{"id":15024,"date":"2021-10-13T15:55:53","date_gmt":"2021-10-13T12:55:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testupdate.manastirealipnita.ro\/wp50\/?p=15024"},"modified":"2022-10-09T20:57:33","modified_gmt":"2022-10-09T17:57:33","slug":"viata-sfantului-paisie-aghioritul","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testupdate.manastirealipnita.ro\/wp50\/despre-manastire\/sfintii-ocrotitori\/sf-paisie-aghioritul\/viata-sf-paisie-aghioritul\/viata-sfantului-paisie-aghioritul\/","title":{"rendered":"Viata Sfantului Paisie Aghioritul"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Copil\u0103ria<\/strong><\/p><p>Stare\u0163ul Paisie s-a n\u0103scut \u00een Farasa din Capadocia cea n\u0103sc\u0103toare de \nsfin\u0163i, pe 25 iulie 1924, \u00een ziua pomenirii Sfintei Ana. Cuviosul \nArsenie l-a botezat cu numele s\u0103u, \u00eenso\u0163it de binecuv\u00e2ntarea sa, \ndeoarece a v\u0103zut mai dinainte c\u0103 va deveni c\u0103lug\u0103r, a\u015fa cum s-a \u015fi \n\u00eent\u00e2mplat.<\/p><p>Persoana care, dup\u0103 Cuviosul Arsenie, i-a influen\u0163at \u00een chip \nbinef\u0103c\u0103tor toat\u0103 via\u0163a a fost mama sa, c\u0103tre care sim\u0163ea o deosebit\u0103 \ndragoste \u015fi o ajuta c\u00e2t de mult putea. De la ea a \u00eenv\u0103\u0163at smerita \ncugetare. Ea \u00eel sf\u0103tuia s\u0103 nu \u00ee\u015fi doreasc\u0103 s\u0103 \u00eenving\u0103 colegii la jocuri,\n ca apoi s\u0103 se m\u00e2ndreasc\u0103, nici s\u0103 nu urm\u0103reasc\u0103 s\u0103 treac\u0103 primul linia \nde sosiri la alerg\u0103ri, c\u0103ci, a\u015fa cum spunea ea, acela\u015fi lucru era dac\u0103 \najungea primul sau ultimul.<\/p><!--more--><p>Pe l\u00e2ng\u0103 aceasta, l-a \u00eenv\u0103\u0163at \u015fi \u00eenfr\u00e2narea. \u00cel sf\u0103tuia s\u0103 nu m\u0103n\u00e2nce\n \u00eenainte de ora mesei. Iar \u00eenc\u0103lcarea acestei reguli o considera \ndesfr\u00e2nare. L-a ajutat de asemenea s\u0103 dob\u00e2ndeasc\u0103 simplitate, h\u0103rnicie, \nspirit gospod\u0103resc.<\/p><p>C\u00e2nd a \u00eenv\u0103\u0163at s\u0103 citeasc\u0103 bine, a g\u0103sit o Biblie \u015fi a \u00eenceput s\u0103 \nciteasc\u0103 \u00een fiecare zi din cele patru Evanghelii. C\u00e2nd se \u00eentorcea de la\n \u015fcoala, nu voia nici s\u0103 m\u0103n\u00e2nce, ci mergea mai \u00eent\u00e2i \u015fi citea din \nVie\u0163ile Sfin\u0163ilor.<\/p><p><strong>Chemarea sa monahal\u0103 s-a manifestat din frageda v\u00e2rst\u0103<\/strong>. <\/p><p>Sim\u0163ea o mare dragoste c\u0103tre Dumnezeu \u015fi rug\u0103ciunea lui era o  manifestare a acesteia. La marile s\u0103rb\u0103tori priveghea, aprindea candela  \u015fi se ruga \u00een picioare toat\u0103 noaptea, dar fratele s\u0103u cel mai mare \u00eel  \u00eempiedica de la aceasta. C\u00e2nd se scula noaptea s\u0103 citeasc\u0103 Psaltirea,  acela nu-l l\u0103sa, ci-l b\u0103ga \u00eenapoi sub p\u0103turi. Dar tactica fratelui s\u0103u  nu numai c\u0103 nu i-a stins r\u00e2vna, ci, dimpotriv\u0103, i-a m\u0103rit dragostea  pentru Dumnezeu.<\/p><p>Stare\u0163ul povestea: \u201eC\u00e2nd eram \u00eenc\u0103 la \u015fcoala, citeam Vie\u0163ile \nSfin\u0163ilor \u015fi doream s\u0103 devin ascet. Ie\u015feam adesea din sat (eram pe \natunci de vreo 11 ani). \u00centr-o zi am privit cu insisten\u0163\u0103 la o st\u00e2nc\u0103 \nmare. A doua zi, dis de diminea\u0163\u0103, am pornit spre ea cu dorin\u0163a de-a m\u0103 \nface st\u00e2lpnic. St\u00e2nca era \u00eenalt\u0103. Am urcat cu greutate pe ea \u015fi-am \n\u00eenceput s\u0103 m\u0103 rog. Mi se sf\u00e2r\u015fiser\u0103 toate puterile \u015fi-am \u00eenceput s\u0103 m\u0103 \ng\u00e2ndesc: <em>Pustnicii aveau ca hran\u0103 r\u0103d\u0103cini, pu\u0163in\u0103 ap\u0103, o curmal\u0103\u2026 Tu nu ai nimic aici sus pe st\u00e2nc\u0103<\/em>. <em>Cum vei putea tr\u0103i?<\/em>\n \u00cen cele din urm\u0103 am hot\u0103r\u00e2t s\u0103 cobor, dar deja se \u00eennoptase. Cobor\u00e2tul \nera mai greu, fiindc\u0103 nu vedeam. Cu mare greutate am reu\u015fit s\u0103 cobor. \nMaica Domnului m-a p\u0103zit s\u0103 nu m\u0103 zdrobesc de st\u00e2nci\u201d.<\/p><p>Micul Arsenie a terminat \u015fcoala primar\u0103 cu media 8 \u015fi purtarea \nexemplar\u0103. Nu a vrut \u00eens\u0103 s\u0103-\u015fi continue studiile, deoarece \u00een Koni\u0163a nu\n exista gimnaziu. \u00ce\u015fi dorea s\u0103 devin\u0103 t\u00e2mplar, fiindc\u0103 iubea me\u015fte\u015fugul \nDomnului nostru. Mai t\u00e2rziu \u015fi-a deschis atelierul s\u0103u de t\u00e2mpl\u0103rie. \nF\u0103cea ferestre, u\u015fi, tavane, du\u015fumele, iconostase \u015fi chiar sicrie, \npentru care \u00eens\u0103 nu a luat niciodat\u0103 bani, particip\u00e2nd astfel la durerea\n acelor oameni.<\/p><p><strong>Transmisionist \u00een r\u0103zboiul civil<\/strong><\/p><p>Vedea c\u0103 starea general\u0103 a \u0163\u0103rii era foarte grea \u015fi de aceea se \ng\u00e2ndea c\u0103 peste pu\u0163in aveau s\u0103-l cheme s\u0103 slujeasc\u0103 patria. A mers, \na\u015fadar, \u00een bisericu\u0163a Sfintei Varvara, care se afla \u00eenafara satului, \u015fi \ns-a rugat Maicii Domnului spun\u00e2nd: \u201eMaica Domnului, primesc s\u0103 fiu \nchinuit, s\u0103 m\u0103 primejduiesc, numai s\u0103 nu omor vreun om, ca s\u0103 m\u0103 \n\u00eenvrednicesc s\u0103 devin monah\u201d. Atunci a f\u0103g\u0103duit c\u0103, dac\u0103-l va p\u0103zi Maica\n Domnului \u00een r\u0103zboi, va sluji trei ani \u00een m\u0103n\u0103stirea ei, Stomiu, pe care\n o arseser\u0103 nem\u0163ii, \u015fi va ajuta s\u0103 fie zidit\u0103 din nou.