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monazvnobisaTvis (marTlmadidebeli qristianebis _ monazvnisa da eriskacis saubari) eriskaci: mamao! bednierad vgrZnob Tavs, rom Tqveni saxiT gavicani adamiani, romelsac SemiZlia guli gadavuSalo da misgan gulwrfeli pasuxi miviRo. guliT da suliT msurs vekuTvnode wmida marTlmadidebel eklesias, mivdio mis dogmatur da zneobriv gardamocemas. swored amisaTvis vcdilob am gardamocemis yvela de- talze mkafio azri mqondes. araswor azrs araswor qmedebamde mivyavarT, araswori qmedeba ki kerZo da sa- zogado ubedurebis wyaroa. gTxovT, nu metyviT uars da ganmimarteT monazvnobis mniSvneloba qristes ek- lesiaSi. monazoni: RmerTma akurTxos Tqveni survili. swori da zusti azrisagan iSveba yovelgvari sikeTe, arasworisa da arazustisagan ki _ yoveli ubedureba. es azri saxarebaSia gamoTqmuli. igi WeSmaritebas gvidebs cxonebis dasabamad, tyuils ki _ warwymedis dasabamad (in. 8, 32-44). ram CagagonaT dRevandeli saubris sagnad monazvnobis arCeva? eriskaci: im sazogadoebaSi, romelSic me vtrialeb, xSirad saubroben monazvnobaze, Tan sxvadasxva Tanamedrove Teoriebic mohyavT mis Sesaxeb. Cemi nacnobebi, raki ician, rom xSiri urTierToba maqvs sasuliero pirebTan, TiTqmis yovelTvis me mTxoven azris gamoT-

qmas am sakiTxze. minda zusti cnobebi mivawodo moy- vass, amitomac gTxovT miTxraT, ra aris swori. monazoni: ar vici, ramdenad SevZleb Tqveni Txovnis Sesrulebas, magram msurs gulwrfeli viyo Tqvens winaSe, anu gadmogceT wmida werilisa da wmida mamaTa nawerebis kiTxvidan, pativsacem da sando monazvnebTan saubrebidan, dabolos, sakuTari dakvirvebebiTa da gamocdilebidan miRebuli codna. Cveni saubris safuZvlad, erTgvar qvakuTxedad ki amas davdeb: monazvnoba aris ara kacis, aramed RmerTis dadgenili. eriskaci: warmoidgineT, Cvens sazogadoebaSi araso- des gamigia azri, rom monazvnoba RmerTis dadgenilia. monazoni: egec vici. amitomaa, rom rogorc ki maRal sazogadoebaSi monazvnobaze Camovardeba laparaki, er- Ti ambobs, me ase mgoniao, meore _ me kidev aseo; erTi wamoiZaxebs, me ase moviqceodio, meore kidev sxvas upa- suxebs. aTas urTierTsapirispiro varaudsa da mosaz- rebas gaigonebT: maT avtorebs warmodgenac ara aqvT monazvnobaze, magram mzad arian wesdebebic ki Seudgi- non monazvnebs da samonastro cxovreba sakuTari `yovladbrZnuli~ warmodgenis mixedviT ganagon. zogierTi protestantebisa da uRmerToebis mier gamoTqmul gmo- bis sityvebsac ki imeorebs. guli tkiviliT SegekumSe- ba adamians amgvari azrebisa da SeZaxilebis gagonebaze: maTSi xom umecreba Tavisi CliqebiT Telavs saRmrTo gardamocemisa da ganwesebis Zvirfas margalitebs!

eriskaci: swored asea! da amis mizezi, rogorc Tqvena TqviT, umecrebaa. monazoni: nu gegonebaT, TiTqos umecreba umniSvne- lo boroteba iyos. wmida mamebi umecrebas uwodeben did, sawyis borotebas, romlisaganac iSveba borote- ba ukve mTeli Tavisi savsebiT. wmida markoz moRvawe am- bobs, rom umecreba aris borotebis pirveli, mTavari goliaTi. sxva mamam ki Tqva, rom umecrebam ar uwyis Tavisi umecreba, igi kmayofilia sakuTari codniT (wmida petre damaskeli). umecrebas mravali borotebis Cade- na SeuZlia, ise rom verc ki xvdeba, ras sCadis. amas malaparakebs TanagrZnoba kacTa mimarT, romelTac ar uwyian, raSi mdgomareobs adamianis Rirseba; Tanag- rZnoba im qristianTa mimarT, romelTac ar ician, ra aris qristianoba da am arcodnis gamo sakuTari Tavis winaaRmdeg moqmedeben. ar gegonoT, rom saRmrTo ganwe- sebaSi kacobrivi sisusteebisa da kacobrivi borotmoqmedebebis SeniRbva msurdes. ara da ara! saRmrTo gangebulebaSi kacobrivi sisusteebisa da kacobrivi borotmoqmedebebis mxileba da mospoba aris am ganwe- sebis mimarT mowiwebis niSani, RmerTisgan kacTaTvis boZebuli ganwesebis wmindad Senaxvis saSualeba. eriskaci: es ukanaskneli azric axalia CemTvis. am kuTxiT arasodes Semixedavs monazvnobisTvis da arc vinmesgan msmenia raime amdagvari. monazoni: Cemi sityvebi mxolod monazvnobas ki ara, mTel eklesias exeba _ rogorc Zveli, iseve axali aR-

