Seraphim of Sarov के नाम से प्रचलित
«"This is the Christian way of crossing oneself! […] Crossing oneself with two fingers is contrary to the holy statutes."»
ग़लत श्रेय
निष्कर्ष
यह Seraphim of Sarov की रचनाओं में नहीं है
A condemnation of the Old Believer rite that first appears in the 1863 life (Elagin), written by a censor; the episode of the four Old Believers had been expanded in the 1844 life. Mikhail Novoselov held that Seraphim's polemic with the priestless Old Believers of Nizhny Novgorod became anti-ritual under the pen of synodal censors; the question remains open.
जो उन्होंने वास्तव में कहा
Seraphim of Sarov के प्रमाणित वचन
«The true aim of our Christian life consists in the acquisition of the Holy Spirit of God.»
Conversación con Motovílov (noviembre de 1831), en Nilus, Великое в малом (1903). Atribución sujeta a las dudas sobre la literalidad del manuscrito.
«Fasting, vigil, prayer, almsgiving and every good deed done for Christ's sake are means for acquiring the Holy Spirit of God.»
Conversación con Motovílov, a continuación de la anterior.
«The acquisition of the Spirit of God is also a capital, but a capital of grace and eternal.»
Conversación con Motovílov, respuesta a «¿Cómo adquirir?».