SOUL ENERGY NOOSPHERE REGULATORS
REDUCE STRESS, ANXIETY and FEAR
Primorsko, Bulgaria
If we make every effort to avoid the death of the body, even more so should we endeavor to avoid the death of the Soul.
Stress, Anxiety, and Fear are all passions. We must deal with our passions and overcome them one by one.
WHAT ARE THE PASSIONS, AND HOW DO WE FIGHT THEM?
Saint Basil the Great explains the nature of passions. He begins by defining virtue as the proper use of the faculties and gifts that God placed within us when He created us in His image. Virtue is using these faculties and gifts to turn toward God and grow into His likeness.
In contrast, passions arise when we take those same faculties and gifts and direct them toward something temporal and created rather than toward the Creator. As a result, passions and pleasures grow and develop within us.
After defining virtue and passion, we must understand where passions come from. They were never part of the original image of God placed within humanity. Therefore, Christians must realize that virtue is natural, while the development of passions within the human person is unnatural.
It is neither natural nor normal for us to give in to the passions. When humanity fell and distanced itself from God and His goodness, passions came into existence. We left ourselves exposed to the evil that could arise within us.
WHAT DO THE PASSIONS DO TO US?
When a person is overtaken by passions, something within him becomes unruly. It can become an addiction, causing him to act in an unnatural way.
A struggle begins, and a state of spiritual illness develops. The Holy Fathers of the Church often spoke of passions as a form of madness because they push people to do things they would not naturally do.
The passions include self-love, gluttony, lust, love of money and greed, sadness, apathy and boredom, anger, fear, vainglory, and pride. They are all interconnected.
HOW, THEN, CAN WE FIGHT THESE PASSIONS?
By Praying and Meditating with your Soul Energy Noosphere Regulators, you can, by God’s Will and with time, overcome your passions. Even in silence, simply by experiencing the Divine Light of God, you may find peace and inner balance. Your Soul Energy Noosphere Regulators can help you balance stress levels and reduce the negative physical effects of stress on your body. Since stress often begins in the mind, meditation can serve as a powerful aid in coping with it. Through mindfulness, stress and anxiety from the past or present begin to fade as you learn to see the bigger picture. You become more present and choose to focus your attention on the salvation of your Soul.
Through the Divine Light of God, Soul Energy Noosphere Regulators help remove passions from your life. They no longer arise as strongly within your heart and mind. You suffer less, and you no longer allow the desires of the body and mind to control your life. You are no longer led into sinfulness, nor are you opposed to the will and ways of the Lord.
God knows that we are weak and that we will fall many times as we walk with the Lord Jesus Christ. He knows that we are all works in progress, and in His mercy He allows for our imperfections while we undergo the process of spiritual transformation and strive to overcome the passions of the flesh.
God has not left us without the means to gain victory over the passions of the flesh. He has given us many gifts, the greatest of which is the gift of the Holy Spirit. It is the work of the Holy Spirit to transform us into the image of the Lord Jesus Christ and to help us overcome the passions of the flesh, as Scripture says:
“…for if you live according to the flesh you will die, but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body you will live. For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God.” Romans 8:13–14
The key word in this verse is YOU. If you, by the Holy Spirit, put to death the deeds of the body, you will live.
It is the work of the Holy Spirit to transform you into the image of the Lord Jesus Christ, but you must cooperate with the Holy Spirit in this struggle whenever temptation arises.
To strengthen yourself in your time of need, you must study the Scriptures and absorb them into your heart and mind. This is essential for overcoming the passions of the flesh.