Tqmis eklesiebs. Zveli aRTqmis eklesia RmerTma daaar- sa da gadasca Tavis muSakebs _ iudevel ers, da es ufalma Tqva Tavis igavSi savenaxis Sesaxeb, maTes saxa- rebis 21-e TavSi. axali eklesia RmerTkacma daaarsa da gadasca igi sxva ers, anu yvela erisagan Semdgar ers _ qristianebs, esec kargad Cans saxarebidan da mTeli wmida werilidan (efes. 1,22-23; 2, 10-11 da a. S.). iudevelebi RmrTis winaSe pasuxismgebelni iyvnen saRmrTo niWis Senaxvis, marTvisa da gangebisaTvis. vinaidan ma- Ti qceva danaSaulebrivi gamodga, isini ganayenes am saqmisagan _ Tumca ganayenes maSin, rodesac iudevelni ukve sakuTari nebiT iyvnen ganyenebulni _ da daisaj- nen. aseve moekiTxebaT pasuxi qristianebsac: rogor ga- moiyenes RmrTivdadginebuli axali aRTqmis eklesia zogadad da misi calkeuli ganwesebani, magaliTad, mo- nazvnoba. eriskaci: Cans Tu ara wmida werilSi, riT dasrul- deba axali aRTqmis eklesiis daniSnuleba dedamiwaze? monazoni: wmida werili mowmobs, rom qristianebi, iudevelTa msgavsad, TandaTan gagrildebian RmrTivga- mocxadebuli swavlebis mimarT; uyuradRebod datove- ben kacis bunebis ganaxlebas RmerTkacis mier, daiviw- yeben saukuno cxovrebas da mTel yuradRebas mxolod ama sofels dauTmoben. am ganwyobiTa da am mimarTule- biT Seudgebian isini warmavali cxovrebis, rogorc ma- radiulis, Senebas, da sakuTari dacemuli bunebis Ser- yvnili da dazianebuli moTxovnebis dakmayofilebas.

cxadia, aseTi mimarTulebisaTvis ucxoa macxovari, romelmac adamiani netari maradiulobisaTvis gamoisyida, aseTi mimarTulebisaTvis damaxasiaTebelia qristianobisagan gandgomileba; gandgomileba ki, wmida werilis mowmobiT, aucileblad mova (2 Tes. 2,3). qristianobis dauZlurebaSi monazvnobac miiRebs monawile- obas: SeuZlebelia ar daziandes sxeulis aso, rodesac mTeli sxeuli mZime seniT itanjeba. esec iwinaswarmetyveles wmida mamebma maTSi damkvidrebuli suli wmidis karnaxiT. eriskaci: ra mniSvneloba aqvs monazvnobas qristes eklesiaSi? monazoni: monazvnebi arian qristianebi, romlebmac SeZlebisdagvarad yvela amsofliuri saqme miatoves, raTa locva, es umaRlesi saTnoeba moepovebinaT da mi- si meSveobiT RmerTTan erTobisaTvis mieRwiaT, moci- qulis sityvis Tanaxmad: `romeli Seeyos ufalsa, erT sul ars uflisa Tana~ (1 kor. 6, 17). xolo radganac locva Tavis Zalas yvela sxva saTnoebisagan da qris- tes mTeli swavlebisagan iZens, monazvnebi gansakuTre- buli gulmodginebiT asruleben saxarebis mcnebebs. yvela qristianisaTvis aucilebel mcnebebs isini ori rCevis _ upovarebisa da uqorwineblobis Sesrulebas umateben. monazvnebi TavianTi cxovrebiT cdiloben miemsgavson qristes amsofliur cxovrebas, amitomac ewodebaT wmida monazvnebs Rirsni (rus. prepodobni).

eriskaci: saidan miiRes monazvnebma TavianTi saxelwodeba? monazoni: sityvebi monazoni, monasteri, monazvnoba warmosdga berZnuli sityvisagan `monos~ _ erTi. monazoni niSnavs calke, ganmartoebiT mcxovrebs, monasteri _ gancalkevebul, soflisgan gamoyofil sacxovrebels; monazvnoba _ ganmartoebul cxovrebas. es cxovreba gansxvavdeba Cveulebrivi, sazogado cxovre- bisagan anu sxva cxovrebaa, amitomac ewodeba rusulad `inoCestvo~, monazons ki _ `inok~. sityvebi: zogadcxovreba, skite, mdumareba, ganSoreba, dayudeba, meudabnoeba am monazvnuri cxovrebis sxvadasxva saxes aRniSnaven. zogadsacxovrebeli monasteri ewodeba monazonTa met-naklebad mravalricxovan samyofels, sadac monazvnebs saerTo RmrTismsaxureba, saerTo trapezi, saerTo Sesamoseli aqvT da erTi winamZRvris zedamxedvelobis qveS imyofebian. mdumareba ewodeba ori an sami monazvnis erTad cxovrebas calke senakSi, rode- sac es monazvnebi xelmZRvaneloben erTmaneTis an vinme ufrosis rCeviT; kviris xuT dRes isini sakuTar senak- Si asruleben RmrTismsaxurebas, SabaT-kviras ki ekle- siaSi eswrebian sazogado RmrTismsaxurebas. ganSore- bas uwodeben monazvnis ganmartoebul cxovrebas. ro- desac ganSorebuli monasterSi cxovrobs, magram gamousvlelad rCeba Tavis senakSi, mas ukve dayudebuls eZaxian, mis cxovrebas ki _ dayudebas; xolo rodesac

igi ukacriel udabnoSi cxovrobs, mas meudabnoes uwodeben, cxovrebis wess ki _ meudabnoebas. eriskaci: rodis daiwyo monazvnoba? monazoni: Rirsi kasianes cnobiT, mociqulTa droidan. Rirsma kasianem, meoTxe saukunis moRvawem, moina- xula egviptis savaneebi, sadac maSin monazvnuri cxov- reba yvaoda, sakmao dro gaatara egviptis skites mona- zonTa Soris da momaval Taobebs gadasca maTi samonas- tro wesdebebi da swavlani. igi ambobs, rom qristiano- bis pirvel xanebSi monazvnebi ewodaT wmida markoz mociqulis, aleqsandriis pirveli episkoposis rCeul mowafeebs. isini yvelaze Soreul gareubnebSi ganmar- tovdnen da iq moRvaweobdnen maxareblis mier datove- buli wesebis mixedviT. Rirsmowame evgenias cxovreba- Si aRwerilia, rom romis imperator komodusis dros (komodusi gamefda qristesSobidan 180 wels) egviptis mmarTveli gaxda romaeli didebuli filipe. im dros aleqsandriis gareubanSi iyo monasteri; aseve ixseni- eba, rom imJamindeli episkoposi elia siyrmiTgan mona- zoni iyo. mociqulTa Tanamedrove iudeveli istoriko- si filoni, aleqsandriis moqalaqe, zustad iseve aRwers aleqsandriis gareubnebSi mosaxle Terapevtebis cxovrebas, rogorc Rirsi kasiane _ pirveli aleqsan- drieli monazvnebisas, da maT savaneebs monastrebs uwodebs. filonis aRwerilobidan ar Cans, iyvnen Tu ara Terapevtebi qristianebi, magram filonis, rogorc saero istorikosis, cnobebi zedapirulia; Tanac im 9