<\/p><p>\u00cen anul 1945, Arsenie a fost chemat s\u0103 slujeasc\u0103 patria. S-a \nprezentat la Navplio \u015fi a fost numit transmisionist, dup\u0103 aceea a fost \ntransferat \u00een Agrinio. Acolo, ceilal\u0163i solda\u0163i \u00eel \u00eentrebau:<\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Ce mijlocitor ai avut de te-au repartizat la transmisiuni?<\/li><li>Nu am niciun mijlocitor.<\/li><li>Las\u0103 astea, i-au spus ei.<\/li><li>Ei, pe Dumnezeu \u00cel am, le-a r\u0103spuns el.<\/li><\/ul><p>\u015ei \u00eentr-adev\u0103r \u201eDomnul era cu el \u015fi el era b\u0103rbat \u00eendem\u00e2natic\u201d.<\/p><p>Dragostea lui pentru ceilal\u0163i ajungea p\u00e2n\u0103 la jertf\u0103. F\u0103cea \u015fi \ntreburile celorlal\u0163i, lucra mult. C\u00e2nd cineva pleca \u00een permisie, Arsenie\n \u00eel \u00eenlocuia cu bun\u0103voin\u0163\u0103. Mul\u0163i \u00eei exploatau bun\u0103tatea \u015fi-l considerau\n prost, el \u00eens\u0103 sim\u0163ea bucurie din jertf\u0103 \u015fi, \u00een acela\u015fi timp, prin \naceasta afla ocazia s\u0103 r\u0103m\u00e2n\u0103 singur \u015fi s\u0103 se roage. Comandantul s\u0103u \nspunea: <strong>\u201eCe se va \u00eent\u00e2mpla cu acest om? Nu cere niciodat\u0103 s\u0103 se odihneasc\u0103\u201d.<\/strong><\/p><p>Stare\u0163ul povestea c\u0103 odat\u0103 li s-a terminat hrana \u015fi m\u00e2ncau z\u0103pad\u0103. \nAlt\u0103dat\u0103 au r\u0103mas fl\u0103m\u00e2nzi 13 zile \u015fi au tr\u0103it hr\u0103nindu-se doar cu \ncastane s\u0103lbatice. Adesea sufereau de sete. Atunci erau nevoi\u0163i s\u0103 bea \nap\u0103 st\u0103tut\u0103 din urmele f\u0103cute de copitele animalelor. Cel mai mare \ndu\u015fman era \u00eens\u0103 frigul. Dormeau \u00een corturi \u015fi uneori, diminea\u0163a, se \ntrezeau \u00eengropa\u0163i \u00een z\u0103pad\u0103. Atunci \u00eei num\u0103rau pe cei care muriser\u0103 \n\u00eenghe\u0163a\u0163i de frig. \u00centr-o diminea\u0163\u0103 a scos, s\u0103p\u00e2nd cu cazmaua \u00een z\u0103pad\u0103,\n 26 de solda\u0163i care muriser\u0103 \u00eenghe\u0163a\u0163i. Odat\u0103 a stat 3 zile \u00een z\u0103pad\u0103, \ntrimi\u0163\u00e2nd mereu semnale la comandament. Atunci a suferit \u015fi el \ndeger\u0103turi. Carnea de pe picioare i se desprindea \u015fi de aceea l-au \ntrimis la spital.<\/p><p><strong>Se bucura s\u0103 stea \u00een ploaie \u015fi \u00een frig, s\u0103 se osteneasc\u0103, numai s\u0103 nu se osteneasc\u0103 ceilal\u0163i.<\/strong>\n Unii solda\u0163i, atunci c\u00e2nd stricau ceva, pentru a se \u00eendrept\u0103\u0163i, aruncau\n vina pe Arsenie. Ofi\u0163erul \u00eel certa, iar el, ca s\u0103 nu-i v\u0103deasc\u0103, r\u0103bda \ncu smerenie mustr\u0103rile. Comandantul \u00eens\u0103 \u00eel pre\u0163uia \u015fi avea \u00eencredere \u00een\n el. \u00cen misiunile grele \u00eel trimitea pe Arsenie, fiindc\u0103 \u015ftia c\u0103 era cel \nmai capabil s\u0103 duc\u0103 la bun sf\u00e2r\u015fit ceea ce \u00eei \u00eencredin\u0163a.<\/p><p>\u201e\u00centr-o lupt\u0103, povestea stare\u0163ul, s\u0103pasem o mic\u0103 groap\u0103. Apoi a venit unul \u015fi m-a \u00eentrebat: <em>Pot s\u0103 intru \u015fi eu?<\/em>\n M-am str\u00e2ns \u015fi cu greu am \u00eenc\u0103put am\u00e2ndoi. Apoi a venit \u00eenc\u0103 unul. L-am\n l\u0103sat \u015fi pe acela \u00een groap\u0103, iar eu am ie\u015fit afar\u0103. La un moment dat \nmi-a trecut un proiectil foarte aproape de cap. Nu purtam casc\u0103, ci \nnumai c\u0103ciul\u0103. Mi-am pip\u0103it capul \u015fi-am v\u0103zut c\u0103 nu s\u00e2ngeram. L-am \npip\u0103it din nou, dar nimic. Proiectilul \u00eemi trecuse razant cu capul \u015fi \nnumai p\u0103rul mi l-a ras pe o l\u0103\u0163ime de 6 cm. Nici m\u0103car o zg\u00e2rietur\u0103 nu \nmi-a l\u0103sat. F\u0103cusem acea jertf\u0103 din toat\u0103 inima. <strong><em>Mai bine s\u0103 fiu omor\u00e2t eu, mi-am spus, dec\u00e2t s\u0103 fie ucis altul, iar apoi s\u0103 fiu ucis de con\u015ftiin\u0163\u0103 toat\u0103 via\u0163a.<\/em><\/strong><em> Cum voi \u00eendura dup\u0103 aceea mustrarea con\u015ftiin\u0163ei, c\u00e2nd m\u0103 voi g\u00e2ndi c\u0103 a\u015f fi putut s\u0103-l salvez \u015fi nu am f\u0103cut-o?<\/em> \u015ei, fire\u015fte, Dumnezeu \u00eel ajut\u0103 mult pe cel ce se jertfe\u015fte pentru al\u0163ii\u201d.<\/p><p>Stare\u0163ul ne-a povestit o \u00eent\u00e2mplare, care s-a petrecut cu pu\u0163in timp \n\u00eenainte de eliberare: \u201eNe \u00eentorceam din Florina, fiindc\u0103 se terminase \nr\u0103zboiul. Pe drumul de \u00eentoarcere l-am auzit pe c\u0103pitan \u00eenjur\u00e2nd de cele\n sfinte. M-am apropiat de el \u015fi i-am zis: <em>Din aceast\u0103 clip\u0103 refuz s\u0103\n execut ordinele dumneavoastr\u0103, deoarece \u00eenjur\u00e2nd de cele sfinte, \noc\u0103r\u00e2\u0163i credin\u0163a mea \u015fi jur\u0103m\u00e2ntul pe care l-am depus pentru patrie, \ncredin\u0163\u0103 \u015fi familie. <\/em>Auzind acestea, s-a sim\u0163it jignit \u015fi m-a numit obraznic. Mai t\u00e2rziu, c\u00e2nd mi-a spus: <em> \u00ce\u0163i ordon\u2026<\/em>, i-am r\u0103spuns: <em>Doar v-am spus c\u0103 nu voi mai executa ordinele dumneavoastr\u0103.<\/em> Atunci ofi\u0163erul mi-a spus: <em>S\u0103 consider\u0103m subiectul \u00eencheiat.<\/em><\/p><p>C\u00e2nd am ajuns la cantonament, am mers imediat \u015fi am raportat cele  \u00eent\u00e2mplate comandantului. Acela mi-a spus c\u0103 refuzul de-a executa  ordinul superiorului este pasibil de judecata tribunalului militar.  Atunci am declarat din nou c\u0103 nu mai execut ordinele c\u0103pitanului,  fiindc\u0103 este c\u0103lc\u0103tor de jur\u0103m\u00e2nt, c\u0103ci blesteam\u0103 pe Dumnezeu, c\u0103ruia  ne-am jurat am\u00e2ndoi. Apoi i-am spus cu indignare: <em>Trebuie s\u0103 ascult\u0103m pe Dumnezeu mai mult dec\u00e2t pe oameni\u201d.