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C.S. Sloan's Integral Strength: March 2014
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CS Sloan's Integral Strength. SERIOUS STRENGTH TRAINING, SERIOUS MARTIAL ARTS, SERIOUS SPIRITUALITY, NO B.S! Saturday, March 29, 2014. Hard Work and Proper Programming. Nothing is Worth Having in Life that Doesn’t Require Hard Work, but it Has. To be Performed Correctly. 8220;By nature, men are nearly the same. By practice, they become vastly different.”. I have two teenage boys. When they were younger—around 5 and 6, I think—I wanted them to become involved in martial arts. Unfortunately, schools like t...
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C.S. Sloan's Integral Strength: April 2014
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CS Sloan's Integral Strength. SERIOUS STRENGTH TRAINING, SERIOUS MARTIAL ARTS, SERIOUS SPIRITUALITY, NO B.S! Friday, April 18, 2014. Big Beyond Belief, HIT, Phil Hernon, and Other Things from the '90s. Before you even begin this post, let me warn you: it may be one of the most rambling. Things I’ve written. This is primarily because I’m not sure if I know exactly what the hell I’m going to say—which has never exactly stopped me in the past, mind you—but I. Have several things on my mind as of late. I thi...
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C.S. Sloan's Integral Strength: All Hail the Apocalypse! The End of the Overtraining Myth, Part 3
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CS Sloan's Integral Strength. SERIOUS STRENGTH TRAINING, SERIOUS MARTIAL ARTS, SERIOUS SPIRITUALITY, NO B.S! Friday, July 3, 2015. All Hail the Apocalypse! The End of the Overtraining Myth, Part 3. The Squat Nemesis Training Journal, Part 3. I am in day two of week three, and my body is definitely feeling it. I’ve never felt such an insane amount of delayed onset muscle soreness in all my days on this scorched earth! Okay, that may be stretching it just slightly, but you get the point.). Onward I push wi...
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Blue Jean Theosis: December 2012
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Orthodox Asceticism and Spirituality for the Modern World. Orthodox Asceticism and Spirituality for the Modern World. Friday, December 7, 2012. The Rule for Attending to Oneself. The Rule for Attending to Oneself. Written for a Certain Layman As a Result of His Desire to Live a Vigilant Life in the World. By St Ignatius Brianchaninov. Upon awakening from sleep—an image of the awakening from the dead, which awaits all men—direct your thoughts to God, offering up to Him the first-thoughts of yo...For the n...
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Blue Jean Theosis: April 2013
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Orthodox Asceticism and Spirituality for the Modern World. Orthodox Asceticism and Spirituality for the Modern World. Thursday, April 25, 2013. My New Blog: "From East to East". Henceforth, I am going to do some of my "Orthodox" blogging on my new site: From East to East. Please check it out. I hope everyone will enjoy it. It focuses on the intersection of Eastern Orthodoxy with Asian philosophies and religion. Posts related to these things will be found there. From East to East. Friday, April 5, 2013.
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Blue Jean Theosis: September 2012
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Orthodox Asceticism and Spirituality for the Modern World. Orthodox Asceticism and Spirituality for the Modern World. Friday, September 21, 2012. Uncreated Energies of God. The following is an essay from the book “Theosis: The True Purpose of Human Life” by Archimandrite George, abbot of the holy monastery of Saint Gregorios on Mount Athos. It is a clear explanation of the Energies. Of God as the doctrine is understood – and experienced. 8211; in the Orthodox Catholic Church. Would be confusion so that, ...
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Blue Jean Theosis: Faith as a Deep, Abiding Trust in God
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Orthodox Asceticism and Spirituality for the Modern World. Orthodox Asceticism and Spirituality for the Modern World. Tuesday, May 6, 2014. Faith as a Deep, Abiding Trust in God. Today, I had several conversations with people that cemented my faith in a loving, personal God. To be honest, none of the conversations are probably of the type that you may be thinking about when you read about cementing faith in God. No one told me some kind of life affirming story. God is not a cliché, although we do. Immedi...
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Blue Jean Theosis: Prayer of the Heart for the Faithful Living in the World
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Orthodox Asceticism and Spirituality for the Modern World. Orthodox Asceticism and Spirituality for the Modern World. Wednesday, August 28, 2013. Prayer of the Heart for the Faithful Living in the World. As I progress in my spiritual life – or at least attempt to progress, encumbered as I am by my brokenness, attempting to humble myself before the living God – I thought it would be good to include writings on this blog that help me as I continue my journey. If you are starting on the path of hesychasm, a...