Porphyrios of Kafsokalyvia
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Porphyrios of Kafsokalyvia (also knwon as Porphyrios Bairaktaris, 7 February 1906 – 1991) was a Greek Eastern Orthodox monk and Saint who lived on Mount Athos.
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[edit]- What is the spiritual battle? Well, the soul is a garden divided into two parts. On one half are planted thorny bushes, and on the other half flowers. We also have a water pump with two taps and two channels. The one guides the water to the thorns and the other to the flowers. I always have the choice to open one or the other tap. I leave the thorns without water and they dry up, I water the flowers and they blossom.
- Precious Vessels of the Holy Spirit - The Lives and Counsels of Contemporary Elders of Greece, p. 170