<strong>[<\/strong><\/em><\/p><p><strong>Preg\u0103tirea pentru via\u0163a monahal\u0103<\/strong><\/p><p>Arsenie a r\u0103mas pentru pu\u0163in \u00een Koni\u0163a \u015fi apoi a vizitat Sf\u00e2ntul \nMunte, \u00eembr\u0103cat \u00een haine militare. A vizitat multe colibe, schituri \u015fi \nchilii, deoarece \u00eenclina spre vie\u0163uirea isihast\u0103. Alerga oriunde auzea \nc\u0103 exist\u0103 stare\u0163i virtuo\u015fi, precum albina la florile \u00eenmiresmate. \nArsenie \u00eens\u0103, \u00een urma multor c\u0103ut\u0103ri ostenitoare, nu a g\u0103sit ceea ce \ndorea. Stare\u0163ul spunea mai t\u00e2rziu: <strong>\u201eLa \u00eenceput, p\u00e2n\u0103 s\u0103-mi creasc\u0103 aripi duhovnice\u015fti, nu m-a ajutat nimeni, ci to\u0163i m\u0103 <em>\u00eembr\u00e2nceau. <\/em>C\u0103lug\u0103ri sfin\u0163i am \u00eent\u00e2lnit mai t\u00e2rziu\u201d.<\/strong>\n De\u015fi nu a g\u0103sit s\u0103 g\u0103seasc\u0103 ceea ce c\u0103uta, suferin\u0163a pe care a r\u0103bdat-o\n i-a fost de folos \u015fi l-a \u00eenv\u0103\u0163at multe. \u015ei fiindc\u0103 se primejduia s\u0103-\u015fi \npiard\u0103, precum spunea, \u015fi <em>pu\u0163ina minte pe care o avea<\/em>, a luat \nhot\u0103r\u00e2rea de a se \u00eentoarce \u00een lume. Aceasta o f\u0103cea \u015fi din motive \nfamiliale, deoarece primise \u015fi o scrisoare de la tat\u0103l s\u0103u care-i cerea \najutorul.<\/p><p>\u00centors \u00een lume, Arsenie a \u00eenceput s\u0103 lucreze din nou ca t\u00e2mplar \u00een \nKoni\u0163a \u015fi \u00een satele dimprejur, sprijinindu-\u015fi astfel familia. \u00cen satele \nunde lucra, era cu mult\u0103 luare aminte. Vorbea pu\u0163in, iar atunci c\u00e2nd \nlucra, psalmodia \u00eencet. C\u00e2nd nu i se d\u0103dea m\u00e2ncare de post, petrecea \nziua cu m\u00e2ncare uscat\u0103. Rudelor sale le spunea c\u0103 va deveni monah, dar \ndin sensibilitate pretexta c\u0103 nu este \u00eenc\u0103 preg\u0103tit, ca nu cumva s\u0103-\u015fi \ndea seama c\u0103 ei sunt pricina r\u0103m\u00e2nerii lui \u00een lume \u015fi astfel s\u0103 se \nm\u00e2hneasc\u0103.<\/p><p>Dup\u0103 ce \u015fi-a \u00eendeplinit toate \u00eendatoririle fa\u0163\u0103 de familia sa, pe c\u00e2t\n a fost omene\u015fte cu putin\u0163\u0103, a hot\u0103r\u00e2t s\u0103 p\u0103r\u0103seasc\u0103 din nou lumea. \n\u201eC\u00e2nd am plecat s\u0103 m\u0103 fac c\u0103lug\u0103r, nimeni nu avea s\u0103-mi repro\u015feze ceva\u201d,\n spunea Stare\u0163ul.<\/p><p><strong>\u00a0Intrarea \u00een monahism<\/strong><\/p><p>Astfel, \u00een martie 1953, dup\u0103 o rug\u0103ciune fierbinte, dup\u0103 ce \u00ee\u015fi \n\u00eemparte s\u0103racilor to\u0163i banii, Arsenie se \u00eendreapt\u0103 din nou spre Sf\u00e2ntul \nMunte, hot\u0103r\u00e2t s\u0103 intre mai \u00eent\u00e2i \u00een via\u0163a de chinovie. Ajunge astfel \nvie\u0163uitor \u00een M\u0103n\u0103stirea Esfigmenu. Stare\u0163ul spunea: \u201eEra m\u0103n\u0103stirea cu \nr\u00e2nduiala cea mai grea. \u00cen prima s\u0103pt\u0103m\u00e2n\u0103 a Postului to\u0163i p\u0103rin\u0163ii \nst\u0103teau aproape toat\u0103 ziua \u00een biseric\u0103. Se d\u0103dea numai o farfurie de \nfiertur\u0103 pe zi\u201d.<\/p><p>T\u00e2n\u0103rul \u00eencep\u0103tor \u00eenainta cu bucurie \u00een ostenelile vie\u0163ii de ob\u015fte. \nLa \u00eenceput l-au r\u00e2nduit ajutor la trapez\u0103 \u015fi la brut\u0103rie. Mai t\u00e2rziu \nl-au r\u00e2nduit la t\u00e2mpl\u0103rie, deoarece cuno\u015ftea me\u015fte\u015fugurile de t\u00e2mplar. \nEra priceput la orice lucru \u015fi lucra foarte repede. Din m\u0103rinimie \nArsenie a cerut binecuv\u00e2ntare ca s\u0103 ajute \u015fi la arhondaric, atunci c\u00e2nd \n\u00een m\u0103n\u0103stire veneau mul\u0163i \u00eenchin\u0103tori. Avea de asemenea \u00een grij\u0103 \u015fi dou\u0103\n paraclise dinafara m\u0103n\u0103stirii. \u00cen fiecare zi aprindea candelele, se \n\u00eengrijea s\u0103 fie mereu cur\u0103\u0163enie \u015fi s\u0103 se s\u0103v\u00e2r\u015feasc\u0103 \u00een ele, din c\u00e2nd \u00een\n c\u00e2nd, Sf\u00e2nta Liturghie.<\/p><p><strong>Nevoin\u0163ele c\u0103lug\u0103riei<\/strong><\/p><p>Dup\u0103 ce \u015fi-a pus ca temelie a vie\u0163ii monahale \nsmerita cugetare \u015fi ascultarea, Arsenie a \u00eenceput s\u0103 fac\u0103 nevoin\u0163\u0103 mai \npresus de puterea sa. Ziua se ostenea trupe\u015fte, iar noaptea r\u0103m\u00e2nea \ntreaz, rug\u00e2ndu-se \u015fi sl\u0103vind pe Dumnezeu. Sim\u0163ea mult\u0103 oboseal\u0103, dar era\n ne\u00eenduplecat \u00een ascez\u0103. Mereu ad\u0103uga noi nevoin\u0163e, dar f\u0103cea aceasta \n\u00eentotdeauna cu binecuv\u00e2ntarea \u015fi supravegherea egumenului. Toate le \nf\u0103cea cu bun\u0103 dispozi\u0163ie.<\/p><p>\u201eLucram din greu la strung toat\u0103 ziua, iar seara mergeam la \narhondaric \u015fi ajutam p\u00e2n\u0103 la 10-11 noaptea. Nu-mi r\u0103m\u00e2nea timp nici \npentru cele duhovnice\u015fti. De aceea, atunci c\u00e2nd mergeam la chilie, nu m\u0103\n culcam, ci doar m\u0103 \u00eentindeam, pun\u00e2nd picioarele pe ceva mai \u00eenalt \npentru a se odihni pu\u0163in \u015fi pentru a cobor\u00ee s\u00e2ngele care se aduna \u00een ele\n dup\u0103 multe ore de stat \u00een picioare. Apoi st\u0103team \u00een picioare \u00eentr-un \nlighean cu ap\u0103 rece ca s\u0103 nu m\u0103 ia somnul \u015fi m\u0103 rugam cu <em> Doamne Iisuse<\/em>. Dormeam o jum\u0103tate de or\u0103 sau o or\u0103 \u015fi apoi mergeam la biseric\u0103 pentru a citi Miezonoptica\u201d.