most of traditional Catholics have a problem with Acedia, that is a venom that is in the heart of a person but can get rid of very easily
the word "Acedia" means acid, also accidie or accedie / ห รฆ k s ษช d i /, from Latin acฤdia, also Greek แผฮบฮทฮดฮฏฮฑ, "negligence", แผ-"lack of" -ฮบฮทฮดฮฏฮฑ "care")
The fathers of the desert say that the remedy for Acedia is to give thanks to God, and Acedia is to see evil in good things, which does not makes sense, also Acedia can bring you to hate God ultimately.
The last thing can happen if a person rejects everything good that comes from God, this means consolations and helps, take for example, if someone comes and gives you a cookie, if you reject it, you will be doing something wrong, with this you will be breeding Acedia (acid) in your heart
think also when Jesus was in the cross, He received vinegar (acid) when He asked for water.
a practical solution for this i can give you is this:
"accept the help from other persons even if that person you dont like it so much"
"accept things from others (a cookie, vegetables, food) or anything good you receive"
"thank God for every thing you receive"
"Acedia has been variously defined as a state of listlessness or torpor, of not caring or not being concerned with one's position or condition in the world. In ancient Greece akidรญa literally meant an inert state without pain or care."
I realize that this may not be the best place to leave my 2am study break thoughts, but I don't have another medium through which to do so and thus, here we are. I don't think I have depression, I've seen it manifest itself countless ways in others, and I believe the level of sadness and anguish I currently feel is not one that warrants such a description, but it still sucks. I've always done well in school and felt a certain love for learning beyond the scope of grades and feedback, but now I feel as though I'm losing that spark. I'm in second year, the courses I take are what I'm interested in, but it all feels dull and useless to me now in comparison to first year. The material itself hasn't gotten any less engaging, the professors are the same ones many of those before me have enjoyed, my grades are essentially the same, so what gives? I now live everyday in this state of complete apathy towards school, and it's been steadily spreading across the other of aspects of my life. I attend my lectures, participate when I have the chance, and I'm sure everything looks fine from the outside, but I struggle to find any motivation to do so every single day when I wake up. Is it the isolation from peers and friends? The lack of interaction with anyone new? The absence of strange social situations that make you wonder about something you just learned in class or life in general? I miss studying on campus and looking up to see pods of friends teaching each other material the day before an exam. I miss throwing caution to the wind and going to the pit on Wednesday nights when there's an assignment due the next morning. I miss the hilarity of barely making it to that 8am lecture only to discover you forgot your iclicker in your room. The longer this goes on for the more I realize how important these aspects outside of academics are to a university degree, and how they keep you motivated to continue pursuing one.
Am I the only one? If this resonates with you at all, how have you found the drive to keep going, or are you still searching for it like me? Maybe hearing the stories of what you miss too will be enough to make me feel better, or maybe someone has developed an apt philosophy for this current state of being. I just want to fee
... keep reading on reddit โกApparently this listlessness that weโre all feeling does have a term. Iโve linked to article and podcast episode.
Acedia: the lost name for the emotion weโre all feeling right now
Some interesting words -
- flibbertigibbet: an overly talkative person; a prattler, a tonguewagger.
- apophasis: The raising of an issue by claiming not to mention it (as in "we won't discuss his past crimes").
- acedia: Acedia is a state of listlessness or torpor, of not caring or not being concerned with one's position or condition in the world. It can lead to a state of being unable to perform one's duties in life.
- droog: A violent young gang member or a hooligan.
- monopsony: the market condition that exists when there is one buyer.
These words are taken from vocabulary app - Vocab Assistant
I am...
tired.
And,
uninspired.
I have
no energy
and no drive.
I spend my days
hanging around
doing nothing.
The world and time
pass me by
while I
close my eyes
and stay paralyzed.
Hey all -- just wanted to share my new remix of "acedia (ov)" here. Would love to know what you guys think!
It was really cool to remix something from 'Where's The Drop.' I'm a huge classical music fan, so getting access to high quality orchestral recordings from Joel's album was pretty awesome.
If anyone has any questions about the remix (how it was made, inspiration etc), I can answer here.
- Rinzen
Spotify link: https://spoti.fi/2LMt1OR
SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/rinzen/deadmau5-acedia-ov-rinzen-remix
https://youtu.be/leJeutcGbio
Juicy breakdown from 3:09!
This album slipped under the radar a bit? As far as 2020 goes itโs up there with Lorna and Viscera imo.
A Catholic friend who's also committed to NoFap and I read from John Cassian on the Spirit of Acedia today over the phone.
Frequent spiritual reading is essential for remaining focused on the goodness and desirability of Christian chastity.
Reading about acedia, in particular, Institute on Acedia by John Cassianis helpful for addressing some obstacles to deeper purity of heart.
Cassian was the first Latin writer to take the Greek monastic tradition, in particular the work of Evagrius, and communicate it to the Roman Church.
He writes about the eight thoughts or spirits, which Gregory the Great later codified as the 7 Deadly Sins.
There are two things about the spirit of Acedia that are most common: it makes you want to oversleep and nap to escape and it makes you think the grass is greener somewhere else.
This works against stability and perseverance in the spiritual life.
Acedia:
noun - sloth (def. 1). laziness or indifference in religious matters.
Accide:
Theologians use the word accide to describe the sin of failing to do with one's life all that one knows one could have done.
