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The purpose of the present essay is to analyse Elizaveta Skobtsova’s view on asceticism. She believes that the future of Christianity will depend on the Christians’ ability to reborn asceticism as “liturgy in the temple” based on unconditional love of our neighbour “which depicts the entire image of Christ in man.” Skobtsova believes that “face will be fiery and Christian deeds white. Tension will be incinerating and earned mercy will be winged.” We assume that, especially in her convent live, Skobtsova practised this kind of ascetic life, which in turn helped her to reach the highest level of moral perfection. A good example is the case which took place in the concentration camp in Ravensbrück. Skobtsova was hit by a female SS guard in the face with a belt as she was talking to a Russian girl. At that moment Mother Maria maintained absolute calm and did not even feel any animosity towards her executor.
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The author analyzes different kinds of love: love of oneself, love between man and woman, maternal and paternal love, children's love as well as brotherly love. The essence of love is to enlighten the intellect. Love is free, love evokes love, it unites, overcomes itself (forgets about „I”, leaves the „I”). Natural love ought to be transformed into personal love. It is not an easy and gentle process because of the forces which act against love in the world and in a man himself. It reveals the conflict between nature and the person. The Christian tradition shows three ways of reaching perfection: the way of purification, enlightening, and union. The way of purification requires negative pedagogy (that is first of all struggling with evil inside a man), and the way of enlightening – positive pedagogy (realization of good). The postulate of educational optimism is also important.
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