<\/p><p>\u00cen biseric\u0103 nu se a\u015feza deloc \u00een stran\u0103, ci st\u0103tea \u00een picioare, iarna\n nu aprindea soba. Chilia \u00een care st\u0103tea avea at\u00e2t de mult\u0103 umezeal\u0103 \n\u00eenc\u00e2t muchegaiul de pe pere\u0163i era ca bumbacul.<\/p><p>Diavolul, v\u0103z\u00e2nd c\u0103 nu-l poate opri pe Arsenie de la nevoin\u0163e, nu se \nmul\u0163umea s\u0103-i aduc\u0103 numai r\u0103zboiul g\u00e2ndurilor, ci \u00eei ap\u0103rea \u015fi \u00een chip \nsim\u0163it. \u00cel vedea \u015fi vorbea cu el. Fratele Arsenie nu se tulbura, nici nu\n se \u00eensp\u0103im\u00e2nta de ar\u0103tarea diavolului, ci \u00eei spunea: \u201eS\u0103 mai vii, \nfiindc\u0103 \u00eemi faci bine. M\u0103 aju\u0163i s\u0103-mi aduc aminte de Dumnezeu atunci \nc\u00e2nd \u00cel uit \u015fi s\u0103 m\u0103 rog Lui\u201d.<\/p><p>Pe 27 martie 1954, Arsenie a fost tuns rasofor, primind numele de \nAverchie. Egumenul \u00eei propusese s\u0103 primeasc\u0103 schima mare, dar el (din \nsmerenie) nu a voit.<\/p><p>Dup\u0103 aspre nevoin\u0163e \u015fi ascult\u0103ri mucenice\u015fti, \u00eendur\u00e2nd mult\u0103 umilin\u0163\u0103\n \u015fi nedrept\u0103\u0163ire de la unii p\u0103rin\u0163i din m\u0103n\u0103stire, sub a c\u0103ror ascultare\n se afla, puterile au \u00eenceput s\u0103 \u00eei scad\u0103. \u201eC\u00e2nd mi s-au golit de tot \nbateriile, povestea Stare\u0163ul, am tr\u0103it urm\u0103torul lucru: \u00eentr-o noapte, \n\u00een timp ce m\u0103 rugam \u00een picioare, am sim\u0163it ceva cobor\u00e2nd de sus \u015fi \ncuprinz\u00e2ndu-m\u0103 cu totul. <strong>Sim\u0163eam veselie, iar ochii \u00eemi deveniser\u0103 ca dou\u0103 izvoare, din care curgeau \u00een continuu lacrimi. <\/strong>Vedeam\n \u015fi tr\u0103iam \u00een chip sim\u0163it harul. Faptul acesta mi-a d\u0103ruit at\u00e2ta putere \nduhovniceasc\u0103, \u00eenc\u00e2t m-a \u00eent\u0103rit \u015fi sus\u0163inut timp de aproape zece ani, \np\u00e2n\u0103 c\u00e2nd, la Sinai, am tr\u0103it \u015fi altfel de st\u0103ri, mai \u00eenalte\u201d.<\/p><p><strong>Plecarea la lini\u015fte<\/strong><\/p><p>Dup\u0103 astfel de experien\u0163e, p\u0103rintele Averchie a \nluat binecuv\u00e2ntare s\u0103 plece din m\u0103n\u0103stire pentru a merge \u00een pustie. A \nl\u0103sat \u00een m\u0103n\u0103stire osteneli \u015fi slujire, s\u00e2nge \u015fi sudori \u015fi a ie\u015fit, \nav\u00e2nd n\u0103dejde c\u0103 Dumnezeu \u015fi Maica Domnului \u00eel vor pov\u0103\u0163ui \u00een \u201ep\u0103m\u00e2nt \npustiu\u201d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.atitudini.com\/2015\/07\/viata-sf-paisie-aghioritul-paltin-petru-voda\/#_ftn3\">[3]<\/a>.<\/p><p>Ajunge \u00eens\u0103 la M\u0103n\u0103stirea Filotheu, unde face iar\u0103\u015fi ascult\u0103ri de ob\u015fte.<\/p><p>Dup\u0103 un an de nevoin\u0163e ascunse de ochii celorlal\u0163i, a fost tuns monah\n \u00een schima mic\u0103. A primit numele de Paisie, iar na\u015f de c\u0103lug\u0103rie i-a \nfost b\u0103tr\u00e2nul Sava. Stare\u0163ul \u00eel cinstea \u015fi pre\u0163uia pe acest b\u0103tr\u00e2n, \ndeoarece, dup\u0103 m\u0103rturisirea sa, era \u201evirtuos, cult \u015fi evlavios\u201d.<\/p><p>\u00cen scurta lui \u015federe la Filotheu nu a \u00eencetat s\u0103 se g\u00e2ndeasc\u0103 la \npustie, ci dimpotriv\u0103 sim\u0163ea mai puternic dorin\u0163a pentru isihie. Atunci \nc\u00e2nd p\u0103rintele Paisie auzea c\u0103 tr\u0103iau p\u0103rin\u0163i virtuo\u015fi, care duc o via\u0163\u0103\n ascetic\u0103 \u015fi au ajuns la o m\u0103sur\u0103 duhovniceasc\u0103 \u00eenalt\u0103, se str\u0103duia s\u0103-i\n \u00eent\u00e2lneasc\u0103 pentru a se folosi duhovnice\u015fte. A p\u0103strat cuvintele \u015fi \npilda lor \u00een cugetarea sa ca pe o comoar\u0103 de mult pre\u0163, pentru ca mai \nt\u00e2rziu s\u0103 le publice \u00een cartea sa \u201eP\u0103rin\u0163i aghiori\u0163i\u201d.<\/p><p>A f\u0103cut mai multe \u00eencerc\u0103ri de a pleca la pustie, dar toate au e\u015fuat.\n Drumul c\u0103tre isihie r\u0103m\u00e2nea \u00eenchis \u015fi plin de piedici, c\u0103ci planul lui \nDumnezeu era altul. P\u0103rintele Paisie ne-a povestit mai t\u00e2rziu \n\u00eent\u00e2mplarea care l-a f\u0103cut s\u0103 mearg\u0103 la M\u0103n\u0103stirea Stomiu, \u015fi nu la \nKatunakia (dup\u0103 cum ar fi vrut): \u201eM\u0103 rugam \u00een chilie c\u00e2nd, dintr-odat\u0103, \nam sim\u0163it c\u0103 nu m\u0103 mai pot mi\u015fca deloc. \u00cemi era cu neputin\u0163\u0103 s\u0103 m\u0103 \nridic. O putere nev\u0103zut\u0103 m\u0103 \u0163inea nemi\u015fcat. Am \u00een\u0163eles c\u0103 ceva se \n\u00eent\u00e2mpl\u0103. Am r\u0103mas a\u015fa \u0163intuit aproape 2 ore \u015fi jum\u0103tate. Puteam s\u0103 m\u0103 \nrog, s\u0103 cuget, dar nu puteam s\u0103 m\u0103 mi\u015fc deloc. \u00cen timp ce m\u0103 aflam \u00een \naceast\u0103 stare am v\u0103zut ca la televizor \u00eentr-o parte Katunakia, iar \u00een \ncealalt\u0103 parte M\u0103n\u0103stirea Stomiu din Koni\u0163a. Atunci eu mi-am \u00eentors cu \ndorire ochii spre Katunkia, dar un glas \u2013 era al Maicii Domnului \u2013 mi-a \nspus limpede:<\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Nu vei merge la Katunakia, ci vei merge la M\u0103n\u0103stirea Stomiu.<\/li><li><strong>Maica Domnului, eu \u0163i-am cerut pustie \u015fi tu m\u0103 trimi\u0163i \u00een lume?<\/strong> i-am spus eu\u201d.<\/li><\/ul><p>Atunci am auzit din nou acela\u015fi glas, spun\u00e2ndu-mi cu asprime:<\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Vei merge s\u0103 te \u00eent\u00e2lne\u015fti cu persoana cutare, care te va ajuta mult.