dros bevri qristianobas iudevelobisgan verc arCevda _ pirveli meoris seqtad miaCndaT. wmida antoni didis cxovrebaSi, romelic misma Tanamedrovem, wmida aTanase aleqsandrielma aRwera, naTqvamia, rom rode- sac wmida antoni monazvnad Sedga (maSin is 20 wlisa iyo), egvipteli monazvnebi ganmartoebiT cxovrobdnen aleqsandriis SemogarenSi. Rirsi antoni didi 356 wels, 105 wlisa aResrula. arsebobs imis damadasturebeli faqtebic, rom siriaSi monazvnoba mociqulTa droidan modis. Rirsmowame evdokia, romelic siriis qalaq heliopolisSi cxovrobda romis imperator traianes dros, qristes sjulze moaqcia Rirsma ger- manem, mamaTa monastris winamZRvarma _ am monasterSi 70 monazoni moRvaweobda. qristianobis miRebis Semdeg evdokia dedaTa monasterSi wavida, sadac 30 monazoni iyo. traiane qristesSobidan 96 wels gamefda. mesame saukunis bolo wlebSi Rirsma antoni didma safuZveli Cauyara meudabnoebas; meoTxe saukunis pirveli naxev- ris bolos paxomi didma daaarsa tabenisis zogadsac- xovreblebi Tebes udabnoSi, Rirsma makari didma ki _ mdumareTa savane aleqsandriis maxloblad, skites udabnoSi, ris gamoc monazonTa cxovrebis aseT wess skituri ewoda, am wesis mixedviT mowyobil saxlobebs ki _ skiteebi. wmida basili didma, kabadokiis kesariis mTavarepiskoposma, meoTxe saukunis meore naxevris moRvawem, monastruli cxovreba egvipteli monazvne- bisgan Seiswavla; kabadokiaSi dabrunebulma ki, vidre

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eklesiis msaxurebas Seudgeboda, iq ganagrZo monazvnuri cxovreba da dawera wes-gangeba monastrebisTvis. maTi nawili aRmosavleTis eklesiam saxelmZRvanelod daadgina, nawili ki samoZRvrod. amgvarad, monazvnobam, aqamde qalaqebisa da soflebis gareubnebSi mimalulma, meoTxe saukunidan ZiriTadad dausaxlebel udabnoebSi gadainacvla. iq, Tavis Cveul garemoSi, igi ganviTarda da gaZlierda, Tumca monastrebi rCeboda qalaqebSic da maT gareubnebSic. Rirsi kasiane, wmi- da markoz mociqulis mier monazvnobis dafuZnebis am- bis gadmomcemeli, am sakiTxis ufro dawvrilebiT cod- nis msurvelebs urCevs, eklesiis istorias mimarTon. magram am istorias Cvenamde ar mouRwevia, iseve rogorc TiTqmis arc erT egviptur werilobiT Zegls: mahmadianebma isini VII saukuneSi gaanadgures _ muslimebi ase iqceodnen yvela maT mier dapyrobil qris- tianul qveyanaSi, Tumca es gansakuTrebiT egviptes Se- exo. eriskaci: ra mizezi hqonda monazonTa gadasaxlebas Soreul adgilebSi? monazoni: es gadasaxleba im dros moxda, rodesac mowameoba Sewyda da qristianobas iRebdnen ara marto rCeulni, ara RmrTis gansakuTrebuli gangebiT mowodebulni, ara udidesi devnisa da sikvdilisaTvis gamzadebulni, aramed yvela: qristianoba gaxda gabatonebuli sarwmunoeba, mas saxelmwifo mfarvelobda da avrcelebda. qristianoba sayovelTao religiad iqca,

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magram dakarga Zveli Tavganwiruloba. qalaqebsa da soflebSi mcxovrebi qristianebi yofiT sazrunavSi Ca- eflnen; isini iseT fufunebas, xorciel tkbobas, sana- xaobebSi monawileobas da sxva saero saqmeebs miecnen, rasac pirveli qristianebi qristesagan gandgomis darad gaurbodnen. udabno bunebrivi TavSesafari iyo im qristianebisTvis, romlebsac surdaT SeenarCunebinaT da aRezardaT sakuTar TavSi WeSmariti qristianoba. wmida isaak asuri ambobs: `udabno sasargebloa rogorc uZlurTaTvis, iseve ZlierTaTvis. soflisagan moSorebis gziT sustebs igi vnebebis gaZlierebisa da gamravlebisagan icavs, Zlierebs ki boroti sulebis winaaRdgomis Zalas aZlevs~. wmida basili didi da wmi- da dimitri rostoveli ase xsnian wmida gordiasis udabnoSi wasvlis mizezs: `gordiasi gaeqca qalaqis Worebs, bazris xmaurs, TavadTa didebas, SemasmenelTa ciliswamebas, yidva-gayidvas, ficils, tyuils, bilwsityvaobas, gaeqca qalaqSi gamefebul TamaSebs, masxa- raobas, jambazobas; radganac TviTon mas hqonda gan- wmendili smena, ganwmendili Tvali da, pirvel yovli- sa, guli ganwmendili, RmerTis xilvis SemZle; amitom Rirsi gaxda saRmrTo gamocxadebebisa da did saidum- loebebs eziara _ ara kacTagan, aramed WeSmaritebis didi moZRvris, suli wmidisgan~ (wmindanTa cxovreba- ni, 3 ianvari). monazvnobas, udabnoSi gadasaxlebasTan erTad, gansakuTrebuli Sesamoselic gauCnda, raTa sabolood gamijvnoda eriskacebs. devnis periodSi sa-

