50 He is wearing the Commemorative Cross for World War II.

When he says "i never enjoyed living in this world" i get shivers down my spine. Im so envious of the way they live i wish i could live like this.

I am from the U.S. and I can tell you this man is a modern day Saint!!! The words he speaks are wise, from the heart, from the Spirit ...he his like a modern day Desert father like the Philokalia authors. Here in the U.S. you will almost never find such a being maybe 1 in 10 million. Because of the great schism of 1054, the West god indoctrinated into literalism and dogma minus the Spirit

Yes, thank God, there are many good people among you. I've met many American Orthodox brothers. In Christ

the gentleman in the last segment of this video has understanding.

3:16 ...

Beautifully spoken and poetic in nature. Blessed are you

Gets good at 3:00. While many of us would not give up companionship, we can learn about gratitude, humility, and keeping a pure body from monks/hermits like this guy.

What a wise man

‘You may travel far and wide, to the end of the earth - if you have no love, you are nothing’ Very powerful words, sends chills down my spine and brings tears to my eyes.

A wonderfully moving video. This man speaks the truth of his heart. Bless him. The message is simple, it is we who make it complicated.

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I hugely admire anyone that lives an ascetic way of life, from the ancient cynics to the modern orthodox, they are a living testament to what the human is capable of.

Lovely. So lovely...

He is knowledgeable.

Hi Ioan, glad to see you're still uploading great vids - keep 'em coming! Your Serbian brother, Milan

The way of the Pilgrim

the whole world would be Christian if there were more such people as this humble, kind, monk.

True Christians

tears came to my eyes...

I hear an existentialist repudiate people and the world, and I feel disgust; I hear a reactionary preach self-improvement, and I am exasperated; I hear a liberal exhort people to love everybody, and I put my head in my hands. Yet I listen to these men of God call me gently to do all three, and I feel a wonderful peace. God is great and nothing in the world can fill the space He left in us just for him.

"It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society." - Jiddu Krishnamurti

@dnallor24 what he meant by "this world" is the everyday, hustle and bustle of worldly life. In other words, materialism. Consuming your days by walking along the ridge of a mountain with a loaf of bread in your mouth while praying unceasingly is UTTERLY not of this world. He is on higher plane of existence, my friend. :)

glad to hear someone has goodwill

Thank you brother! We'll try. In Christ

"zasi mii" is the Moldovan pronunciation of "zece mii" which means "ten thousand". The elder is actually saying that only one in 10.000 makes it to that point.

Everyone wants to talk about the hermits who dont want to talk .

too many people wanna be cool,follow trends,and just fit in...yes u are right

Good video, enjoyed viewing it!

to descend with your mind into hearth with/through prayer and to actually face your sins and cut them down like trees and then finally to win the one sin above all and that is Pride is truly a MIRACLE ..yet in Orthodoxy miracles are truly possible and with that said they do not exist as such because they are equally real as everything that you do and see now ...our way of life made us feel truly week and pathetic...

thank you and help me dear heart to be more like god and carry jesus so humbly in my heart

very wise old man god bless us all.

Beautiful☦️❤️🙏🏼

@RestorationistNews I agree and not just Americans value that Im brazilian I do and so many people who has respect and admiration for other people believes and faith. This man is a very special human being,with a lot to say and we all should listen with attencion so we can see how far we have being from eachother and God. doesnt matter what we believe or what religon we follow . We can feel the love and the true in people like him. God bless him and us as well.

Thank you, old man!

Thank you for posting...Blagoslaven jesi Gospodi

@ILoveYourUsername thank you so much i've been waiting for ever for somebody to answer that question.

Good to hear.

I'm atheist but this,THIS is a true Christian. He seems like a pretty cool guy. Well anyway,keep on livin' keep on believin'

There are still saints in rumania.

Amen!

blessed

God bless them

Soul AND body are sanctified together in our ancient Orthodox Faith. I would not recommend the Philokalia to non-Orthodox who live outside the Grace-filled Mysteries (esp. Holy Eucharist). We all must beware of Gnostic ("evil body") influences in Evragios. The source of evil, as the Lord tells us is "the heart". By the way, not all monks are "elders"; some are just "elderly". We pray for the gift of "discernment of spirits" - from the Holy Spirit which we ask for humbly from Christ our God.

This is real Romania!

5:54 Holy Men 💙💙🙏🙏🧘‍♂️🧘‍♂️

You need to have a very good knowledge of Romanian language to fully "feel" the language and the hidden meanings of the words and the particularities, accents, use of old words, so on .... It's difficult to translate but is a good thing that this was translated!

Точно святой человек …

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Does anyone know what the name of the father at 3:00 is?

that way of living should be revealed to more people. Love is the hardest but easiest thing to do in this world. But for being Love you have to love yourself and u have to love your enemies, everything in fact. Because everything is God. And your ego is just an illusion, the biggest enny of your soul. Anyway, this video is full of acknowledgments and very very interesting.

makes me wonder what kind of thing such a devout follower like him did that was deemed unworthy and caused him to lose the ability to pray solely with the heart

it is the exchange rate for October 2008. Not the present one.

what was the word? I didn't hear heart or body, I heard something like "trupulor" ??

very wise

It's Radagast!

@galateeasferelor I agree with what you say for I am no where near religious but let people live the way they want and just let it be

How could you possibly "perfectly know" these people if they are hermits?! How many have you met face to face, in the wilderness? The forest ranger could rarely see them but you "perfectly know" them... No wonder Americans are becoming less and less welcome around the world, offending one of the dearest people in our country, the hermits. Thank God not all Americans are like you!

true that.

@PLeranth lol thanks, was joking but good to have an explanation too :)

This is romanian language? Some words sound like latin and italian

@manamongstruins thank you :)

interestin

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at least 8 of the 10 commandements are essential for me too. :) But one wise man said once. "Without religion good people are doing good things and evil people are doing evil things, but through religion even good people are able of evil things." Whatever, in the case of good people i have no problem if they are religious... i am olny afraid of the others.

a holy life does not live in the closet, but it cannot live without the closet. E.M Bounds

you are lost....i am sorry for you

Very curious to hear Romanian language for me, as I russian. Sounds very familiar, like something native and something you know... yet I can't understand most of words.