<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>La M\u0103n\u0103stirea Stomiu<\/strong><\/p><p>Astfel Stare\u0163ul, \u00een luna august din 1958, a ajuns la ajuns la mica \u015fi\n lini\u015ftita M\u0103n\u0103stire Stomiu. Oamenii din preajm\u0103 s-au bucurat mult de \nvenirea lui \u015fi mul\u0163i dintre ei \u00eel vizitau adesea. Stare\u0163ul a \u00eenceput \nrezidirea m\u0103n\u0103stirii arse, f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 aib\u0103 banii \u015fi materialele necesare. \n\u00cens\u0103 cu ajutorul Maicii Domnului \u015fi cu bun\u0103voin\u0163a unor cre\u015ftini \nevlavio\u015fi, a reu\u015fit \u00eencet, \u00eencet s\u0103 rezideasc\u0103 m\u0103n\u0103stirea. \u201eC\u00e2nd turnam \nplaca, povestea Stare\u0163ul, au venit s\u0103 ajute 70 de persoane. La un moment\n dat, meseria\u015fii mi-au spus: <em>Mai trebuie 20 de saci de ciment<\/em>. \nCe puteam s\u0103 fac? M\u0103 aflam \u00eentr-o situa\u0163ie dificil\u0103. S\u0103 l\u0103s\u0103m placa pe \njum\u0103tate nu se putea, s\u0103 aducem alt ciment era foarte greu, deoarece \ntrebuiau s\u0103 mearg\u0103 4 ore \u015fi jum\u0103tate cu cat\u00e2rii, dar aceia erau la \n\u0163arini. Atunci am alergat \u00een biseric\u0103. Am aprins o lum\u00e2nare, am \n\u00eengenuncheat \u015fi am rugat-o pe Maica Domnului s\u0103 ne ajute. Apoi am mers \nla muncitori \u015fi le-am spus s\u0103 continue lucrul, pun\u00e2nd cantitatea normal\u0103\n de ciment. C\u00e2nd au terminat, le-au r\u0103mas 5 saci de ciment!\u201d<\/p><p>Cu toate c\u0103 m\u0103n\u0103stirea se afla \u00eentr-un loc retras \u015fi lini\u015ftit, \nStare\u0163ul se retr\u0103gea uneori \u00eentr-o pe\u015fter\u0103. Mergea acolo noaptea \u015fi \npriveghea, rostind Rug\u0103ciunea lui Iisus \u015fi f\u0103c\u00e2nd nenum\u0103rate metanii. \nC\u00e2nd nu avea \u00eenchin\u0103tori se \u00eenchidea c\u00e2teva ore \u00een chilie. Studia, se \nruga \u015fi f\u0103cea lucrare duhovniceasc\u0103 \u00een sine \u00eensu\u015fi. \u00cen acest timp l\u0103sa \nu\u015fa chiliei pu\u0163in deschis\u0103 ca s\u0103 vad\u0103 poarta m\u0103n\u0103stirii, pentru a \nobserva dac\u0103 vine cineva.<\/p><p>Stare\u0163ul se \u00eengrijea at\u00e2t de lucr\u0103rile de construc\u0163ie, c\u00e2t \u015fi de cei \ncare aveau nevoie de ajutor. Ace\u015ftia erau foarte mul\u0163i, s\u0103raci \u015fi \nneferici\u0163i. Stare\u0163ul le d\u0103dea bani, alimente \u015fi medicamente, se \u00eengrijea\n de copiii s\u0103raci \u015fi orfani, d\u0103dea terenurile m\u0103n\u0103stirii familiilor \ns\u0103race.<\/p><p>Stare\u0163ul avea \u015fi activitate misionar\u0103, lupt\u00e2nd \u00eempotriva unor eretici\n evangheli\u015fti care ap\u0103ruser\u0103 \u00een Koni\u0163a, propov\u0103duind musulmanilor \u015fi pe \nunii din ei aduc\u00e2ndu-i la adev\u0103rata credin\u0163\u0103.<\/p><p>P\u0103rintele iubea \u00een mod deosebit \u015fi animalele s\u0103lbatice. \u00cen p\u0103durea \ndin jurul m\u0103n\u0103stirii, tr\u0103iesc mul\u0163i ur\u015fi. Odat\u0103 Stare\u0163ul a \u00eent\u00e2lnit un \nurs pe o c\u0103rare \u00eengust\u0103 \u00een timp ce urca la m\u0103n\u0103stire cu un m\u0103g\u0103ru\u015f \n\u00eenc\u0103rcat. Ursul s-a str\u00e2ns \u00eentr-o margine ca s\u0103 treac\u0103 Stare\u0163ul. Acesta,\n la r\u00e2ndul s\u0103u, i-a f\u0103cut semn cu m\u00e2na s\u0103 treac\u0103 el mai \u00eent\u00e2i. <strong>\u201eIar ursul, povestea Stare\u0163ul lumii, \u015fi-a \u00eentins laba, m-a prind de m\u00e2n\u0103 \u015fi m-a tras pu\u0163in ca s\u0103 trec eu primul\u201d.<\/strong>\n Atunci Stare\u0163ul i-a zis: \u201eM\u00e2ine s\u0103 nu mai apari pe aici, pe jos, \ndeoarece a\u015ftept lume. Altfel te voi prinde de-o ureche \u015fi te voi lega la\n iesle\u201d.<\/p><p>Chiar dac\u0103 faima virtu\u0163ii sale se r\u0103sp\u00e2ndise dincolo de Koni\u0163a \u015fi \nmul\u0163i oameni veneau s\u0103-i cear\u0103 sfatul, totu\u015fi P\u0103rintele a p\u0103r\u0103sit \nm\u0103n\u0103stirea Stomiu. \u00cen ajunul hramului a mers \u00een biseric\u0103 pentru a face \nslujba, iar c\u00e2nd a terminat, a v\u0103zut afar\u0103 mai mul\u0163i vizitatori care \naprinseser\u0103 focuri \u00een curte \u015fi jucau. Atunci \u015fi-a luat rasa \u015fi a plecat \nnoaptea m\u00e2hnit spre Sf\u00e2ntul Munte, la M\u0103n\u0103stirea Filotheu. La \nrug\u0103min\u0163ile insistente ale locuitorilor din Koni\u0163a, p\u0103rintele Paisie \neste trimis din nou la Stomiu, pe data de 7 august 1961.<\/p><p>De\u015fi \u00eennoise m\u0103n\u0103stirea, \u00eei alungase pe eretici \u015fi \u00eei ajutase pe \nmul\u0163i, g\u00e2ndurile \u00eei spuneau c\u0103 nu face nimic \u015fi adesea se mustra pe \nsine: <strong>\u201eEu sunt c\u0103lug\u0103r, ce caut aici \u00een lume\u201d?<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Pustnic pe Muntele Sinai<br>\n<\/strong><\/p><p>Pe 30 septembrie 1962, atunci c\u00e2nd a v\u0103zut c\u0103 \u015fi-a terminat misiunea \n\u00een pustia lumii \u015fi \u015fi-a \u00eemplinit f\u0103g\u0103duin\u0163a f\u0103cut\u0103 Maicii Domnului, a \np\u0103r\u0103sit definitiv M\u0103n\u0103stirea Stomiu \u015fi a pornit c\u0103tre Muntele Sinai, \ndup\u0103 cum Maica Domnului l-a \u00eencredin\u0163at.<\/p><p>C\u00e2nd P\u0103rintele Paisie a ajuns la Sinai era mare secet\u0103. \u00cen condi\u0163ii \nobi\u015fnuite \u00een aceast\u0103 provincie plou\u0103 foarte rar, dar \u00een acel an era \nsim\u0163it\u0103 \u00een mod deosebit lipsa de ap\u0103. \u00cen acea noapte stare\u0163ul f\u0103cu \nrug\u0103ciune \u015fi a plouat mult.