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suliero pirebsac da monazvnebsac ZiriTadad erTnairi Sesamoseli ecvaT: igi maT mdevnelTagan icavda. eriskaci: maRali swavleba, romlis Rirsic wmida gordiasi gaxda, cota vinmesaTvis Tu aris misawvdomi. Cvens droSi qristianuli sarwmunoeba dawvrilebiT iswavleba seminariebSi, xolo ufro zedmiwevniT _ sa- suliero akademiebSi. monazoni: im swavlebebs Soris, rac sasuliero saswavleblebSi iswavleba da rac iswavleba an, wesiT, unda iswavlebodes monastrebSi, uzarmazari gansxvave- baa, Tumca orives safuZveli erTia _ qristianoba. rodesac macxovarma wmida mociqulebi qveynis sxvadasxva kuTxeSi miavlina saqadageblad, daavala eswavlebinaT yvela erisTvis WeSmariti RmerTis sarwmunoeba da mi- si mcnebebis mixedviT cxovreba: `warvediT da moimowa- feniT yovelni warmarTni da naTel-scemdiT maT saxe- liTa mamisaTa da ZisaTa da sulisa wmidisaTa, da as- wavebdiT maT damarxvad yoveli, raodeni gamcen Tquen~ (maT. 28, 1920). sarwmunoebis swavleba win unda uZRo- des naTlisRebas, cxovrebis swavleba ki unda mosdev- des mas. pirveli swavleba Teoriulia, meore _ praq- tikuli. pirvelis Sesaxeb wmida pavle mociquli am- bobs: `viTar-igi arara davayene umjobesi Tqueni, romelimca ara giTxar da gaswave Tquen ersa winaSe da saxlsa Sina. da uwamebd huriaTa da warmarTTa RmrTi- sa mimarT sinanulsa da sarwmunoebasa uflisa mimarT Cuenisa iesu qristesa~ (saqme, 20, 20-21); xolo meore-

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ze Tqva: `romel ars qriste Tquen Soris, sasoeba igi didebisa, romelsa-ese Cuen vqadagebT, vaswavebT yo- velsa kacsa yovliTa sibrZniTa, raTa warvudginoT yo- veli kaci sruli qriste iesus mier~ (kolas. 1, 27-28). RmerTma mogvca ori swavleba mis Sesaxeb: swavleba sityviT, romelic sarwmunoebiT miiReba; da swavleba saqmiT, romelic saxarebis mcnebebis SesrulebiT miiReba. pirveli SegviZlia SevadaroT Senobis saZirkvels, meore ki TviT Senobas, am saZirkvelze agebuls. rogorc raimes agebaa SeuZlebeli fundamentis gareSe, aseve gamoudegaria carieli saZirkveli, Tu masze Senoba ar aigeba. `sarwmunoeba Tvinier saqmeTasa mku- dar ars~ (iak. 2, 26). wmida pavle mociquli sarwmunoebis swavlebis aucileblobas ase gadmogvcems: `aw ukue sarwmunoeba same smenisagan ars, xolo smena sityviTa RmrTisaTa... viTar ukue hxadon, romlisa mimarT ara hrwmena?~ (rom. 10, 17, 14). ai, katexizmos swavlebis dasawyisi. qristianobas Sedgomilebs mociqulebi da maTi mowafeebi gadascemdnen qristianobis ZiriTad moZRvrebas Rmer- Tze, RmerTkacze, adamianze, mis daniSnulebaze drosa da maradisobaSi, qristianul saidumloebebze, sauku- no netarebaze, saukuno tanjvaze da sxva, dogmaturi qristianuli swavlebis ZiriTad Semadgenel nawilebze; amas emateboda Teoriuli swavleba saxarebiseuli mcnebebis mixedviT. esaa marTlmadidebluri dogmaturi RmrTismetyvelebis, am amaRlebuli, wminda mecnie-

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rebis dasawyisi. ukve mociqulTa droidan qristes eklesiaSi gaCnda mwvalebluri swavlebebi, anu saRmrTo gamocxadebis Sesaxeb ama soflis cru sibrZnis mixedviT msjeloba. saRmrTo gamocxadebaSi adgili ara aqvs kacobriv msjelobas _ iq yvelaferi, alfadan omegam- de, RmerTisganaa. wmida msoflio eklesia gulmodgined cdilobda misdami mindobili sulieri saganZuris

saRmrTo gamocxadebis _ dacvas. igi amxilebda aSkara mtrebs: kerpTayvanismcemlebs, warmarT filosofosebsa da iudevelebs; igeriebda maT Tavdasxmebs; ekle- sia amxilebda Tavis Sinamtrebs _ mwvaleblebs, uaryofda maT swavlebebs, ganagdebda sakuTari wiaRidan, afrTxilebda Tavis Svilebs maT Sesaxeb; amitom droTa ganmavlobaSi RmrTismetyveleba sul ufro farTod vrceldeboda. mis gasacnobad saWiro gaxda saswavleb- lebis Seqmna. uZvelesi da udidesi akademia aleqsandriaSi iyo. yvelaze metad igi qristesSobidan II-III saukuneebSi yvaoda. saRmrTo swavlebis sawinaaRmdego swavlebebi TandaTan mravldeboda da sxvadasxva for- mas iRebda, amitom sasuliero saswavleblebis arsebo- ba sul ufro aucilebeli xdeboda. dasavleTma, gae- mijna ra aRmosavleTs mwvaleblobis miRebiT, warmar- Tuli ganswavluloba da cxovrebis wesic miiRo: am droidan moyolebuli marTlmadidebeli eklesiisadmi mtrulad ganwyobili, yvelaze kadnieri, maxinji, RmrTismgmobi swavlebebi usasrulod momravldnen. sa- suliero saswavleblebi marTlmadidebeli eklesii15

