The issue of wealth and poverty, of the rich and the poor, has preoccupied every person throughout the centuries. On the one hand, there is within us the desire to acquire and possess as many material goods as possible, on the other hand, the conscious Christian knows that “riches, no matter how much they are, do not give a person true life” (Luke 12:15), while “it will be hard for a rich person to enter the kingdom of God” (Matthew 19:23), according to the Lord’s assurance. Thus, what the apostle Paul confesses would be ideal.
A discourse on landlessness
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The issue of wealth and poverty, of the rich and the poor, has preoccupied every person throughout the centuries. On the one hand, there is within us the desire to acquire and possess as many material goods as possible, on the other hand, the conscious Christian knows that “riches, no matter how much they are, do not give a person true life” (Luke 12:15), while “it will be hard for a rich person to enter the kingdom of God” (Matthew 19:23), according to the Lord’s assurance. Thus, what the apostle Paul confesses would be ideal. “I have learned to be content with whatever I have. I know how to live both in want and in abundance; I have learned the secret of every circumstance, both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need” (Philippians 4:11-12). The venerable Nilus the monk, in his Discourse on Landlessness, which he sent to the most venerable Magna, deacon of Ancyra, explains what voluntary landlessness is, and analyzes the things concerning those monks who show interest in acquiring vain possessions, as well as those who love wealth and who are involved in various temptations. Thus, not only monks but also laypeople have much to learn from the full philosophical Discourse of the Saint, which is set out in 67 chapters.
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| Dimensions | 12 × 17 cm |
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| Publication | Lychnos Publications |
| ISBN | A discourse on landlessness: 960–6607–38–0 |
| Pages | A discourse on landlessness: 136 |
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