<\/p><p>P\u0103rintele Paisie a cerut binecuv\u00e2ntare pentru a locui singur \u00een \npustie. \u015ei a ales sih\u0103stria sfin\u0163ilor Galaction \u015fi Epistimi, care era \nformat\u0103 dintr-o bisericu\u0163\u0103, \u00een continuarea c\u0103reia se afla o chilie \nfoarte mic\u0103. Aceast\u0103 sih\u0103strie este a\u015fezat\u0103 la \u00een\u0103l\u0163ime, exact \u00een fa\u0163a \nsf\u00e2ntului v\u00e2rf, la o distan\u0163\u0103 de mai pu\u0163in de o or\u0103 de la m\u0103n\u0103stire. La \n200 de metri mai sus se afl\u0103 pe\u015ftera Sf\u00e2ntului Galaction, iar pu\u0163in mai \n\u00een spate este schitul unde a vie\u0163uit Sf\u00e2nta Epistimi \u00eempreun\u0103 cu alte \npustnice. Foarte aproape, \u201eca la o arunc\u0103tur\u0103 de piatr\u0103\u201d de locul lui \npustnicesc se afla un izvora\u015f. \u00cen 24 de ore aduna 2-3 litri de ap\u0103. \n\u201eM\u00e2ncarea mea, spunea Stare\u0163ul, era ceai cu posmag pe care-l f\u0103ceam \nsingur. F\u0103ceam turte \u015fi le uscam la soare. Uneori fierbeam \u015fi orez pisat\n \u00eentr-o cutie de conserv\u0103, care era \u015fi ibric \u015fi crati\u0163\u0103 \u015fi farfurie \u015fi \npahar. Aveam \u015fi un r\u00e2nd de haine de corp groase, pentru c\u0103 noaptea se \nf\u0103cea foarte frig. Nu aveam nici felinar, nici lantern\u0103, ci numai o \nbrichet\u0103 ca s\u0103 v\u0103d pu\u0163in prin \u00eentuneric. O dat\u0103 am pus \u00een p\u0103m\u00e2nt un \nr\u0103sad de ro\u015fii, dar dup\u0103 aceea m-a mustrat con\u015ftiin\u0163a \u015fi le-am smuls. Mi\n se p\u0103rea nepotrivit ca s\u0103rmanii beduini s\u0103 nu aib\u0103 ro\u015fii, iar eu care \neram c\u0103lug\u0103r, s\u0103 am, fie \u015fi numai un fir. Ziua rosteam Rug\u0103ciunea \u015fi \nf\u0103ceam lucru de m\u00e2n\u0103. <strong>Rug\u0103ciune \u015fi lucru. Acesta era tipicul meu.<\/strong> Noaptea f\u0103ceam c\u00e2teva ore metanii f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 le num\u0103r. Nu citeam pravil\u0103, ci o \u00eenlocuiam cu <em>Doamne Iisuse<\/em>\u201d.<\/p><p>La m\u0103n\u0103stire, Stare\u0163ul cobora \u00een fiecare Duminic\u0103 sau o dat\u0103 la 15 \nzile \u015fi se \u00eemp\u0103rt\u0103\u015fea. Avea o chiliu\u0163\u0103 mic\u0103 \u00een turn care era foarte \nizolat\u0103, acolo unde alt\u0103dat\u0103 erau \u00eenchi\u015fi cei care erau exila\u0163i \u00een \nSinai. Participa la ascult\u0103rile de ob\u015fte ale m\u0103n\u0103stirii, la lucr\u0103rile de\n t\u00e2mpl\u0103rie \u015fi la cur\u0103\u0163area m\u0103slinilor. F\u0103cea din lemn icoane sculptate \npe care le d\u0103dea la m\u0103n\u0103stire spre v\u00e2nzare. Erau foarte c\u0103utate de \n\u00eenchin\u0103tori. Banii pe care \u00eei luam pe ele \u00eei d\u0103deam la taximetri\u015ftii \ncare veneau din Cairo, spun\u00e2ndu-le s\u0103-mi cumpere haine, \u015fepci, biscui\u0163i,\n alimente, etc. Dup\u0103 ce \u00eemi umpleam traista cu binecuv\u00e2nt\u0103ri \u00eentrebam \nunde se afl\u0103 corturile beduinilor, dup\u0103 care mergeau acolo, \u00eei strigam \npe copiii cei mici \u015fi \u00eemp\u0103r\u0163eam acele binecuv\u00e2nt\u0103ri\u201d.<\/p><p>Dup\u0103 multe ispitiri de la diavolul, \u00een urma multor nevoin\u0163e trupe\u015fti \n\u015fi duhovnice\u015fti, P\u0103rintele Paisie tr\u0103ia deja o via\u0163\u0103 imaterial\u0103. Era \nrobit de iubirea dumnezeiasc\u0103. Rug\u0103ciunea lui era ne\u00eencetat\u0103, precum \nr\u0103suflarea lui \u015fi nu se \u00eentrerupea nici m\u0103car \u00een somn. Se ad\u0103pa cu \nharul, dup\u0103 cum afl\u0103m din scrierile Stare\u0163ului: <strong>\u201eSimt c\u0103 se \u00eencrusteaz\u0103 ceva deosebit \u00eenl\u0103untrul meu\u201d<\/strong>.\n Cu siguran\u0163\u0103, P\u0103rintele Paisie a tr\u0103it aici, \u00een Muntele Sinai, taine \n\u00eenalte, numai de el \u015ftiute, pe care Dumnezeu i le descoperea, precum \noarecum Prorocului Moise.<\/p><p>Starea s\u0103n\u0103t\u0103\u0163ii Stare\u0163ului \u00eens\u0103 se \u00eenr\u0103ut\u0103\u0163ea tot mai mult. Suferea \nde dureri de cap, care se datorau lipsei de oxigen de la mare altitudine\n unde pustnicea. Despre aceasta Stare\u0163ul scrie \u00eentr-o epistol\u0103 de-a sa \ndin 1 martie 1964: \u201eV\u0103d c\u0103 Dumnezeu m\u0103 coboar\u0103 tot mai jos. De o \ns\u0103pt\u0103m\u00e2n\u0103 m\u0103 aflu la m\u0103n\u0103stire pentru c\u0103 mi-a ap\u0103rut astma. \u00cen cazul c\u0103 \nvoi suferi \u015fi aici, voi veni \u00een Grecia. \u00cen orice caz, eu las lucrurile \n\u00een seama lui Dumnezeu\u201d.<\/p><p>A iubit Sinaiul pentru c\u0103 acolo a tr\u0103it adev\u0103rata via\u0163\u0103 pustniceasc\u0103. <strong>P\u00e2n\u0103 la sf\u00e2r\u015fitul vie\u0163ii Stare\u0163ul a tr\u0103it nostalgia petrecerii la Sinai<\/strong>, iar acum cu mult\u0103 durere p\u0103r\u0103se\u015fte Sinaiul.<\/p><p><strong>Din nou \u00een Sf\u00e2ntul Munte<\/strong><\/p><p>Re\u00eentors din Sinai, P\u0103rintele Paisie a mers la \nschitul Ivirului \u015fi s-a stabilit \u00een Chilia Sfin\u0163ilor Arhangheli. Aici \nare parte \u015fi de lini\u015fte, \u00eens\u0103 nu este scutit de vizitele ucenicilor. \nPrimind descoperire de la Dumnezeu s\u0103 primeasc\u0103 pe to\u0163i cei ce vin la \nd\u00e2nsul, \u00een jurul P\u0103rintelui s-au adunat mai mul\u0163i fra\u0163i \u015fi p\u0103rin\u0163i \ndoritori s\u0103 vie\u0163uiasc\u0103 \u00eempreun\u0103 cu Stare\u0163ul. <strong>Stare\u0163ul \u00eens\u0103 suferea \u00een continuare de pl\u0103m\u00e2ni<\/strong>.