saTvis iseve aucilebeli gaxda, rogorc sunTqva _ sicocxlisaTvis. Tavad gansajeT: marTlmadidebelma qristianma, gansakuTrebiT ki momavalma moZRvarma, kargad unda icodes marTlmadidebeli eklesiis WeSma- riti swavlebac, misi brZolis istoriac xilulsa Tu uxilav mtrebTan, brZolisa, romelic Tvrameti sau- kunea, rac grZeldeba da TandaTan ufro mZafrdeba. un- da aRiweros ariozis, makedoniosis, nestoris, evtiqis, xatmebrZolobis, papizmis, protestantizmisa da misi ganStoebebis mwvaleblobebi, maTi dagvirgvineba _ aTeizmi da axali filosofia; agreTve am swavlebaTa sruli uaryofa. RmrTismetyvelebis swrafad Seswav- la SesaZlebeli iyo qristianobis pirvel saukuneebSi, dRes ki amisTvis sakmao xania saWiro. Tu adre misi swavleba eklesiaSi warmoTqmuli qadagebebis dros Se- iZleboda, dRes aucilebelia mravalwliani, sistematuri mecadineoba. RmrTismetyvelebis srulfasovani swavleba gaxlavT swored Cveni sasuliero seminariebisa da akademiebis mizani: isini iZlevian ZiriTad, rogorc markoz moRvawe uwodebs, Sesaval codnas. es codna gadaecema axalgazrdobas, romelsac jer ar dauwyia sazogado msaxureba da mxolod Teoriulad aris misTvis momzadebuli, misTvis ucxoa cxovrebiseuli gamocdilebiT miRebuli codna. sarwmunoebis Sesaxeb Teoriuli codnis safuZvelze unda aSendes qmediTi, cocxali, madlismieri codna. miwieri cxovreba adami- ans swored am codnis mosapoveblad mieca. qristiani, 16

romelic am sofelSi saxarebis mcnebebis mixedviT cxovrobs, usaTuod gamdidrdeba ara marto gamocdilebiT miRebuli, aramed, garkveulwilad, madlismie- ri codniTac. gacilebiT ufro metad gamdidrdeba am codniT is, vinc dautevebs yvela msoflio zrunvas da mTel dros, sulisa da xorcis yvela Zalas RmrTis wi- naSe saTnoyofisaTvis gamoiyenebs _ aseTi adamiania swored monazoni; masze ambobs macxovari saxarebaSi: `romelsa aqunden~ uflis mcnebebi, radgan mTeli misi qoneba mxolod uflis mcnebebia. `romelsa aqunden mcnebani Cemni da daimarxnes igini, igi ars, romelsa uyuarde me. xolo romelsa uyuarde me, sayuarel iyos mamisa Cemisa mier, da meca Seviyuaro igi da gamoucxado mas Tavi Cemi~ (in. 14,21). amitom moSurne qristia- nebi yovel droSi saswavleblis dasrulebis Semdeg im ganaTlebis misaRebad, mxolod monazvnoba rom iZleva, arCevdnen da dResac arCeven monazvnobas. vin iyvnen eklesiis udidesi moZRvrebi? monazvnebi. vin ganmarta dawvrilebiT eklesiis swavleba, vin daicva misi gardamocema TaobebisTvis, vin amxila da daTrguna mwvaleblobani? monazvnebma. vin daamowma sakuTari sisxliT sarwmunoebis marTlmadidebluri aRmsarebloba? monazvnebma. da es bunebrivicaa. Suagul sofelSi mcxovrebi, soflis qselSi gaxlarTuli qristianebi, aTasgvar, nebsiTsa Tu uneblie sazrunavSi rom Caflu- lan, ver axerxeben didi dro, mTeli siyvaruli RmerTs dauTmon. `uqorwinebeli igi zrunavs uflisa17

sa, viTar-Zi saTno-eyos ufalsa; xolo qorwinebuli zrunavs soflisasa~ (1 kor. 7, 32-33): daqorwinebuls ar SeuZlia mudam da mTeli arsebiT ufals iyos Sedgo- mili locviT, gaemijnos yovelive msoflios da iyos `erT sul uflisa Tana~ (1 kor. 6, 17), rac SeuZlia da Tvisobrivia monazvnisaTvis. qristianis pirovnuli warmatebisaTvis ar aris saWiro ganswavluloba, eso- den aucilebeli eklesiis moZRvrebisaTvis: mravalma uwignurma qristianma, maT Soris Rirsma antoni didma monazvnad Sedgomis Semdeg qristianul srulyofas mi- aRwia da sulieri naTeli mohfina Tanamedroveebs Tavi- si piradi magaliTiT, zepiri swavlebiT, madlismieri niWebiT. `vin sada maTganman qmnna saswaulni, vin aRad- ginna mkvdarni, vin gansdevnna eSmakni? aravin. rameTu ese yovelni monazonTa saqmeni arian, romelTa sofeli ver daitevs~, ambobs wmida ioane kibisaRmwereli (2,18). eriskaci: yvela monazoni xom ver aRwevs aseT maRal mdgomareobas, yvela xom ver asrulebs Tavis daniSnulebas! amas mciredni Tu axerxeben. monazoni: monazvnuri wesdebis mixedviT mcxovrebi monazvnebi, uflis aRTqmisaebr, aucileblad moixveWen RmrTis madls. uflis aRTqma SeuZlebelia ar aRsrul- des TviT RmerTis sityvisa da saxarebis mcnebebis im Tvisebis gamo, romliTac maT aRmasruleblebs suli wmidis madli mieniWeba. da piriqiT, monazvnobis RmrTivdadginebuli wesebis uarmyofeli, TviTneburi, gafantuli cxovrebis, tkbobisa da soflis siyvaru18

liT Sepyrobili monazvnebi kargaven sulier warmatebas. igive exeba yvela qristians. qristianulad mcxov- rebi qristianebi cxondebian, xolo isini, romlebsac qristianis saxeli hqviaT, magram warmarTebiviT cxov- roben, warwymdebian. uwin monazvnebs Soris bevrad me- ti wmindani iyo, qristianebs Soris ki bevrad meti aR- wevda cxonebas, vidre dRes. amis mizezi sarwmunoebisa da zneobrivi cxovrebis sazogado dacemaa. Tumca dRe- sac arian WeSmariti monazvnebic da WeSmariti qristi- anebic. gimeorebT: arian TavianTi saxelisa da mowode- bis uRirsi monazvnebi, magram es RmrTivdadginebuli wesebis borotad gamoyenebis Sedegia. RmrTivdadgine- buli wesebi ki RmrTivdadginebul wesebad rCeba, rac ar unda borotad iyenebdes maT kaci. aseve arc qristi- anobas akldeba Tavisi udidesi Rirseba imis gamo, rom zogierTi an Tundac mravali qristiani qristes swav- lebis sawinaaRmdegod cxovrobs. qristianobazec da monazvnobazec WeSmariti qristianebisa da monazvnebis mixedviT unda vimsjeloT. es ar aris ioli: RmrTismo- saoba da saTnoeba, qalwulebis msgavsad, yovelTvis se- nakisa da ucxoobis CrdilSi imaleba da piriqiT: meZav- ni cdiloben naxevrad SiSvelni warsdgnen yvelas wina- Se; monazvnis maRali cxovreba ki zogjer mxolod sik- vdilis win an mis Semdeg mJRavndeba. xSirad RmrTis madliT cxebul monazons es sofeli ciliswamebiTa da yvedrebiT avsebs, radganac sofels sZuls suli RmrTisa (in. 15, 18-20). TviT sulieri warmateba sxva19

