Текст песни Наставления преподобного Серафима Саровского - О не осуждении ближнего

________ 08_On not judging a neighbor ________

My joy! Why do we condemn our brothers? Because we are not trying to know ourselves. Those who are busy with knowing themselves have no time to notice others.

Judge yourself and stop judging others. Condemn a bad deed, but do not condemn the one who does it.

We must consider ourselves the most sinful of all and forgive every bad deed to our neighbor, and hate only the devil, who has deceived him.

Moreover, the door of repentance is open to everyone, and it is not known who will enter it first - whether you, the condemning one, or the one condemned by you.

So, beloved, let us not watch the sins of others and condemn others.

_____ Venerable Seraphim of Sarov _____