\n Boala nefiind tratat\u0103, starea de s\u0103n\u0103tate a P\u0103rintelui Paisie s-a \n\u00eenr\u0103ut\u0103\u0163it. Pentru aceasta a fost nevoit s\u0103 ias\u0103 din nou din Sf\u00e2ntul \nMunte pentru analize. Acestea au ar\u0103tat c\u0103 trebuie s\u0103 fie operat cu \norice pre\u0163. Interven\u0163ia chirurgical\u0103 a avut loc la Centrul pentru boli \npulmonare din Tesalonic. I<strong>-au scos aproape \u00een \u00eentregime pl\u0103m\u00e2nul st\u00e2ng \u015fi dou\u0103 coaste.<\/strong>\n La spital s-a legat duhovnice\u015fte de ni\u015fte tinere evlavioase, iubitoare \nde monahism. Acelea \u00eel vizitau \u015fi i-au dat s\u00e2ngele de care a avea nevoie\n \u00een timpul opera\u0163iei (este vorba de 4 l de s\u00e2nge). Stare\u0163ul, sim\u0163indu-se\n \u00eendatorat fa\u0163\u0103 de ele, le-a ajutat mai t\u00e2rziu duhovnice\u015fte, c\u00e2t a putut\n de mult. <strong>Astfel a \u00eentemeiat celebra sih\u0103strie a Sf\u00e2ntului Ioan Teologul, din Suroti<\/strong>.\n \u00cen continuare, p\u00e2n\u0103 la adormirea sa, Stare\u0163ul le-a \u00eendrumat \nduhovnice\u015fte \u015fi tot acolo \u015fi-a l\u0103sat \u015fi mult p\u0103timitorul s\u0103u trup. A \nluat s\u00e2nge de la surori, iar el le-a dat duh, adic\u0103 ajutor duhovnicesc.<\/p><p><strong>Pov\u0103\u0163uitor de suflete<\/strong><\/p><p>\u00cen iulie 1967, datorit\u0103 problemelor de s\u0103n\u0103tate, se stabile\u015fte la \ncoliba lui Ipatie Vlahul din Katunakia, unde se nevoie\u015fte un an de zile.<\/p><p>La chemarea Kinotitei, P\u0103rintele Paisie se mut\u0103 la M\u0103n\u0103stirea \nStavronikita, pentru a reorganiza via\u0163a de ob\u015fte. Dup\u0103 ce a ajutat s\u0103 \nintre \u00een r\u00e2nduial\u0103 ob\u015ftea de cur\u00e2nd \u00eenfiin\u0163at\u0103, s-a stabilit pentru mai \nmult\u0103 lini\u015fte la Chilia Cinstitei Cruci (2 martie 1969). Din aceast\u0103 \nchilie P\u0103rintele Paisie avea s\u0103 pov\u0103\u0163uiasc\u0103 multe suflete, c\u0103lug\u0103ri sau \nmireni vizitatori, dedic\u00e2ndu-se \u00eentru totul slujirii aproapelui.<\/p><p>Prin anul 1972 se discuta subiectul nepurt\u0103rii reverendei preo\u0163e\u015fti. Fa\u0163\u0103 de aceast\u0103 problem\u0103 P\u0103rintele Paisie spunea: <strong>\u201ePreotul f\u0103r\u0103 ras\u0103 nu este de ras\u0103\u201d<\/strong>,\n iar pe preo\u0163ii care renun\u0163au la reverend\u0103 \u00eei mustra astfel: \u201e\u00ce\u0163i place \ncopacul a\u015fa cum este decojit? A\u015fa sunt \u015fi preo\u0163ii f\u0103r\u0103 reverend\u0103\u201d.<\/p><p><strong>Stare\u0163ul nu era de acord cu introducerea ma\u015finilor \u00een Sf\u00e2ntul Munte.<\/strong>\n A luat pozi\u0163ie \u015fi vorbea cu \u00eendr\u0103zneal\u0103: \u201eMul\u0163i vor cutreiera cu \nma\u015finile tot Muntele pentru turism, iar al\u0163ii vor vinde r\u0103coritoare. \u015ei \nce va deveni Sf\u00e2ntul Munte, pe care l-au sfin\u0163it Sfin\u0163ii P\u0103rin\u0163i prin \nnevoin\u0163ele lor? Un adev\u0103rat spital de nebuni\u201d.<\/p><p>Dup\u0103 ce a petrecut 11 ani de nevoin\u0163\u0103 la Coliba Cinstitei Cruci, se \nmut\u0103 la coliba Panaguda, un loc mai retras \u015fi cu mult\u0103 vegeta\u0163ie. \u00cens\u0103 \n\u015fi aici este asaltat de credincio\u015fi. <strong>De diminea\u0163a p\u00e2n\u0103 seara Stare\u0163ul primea oameni<\/strong>,\n \u00eei servea cu obi\u015fnuita trata\u0163ie athonit\u0103 \u015fi jertfea mult timp, st\u00e2nd \n\u00eempreun\u0103 cu ei \u015fi ascult\u00e2ndu-le problemele, urm\u00e2nd prorocului Isaia care\n zicea: \u201eM\u00e2ng\u00e2ia\u0163i pe poporul meu, zice Domnul\u201d, l\u0103s\u00e2nd s\u0103 se \u00een\u0163eleag\u0103 \nc\u0103 a primit aceast\u0103 porunc\u0103.<\/p><p>P\u0103rintele Paisie a luat pozi\u0163ie drastic\u0103 \u015fi fa\u0163\u0103 de buletinele de \nidentitate, \u00eensemnate cu codul de bare 666 despre care zicea: \u201e<strong>Chiar \u015fi primirea buletinului este lep\u0103dare<\/strong>.\n Din moment ce exist\u0103 pe buletin simbolul diavolului \u2013 666 \u015fi eu \nisc\u0103lesc, \u00eenseamn\u0103 c\u0103 sunt de acord cu acest lucru. Altceva e cu \nbancnotele care au num\u0103rul 666 \u2013 <em>da\u0163i Cezarului cele ce sunt ale Cezarului<\/em> \u2013 \u015fi altceva buletinul care este ceva personal\u201d.<\/p><p>De asemenea, \u00een anul 1988 P\u0103rintele Paisie ia pozi\u0163ie \u015fi fa\u0163\u0103 de filmul hulitor <em>Ultima ispit\u0103<\/em>,\n dup\u0103 Kazan\u0163akis \u015fi chiar particip\u0103 la protestul \u00een strad\u0103 fa\u0163\u0103 de acest\n film. \u00cen urma acestui protest, Guvernul a interzis rularea filmului \nhulitor.<\/p><p><strong>Boala \u015fi fericitul sf\u00e2r\u015fit<\/strong><\/p><p>Dup\u0103 ce este operat de hernie, \u00een noiembrie 1987, la Spitalul \nTeaghenio din Tesalonic, starea s\u0103n\u0103t\u0103\u0163ii P\u0103rintelui se \u00eenr\u0103ut\u0103\u0163e\u015fte \nfoarte mult. Era foarte sl\u0103bit \u015fi pierdea mult s\u00e2nge datorit\u0103 cancerului\n \u00eenaintat la intestinul gros. Cu toate acestea nu \u015fi-a pierdut z\u00e2mbetul \n\u015fi \u00eei m\u00e2ng\u00e2ia pe ceilal\u0163i bolnavi, f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 primeasc\u0103 \u00eengrijire medical\u0103.\n Pe 22 octombrie 1993, a mers la M\u0103n\u0103stirea Suroti pentru privegherea \nCuviosului Arsenie. Dar aceasta avea s\u0103 fie ultima sa ie\u015fire din Sf\u00e2ntul\n Munte. Nu avea s\u0103 se mai \u00eentoarc\u0103 nici dup\u0103 moartea lui. \u00centre timp, \nP\u0103rintele a f\u0103cut ocluzie intestinal\u0103. P\u0103rintele Paisie este internat \ndin nou la spitalul Teaghenio, pentru a i se extirpa tumoarea. La 4 \nfebruarie 1994 a avut loc opera\u0163ia. Tumoarea de la intestinul gros a \nfost eliminat\u0103, dar boala evolua \u00eenfrico\u015f\u0103tor de repede. <strong>A f\u0103cut metastaz\u0103 la ficat \u015fi pl\u0103m\u00e2ni.