dasxva xarisxisa arsebobs: monastruli ganmartoeba, rogorc vTqviT, Zlieri qristianebisTvis erTi mize- ziT aris sasargeblo, sustebisaTvis ki _ sxva mize- ziT. cxadia, sustebi yovelTvis ufro metni iyvnen, vidre Zlierebi. eriskaci: Tqveni naTqvamis Semdeg aucilebeli xdeba imis ganmarteba da damtkiceba, rom monazvnoba RmerTis ganwesebulia. Tumca, aqamde rac TqviT, mniSvnelovanwilad swored amgvari daskvnis safuZvels iZleva. monazoni: soflis macxovarma migviTiTa cxovrebis ori gza morwmuneTaTvis: cxonebis momniWebeli gza anu cxovreba da srulyofilebis momniWebeli gza anu cxovreba. am ukanasknels ufalma uwoda Sedgoma RmrTisa, rameTu igi aris yvelaze zusti asaxva uflisa- gan gadmocemuli swavlebisa da Cveni Zalebis Sesabamisi mibaZva cxovrebis im wesisa, romelic ufalma airCia mi- wieri myofobis Jams. cxonebis pirobebia: qristes rwme- na (in. 3, 36), qristes mcnebebiT cxovreba (maT. 19, 17) da mcnebebis Sesrulebis naklulevanebis sinanuliT kur- neba (lk. 13, 3, 5). maSasadame, cxoneba miniWebulia da igi SesaZlebelia yvelasaTvis, visi saqmianoba da so- felSi cxovrebis wesi saRmrTo sjuls ar ewinaaRmde- geba. uflis Sedgomisaken zogierTebs _ magaliTad, mo- ciqulebs _ TviT ufalma mouwoda, magram sazogadod amgvar Sedgomas ufali kacis Tavisufal nebas andobs. es kargad Cans saxarebis yvela adgilidan, sadac ufa- li am sakiTxze laparakobs: `romelsa hnebavs Semodgo-

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mad Cemda~ (maT. 16, 24); `ukueTu gnebavs, raTa srul iyo~ (maT. 19, 21); `romeli movals Cemda~ (lk. 14, 26), ambobs ufali, rodesac qristes Sedgomasa da qristi- anul srulyofilebaze saubrobs. amgvari cxovrebis dawyeba adamianis Tavisufal nebazea damokidebuli, magram cxovrebis pirobebi ki RmerTma daawesa, da am pirobebis Sesrulebis gareSe uflis Sedgoma SeuZle- belia. uflis Sedgomis, anu srulyofilebisaken sava- li gza da cxovrebis pirobebi RmerTma ase aRwera: `romelsa hnebavs Semodgomad Cemda, uar-yavn Tavi Tvisi da aRiRen juari Tvisi da Semomidegin me~ (maT. 16, 24); `ukueTu gnebavs, raTa srul iyo, warved da ganyide monagebi Seni da miec glaxakTa da gaqundes saun- je caTa Sina da moved da Semomideg me~ (maT. 19, 21); `aRiRe juari~ (mrk. 10, 21); `romeli movals Cemda da ara moiZulos mama Tvisi da coli da Svilni da Zmani da dani da kualad sulica Tvisi, ver xelewifebis mo- wafe-yofad Cemda... da romelman ara aRiRos juari Tvi- si da Semomidges me, ver xel-ewifebis mowafe-yofad Cemda... da egreca yovelmanve Tquenganman, romelman ara ijmnes yovlisagan monagebisa Tvisisa, ver xel-ewi- febis mowafe-yofad Cemda~ (lk. 14, 26). aq CamoTvlilia swored is pirobebi, romelTaganac Sedgeba monazvno- bis ZiriTadi aRTqmebi. monazvnoba, rogorc vTqviT, Ta- vidan sxva araferi iyo, Tu ara ganmartoebuli, ama soflis SfoTs ganridebuli cxovreba qristianuli srulyofilebis mosurne qristianebisa. wmida markoz 21

mociqulis qadagebis Semdeg mdidari da xalxmravali aleqsandriidan qristianebi qalaqis gareubnebSi gadasaxldnen; amaves urCevs wmida pavle mociquli RmerTTan miaxlebis msurvel yvela qristians: `rameTu Tquen taZarni RmrTisa cxovelisani xarT, viTarca Tqua RmerTman: davimkvidro da viqceodi maT Soris da viyo me maTda RmerT da igini iyvnen Cemda erad. amisTvis gamovediT Soris maTsa da gamoeSoreniT, ityvis ufali,daarawmidasanuSeexebiT,dameSegiwynarneTqu- en. da viyo me Tquenda mama da Tquen iyvneT Cemda Zeeb da asuleb, ityvis ufali yovlisa mpyrobeli~ (2 kor 6, 16-18). wmida ioane kibisaRmwereli miiCnevs, rom uflis es sityvebi swored monazvnebs ukavSirdeba; da isini pirveli saukuneebis eklesias ise esmoda, rogorc aq aris ganmartebuli. wmida aTanase didi Rirsi antoni didis cxovrebaSi gadmogvcems, rom antoni jer kidev ymawvili iyo, rodesac eklesiaSi Sevida salocavad. am dros iq ikiTxeboda saxareba mdidari Wabukis Sesaxeb, romelic ufals cxonebasa da srulyofileba- ze ekiTxeba. rodesac gaisma: `ukueTu gnebavs, raTa srul iyo, warved da ganyide monagebi Seni~... da a.S., antoni, romelic swored cxovrebis wesis arCevanis winaSe idga, gansakuTrebiT SeZra am sityvebma _ mix- vda, rom TviT ufalma mimarTa mas, myisve gayida Tavisi mamuli da monazoni gaxda. uflis am sityvebs wmida ek- lesia dResac umTavresad miiCnevs monazvnobisTvis da isini yovelTvis ikiTxeba monazvnad kurTxevisas. mo-

