PHILOKALIA MINISTRIES

When the Noise of the World Devours the Heart “This life has been given to you for repentance; do not waste it in vain pursuits.” — Isaac the Syrian There is something deeply revealing about the modern mind’s inability to turn away from the world’s endless stream of agitation. Politics. Outrage. Breaking news. Cultural conflict. Scandal. Prediction. Collapse. Analysis. Reaction. Counterreaction. The soul is dragged from one emotional storm to another until interior silence be