<\/strong><\/p><p>De\u015fi pentru o vreme Stare\u0163ul s-a supus cu smerenie prescrip\u0163iilor \nmedicilor, \u00eentr-o zi l-a chemat pe chirurgul care l-a operat \u015fi i-a \nspus:<\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>De acum \u00eenainte vom opri tratamentul.<\/li><li>De ce, gheronda?<\/li><li>Acum vei face ascultare. Nu mai pot primi pe nimeni. <strong>S-a terminat misiunea mea. P\u00e2n\u0103 aici a fost. De acum \u00eenainte m\u0103 ve\u0163i l\u0103sa lini\u015ftit.<\/strong><\/li><\/ul><p>Durerile deveneau tot mai mari, dar nu primea s\u0103 i se fac\u0103 injec\u0163ii \ncalmante. Cu toate c\u0103 a \u00eencercat de mai multe ori s\u0103 revin\u0103 \u00een Sf\u00e2ntul \nMunte, nu a putut, pentru c\u0103 voia lui Dumnezeu era s\u0103 r\u0103m\u00e2n\u0103 \u00een lume la \nM\u0103n\u0103stirea Suroti, l\u00e2ng\u0103 Cuviosul Arsenie, Sf\u00e2ntul s\u0103u ocrotitor. A \ncerut s\u0103 i se aduc\u0103 schima mare \u015fi camilafca. A stabilit locul \nmorm\u00e2ntului \u015fi a dat porunci privitoare la \u00eenmorm\u00e2ntarea sa.<\/p><p>La s\u0103rb\u0103toarea Sfintei Eufimia, 11 iulie, \u00eentr-o zi de luni, s-a \n\u00eemp\u0103rt\u0103\u015fit pentru ultima dat\u0103, st\u00e2nd \u00een genunchi pe pat, fiindc\u0103 \u00eei era \ncu neputin\u0163\u0103 s\u0103 mearg\u0103 la biseric\u0103. De c\u00e2teva zile \u00eencetase s\u0103 mai \nprimeasc\u0103 lume. Acum c\u00e2nd se apropia sf\u00e2r\u015fitul, dorea ca nici surorile \ns\u0103 nu mai intre la el \u00een chilie. C\u00e2nd avea nevoie de ceva, b\u0103tea \u00een \nperete \u015fi venea monahia care \u00eel slujea. Voia s\u0103 fie singur, s\u0103 se roage \nnestingherit \u015fi s\u0103 se preg\u0103teasc\u0103 mai bine pentru <em>ie\u015firea<\/em> lui.<\/p><p>Stare\u0163ul ajunsese la ultima sa noapte muceniceasc\u0103. O chema pe Maica \nDomnului \u00een durerile lui, spun\u00e2nd: \u201eM\u0103icu\u0163a mea cea dulce!\u201d <strong>Timp de dou\u0103 ore \u015fi-a pierdut cuno\u015ftin\u0163a, iar c\u00e2nd \u015fi-a revenit a sus cu voce stins\u0103: \u201eMucenicie, adev\u0103rat\u0103 mucenicie\u2026\u201d.<\/strong>\n Apoi a adormit \u00een pace. Era 12 iulie 1994, mar\u0163i la ora 11 noaptea, iar\n dup\u0103 calendarul aghioritic 29 iunie, pomenirea Sfin\u0163ilor Apostoli Petru\n \u015fi Pavel.<\/p><p>A fost \u00eenmorm\u00e2ntat \u00een spatele bisericii Sf\u00e2ntului Arsenie, f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 \nafle cineva \u015fi f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 cheme pe nimeni la \u00eenmorm\u00e2ntarea lui. Aceasta a \nfost dorin\u0163a Stare\u0163ului, ca \u00eenmorm\u00e2ntarea lui s\u0103 se fac\u0103 \u00een tain\u0103. Ceea \nce s-a \u00eent\u00e2mplat dup\u0103 trei zile, c\u00e2nd adormirea lui s-a f\u0103cut cunoscut\u0103,\n este de nedescris. Din toate p\u0103r\u0163ile venea puhoi de lume pentru a se \n\u00eenchina la morm\u00e2ntul lui. Coliba lui din Sf\u00e2ntul Munte, Panaguda, a \nc\u0103zut prad\u0103 t\u00e2lharilor duhovnice\u015fti. \u00cenchin\u0103torii au intrat pe sub \ngardul de s\u00e2rm\u0103 \u015fi s-au c\u0103\u0163\u0103rat pe balcon. Luau tot ce g\u0103seau: c\u0103ni, \ncu\u0163ite, lemne, covora\u015fe, funii, h\u00e2rtii, p\u00e2n\u0103 \u015fi buturugele pe care \nStare\u0163ul le folosea ca sc\u0103unele.<\/p><p>Deasupra morm\u00e2ntului s\u0103u simplu, pe o plac\u0103 de marmur\u0103, a fost \u00eencrustat poemul care a fost scris de el \u00eensu\u015fi:<\/p><p><em>Aici s-a terminat via\u0163a mea,<\/em><\/p><p><em>Aici \u015fi r\u0103suflarea mea.<\/em><\/p><p><em>Aici trupul mi se va \u00eengropa,<\/em><\/p><p><em>Iar sufletul mi se va bucura.<\/em><\/p><p><em>Sf\u00e2ntul meu aici locuie\u015fte,<\/em><\/p><p><em>Iar aceasta m\u0103 cinste\u015fte.<\/em><\/p><p><em>\u015ei cred c\u0103 el se va milostivi<\/em><\/p><p><em>\u015ei pe Izb\u0103vitorul \u00cel va \u00eembl\u00e2nzi,<\/em><\/p><p><em>Ca sufletul meu cel tic\u0103los<\/em><\/p><p><em>S\u0103 aib\u0103 al\u0103turi pe Maica Domnului Hristos.<\/em><\/p><p>Monahul Paisie Aghioritul<\/p><p><strong>Testamentul duhovnicesc al Stare\u0163ului<\/strong><\/p><p>Atunci c\u00e2nd eu, renumitul Paisie, m-am cercetat pe sine-mi, am v\u0103zut  c\u0103 toate poruncile Domnului le-am c\u0103lcat \u015fi toate p\u0103catele le-am f\u0103cut. Nu are importan\u0163\u0103 dac\u0103 unele le-am f\u0103cut \u00eentr-o m\u0103sur\u0103 mai mic\u0103, deoarece nu am deloc circumstan\u0163e atenuante. C\u0103ci multe faceri de bine am primit de la Domnul. Ruga\u0163i-v\u0103 s\u0103 m\u0103 miluiasc\u0103 Hristos. Ierta\u0163i-m\u0103 \u015fi ierta\u0163i s\u0103 fie to\u0163i cei ce cred c\u0103 m-au m\u00e2hnit. V\u0103 mul\u0163umesc mult \u015fi iar\u0103\u015fi ruga\u0163i-v\u0103! Monahul Paisie<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Copil\u0103ria Stare\u0163ul Paisie s-a n\u0103scut \u00een Farasa din Capadocia cea n\u0103sc\u0103toare de sfin\u0163i, pe 25 iulie 1924, \u00een ziua pomenirii Sfintei Ana. Cuviosul Arsenie l-a botezat cu numele s\u0103u, \u00eenso\u0163it de binecuv\u00e2ntarea sa, deoarece a v\u0103zut mai dinainte c\u0103 va deveni c\u0103lug\u0103r, a\u015fa cum s-a \u015fi \u00eent\u00e2mplat. Persoana care, dup\u0103 Cuviosul Arsenie, i-a influen\u0163at \u00een 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