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nazvnobis damkvidreba dasaxlebuli adgilebidan moSorebiT, udabnoebSi, RmrTis gamocxadebiT da misi brZanebiT moxda. Rirs antoni dids RmerTma udabnoSi cxovrebisaken mouwoda, Rirs makari dids angelozma skites udabnoSi wasvla ubrZana, aseve angelozma ubrZana Rirs paxomi dids udabnoSi zogadsacxovreblis daarseba da gadasca werilobiTi wesebi monazvnuri cxovrebisaTvis. es wmida mamebi iyvnen suli wmidiT Semosili mamebi, mudmivad RmerTTan erTobaSi myofni, monazvnebisaTvis isini iyvnen xma RmrTisa, iseve rogorc mose _ israitelTaTvis. suli wmida mudam, qris- tianobis yvela saukuneSi, asxivosnebda monazvnebs. su- li wmidis swavleba, qristes swavleba, RmerTis swav- leba monazvnobaze, romelic aris mecniereba mecniere- baTa, RmrTaebrivi mecniereba, wmida mamebma udidesi sizustiTa da sisruliT gadmogvces TavianT Txzule- bebSi. yvela isini mowmoben, rom monazvnobis, am zebu- nebrivi cxovrebis daweseba aris ara adamianis, aramed RmerTis saqme. igi, rogorc zebunebrivi saqme, SeuZle- belia kacis xelidan iyos gamosuli, SeuZlebelia RmerTis dawesebuli ar iyos. eriskaci: zogierTi fiqrobs, rom monazvnobis sawyisi mizezi iyo qristianobis pirvel sam saukuneSi warmarTebis mier qristianebis winaaRmdeg aRZruli devna. monazoni: amsofliuri brZnoba sulier moRvaweebze yovelTvis cdeboda. sulier adamianebs, magaliTad,

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qristianobis pirveli saukuneebis monazvnebs, swyurodaT mowameoba da bevri maTgani kidevac Seimosa mowame- obis gvirgviniT. aseTebi iyvnen Rirsmowame mamebi niko- ni, ivliane; Rirsmowame dedebi evdokia, evgenia, febronia da sxvani. rodesac kabadokiis kesariaSi qristianTa devna daiwyo, zemoT naxsenebi wmida meudabnoe gordiasi am qalaqSi Cavida saxalxo zeimis dros, amxila kerpTayvanismcemlobis cTomileba, aRiara qriste da Tavisi aRmsarebloba mowamebrivi sikvdiliT daamowma. imperator diokletianes mier qristianTa mZvinvare devnis dawyebisas antoni didi ukve monazoni da meudabnoe beri iyo. rodesac gaigo, rom qristianebs awameben da sikvdiliT sjian qristes aRmsareblobisaTvis, antonim miatova Tavisi udabno da gamoqvabuli, aleqsandriaSi Cavida, qriste aRiara da saqmiT daamtkica, rom qristesaTvis wameba surda. misi cxovrebis aRmwereli gadmogvcems: `Rirsi mama WeSmaritad mowa- me iyo Tavisi nebiTa da siyvaruliT RmrTisadmi. mas, marTalia, surda qristes saxelisaTvis wameba, magram ufals misTvis mowameoba ar ganuwesebia~. Sesawiravs, romelsac uxvad swiravdnen mas mowameebi warmarTTa winaSe qristes aRiarebiT, ufali ukve cvlida axali uxvi SesawiraviT, romelic monazvnebs sxva mowameo- bis asparezze unda gaeRoT. is-is iyo Sewyda mowameo- ba, is-is iyo dacxra sisxlis niaRvrebi qalaqebis sak- rebuloebsa da moednebze, rom aTasobiT qristianma iwyo Soreul udabnoebSi gadasaxleba, raTa iq jvars

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ecvaT `xorcni Tvisni vnebiTurT da gulis TqumiT~ (gal. 5, 24), raTa TviT soflismpyrobelTa winaSe, `mTavrobaTa mimarT da xelmwifebaTa... sulTa mimarT ukeTurebisaTa~ (efes. 6,12) eRiarebinaT qriste. magaliTad, Rirsi pavle Tebeli udabnoSi imitom wavida, rom imperator deciusis mier qristianTa mimarT aR- Zruli devnisas Tavi gadaerCina. SesaZloa, zogierTi sxva moRvawec amave mizeziT ganerida sofels; sxvebs sxva mizezebi hqondaT. magram es kerZo SemTxvevebia, romelTa safuZvelzec araviTari zogadi daskvnis ga- motana ar SeiZleba. eriskaci: monazvnobis Rvawls Tqven mowameobis Rvawls utolebT! monazoni: diax, es erTi da igive moRvaweobis sxvadasxva saxea. mowameobaca da monazvnobac saxarebis er- Tsa da imave gamonaTqvamebs emyareba, erTica da meorec adamianis gamogonili ki ara, uflis mier aris moniWe- buli kacTaTvis; erTica da meorec SeuZlebelia sxvag- varad aResrulos, Tu ara RmrTis yovladZlieri SewevniT, RmrTis madlis moqmedebiT. amaSi Tavadac darwmundebiT, Tu waikiTxavT Rirsi antoni didis, makari egviptelis, Teodore studielis, mariam egviptelis, ioane mravalvnebulis, nikon mSralisa da sxva monaz- vnebis cxovrebebs, romelTac zebunebrivi moRvaweoba da tanjva daiTmines. wmida svimeon axali RmrTismet- yveli Tavis moZRvarze, studiis monastris monazonze,

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svimeon keTilkrZalulze ambobs, rom igi mwuxarebebiTa da tanjviT mraval mowames miemsgavsa. eriskaci: amixseni, mamao, ra mniSvneloba aqvs uqorwineblobasa da upovarebas monazvnur cxovrebaSi? maT- Tvis, vinc sofelSi cxovrobs, sazogado sargeblobisaTvis Sromobs, uxvad gascems mowyalebas da saxareba- Si miTiTebul sxva mraval keTil saqmes sCadis, es sruliad gaugebaria. saTanado ganmartebis gareSe monazvnuri cxovreba uqmi, umoqmedo da usargeblo Cans. monazoni: Tqvens mier naxsenebi saero cxovreba, romelic saxarebis mcnebebis dacvisa da xorcieli moRvaweobisagan Sedgeba, aucilebelia cxonebisaTvis, mag- ram arasakmarisi _ srulyofilebisTvis. ama soflis sazrunavsa da movaleobebSi Caflul kacs amgvar saqmianobaSi xels araferi uSlis. warmatebuli amqveyniu- ri cxovreba adamians ufro meti keTili saqmis gakeTe- bis saSualebas aZlevs: mdidars SeuZlia didad Seewi- os Ratak Zmebs mowyalebis gacemiT, mebatones ki _ da- icvas isini Zaladobisagan, uSuamdgomlos sasamar- TloebSi. aseT saqmeebSi kaci unda ufrTxildes `TaviT TvisiT~ moqmedebas, raTa saxarebiseul farisevels ar miemsgavsos (luk. 18): igi marTlac bevr keTil saqmes akeTebda, magram araswori Sinagani midgoma hqonda am saqmeebis mimarT, amitom mcdari warmodgena Seeqmna sa- kuTar Tavsa da moyvasze da aRarc misi saqmeebi saTno- eyo RmerTs. mociquli ambobs, rom adamianebma keTili saqmeebi ise unda gaakeTon, TiTqos iyvnen `keTilni mne-

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ni mravalferisa mis niWisa RmrTisani~ (1 petre, 4,10). dae mdidarma gasces Tavisi qoneba, magram ara rogorc sakuTari, aramed RmerTisgan boZebuli. dae mebatonem gauwios mfarveloba moyvass Tavisi maRali mdgomareo- bis meSveobiT, magram es mdgomareobac ara sakuTrad, aramed RmerTisgan miniWebulad miaCndes. maSin gaqreba Seuracxmyofeli damokidebuleba moyvasis mimarT, ra naklovanebebic ar unda hqondes mis saqmeebs, da sin- disi ukarnaxebs kacs sakuTar Tavs dausvas kiTxva (ro- gorc es iobma gaakeTa): saTnoa ki RmrTis winaSe misi saqmeebi? xom ar aris masSi didi Tu mcire naklovane- bebi? da ai, maSin gaCndeba warmodgena cxovrebis ufro srulyofili wesis Sesaxeb. dameTanxmeT, rom monazvnuri cxovreba umoqmedod da usargeblod swored imaT eCvenebaT, vinc sakuTar cxovrebas maRal, anu mcdar Sefasebas aZlevs. swori qristianuli cxovre- bis niSani aris simdable; ampartavneba da sakuTar Tav- ze maRali warmodgena ki, TviT uflis TqmiT, araswori cxovrebis sarwmuno niSania. Tqvens mier moyvanil az- rSi Cans qristianobis arcodna, misi araswori, dama- xinjebuli gageba. qristianuli srulyofileba TviT RmerTkacma SesTavaza Tavis rCeulebs. srulyofileba iq iwyeba, sadac eriskacTaTvis dawesebuli keTili saq- meebi srul savsebas aRwevs. SeiswavleT qristianoba, SeicaniT, raSi mdgomareobs misi srulyofileba da Tqven mixvdebiT, Tu ra mkrexelobaa usaqmurobaSi da- danaSauleba im adamianebisa, romlebic saxarebis yve-

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laze maRali, eriskacTaTvis miuwvdomeli mcnebebis Sesrulebas cdiloben. is, vinc monazvnobas yvedrebiTa da ciliswamebiT avsebs, TavisTavad gmobs TviT uflis mier dawesebul qristianul srulyofilebas. eriskaci: Tanaxma var, Tanaxma! oRond gasagebad amixseniT uqorwineblobisa da upovarebis mniSvnelo- ba qristianuli srulyofilebisaken mimaval gzaze. monazoni: uqorwineblobasa da upovarebas udidesi mniSvneloba aqvT, Sevecdebi amis axsnas Cemi Zalebis kvalobaze. is, vinc Tavisi qoneba glaxakebs dauriga, raTa sruli morCileba gamoucxados macxovars da mTlianad mas Seudges, vinc Tavisi nebiT iqca glaxakad, raTa ganicados naklulevaneba, siRatakesTan SeerTebuli da sulisaTvis simdablis mimniWebeli, amiT aqarwylebs Tavis sasoebas, romelic aqamde am sofelze hqonda damyarebuli da mas mTlianad RmerTze afuZnebs. aseTi adamianis guli miwidan zecad maRldeba (maT. 6, 21) da igi cxovrebis zRvis talRebs zemodan eqceva, sarwmunoebis mier xelapyrobili. mTeli Tavisi zrunva man ufals miando: ufalma xom Tavis uaxloes mowafe- ebs ubrZana monagebis gacema (lk. 12,33) da xorciel moTxovnilebebze zrunvis dateveba; amasTan aRuTqva, rom zecaTa sasufevlis maZiebelT zecieri mamis gange- biT sxva yovelive miecema (maT. 6, 24-33). morwmuneebs sxvadasxva gansacdeli evlinebaT, am dros RmrTis gangeba maTze TiTqos dafarulia da ama soflis gavlena gansakuTrebul Zalas iZens. magram es yvelaferi auci28

lebelia RmerTis cocxali rwmenis SesaZenad, romelic gamocdilebiT TandaTan izrdeba da Zlierdeba. ga- mocdileba amxilebs dacemul bunebaSi gamjdar urwmunoebas, RmerTisgan gandgomas da mis uaryofas; rameTu guli, rogorc ki odnav moakldeba yuradReba, maSinve mTel sasoebas savalalo sibrmaviT kvlav sakuTar Tavze, am sofelze, nivTierze amyarebs da RmerTs iviwyebs (maT. 14, 22-33). am mokle ganmartebidan, vgoneb, gasage- bi unda gaxdes, rom monagebis datevebas qristes moR- vawe amaRlebul sulier mdgomareobamde mihyavs, rome- lic gamoarCevs mas sofelSi mcxovreb ZmaTagan da ro- melic SeuZlebelia am ukanasknelTaTvis gamocdile- biT iyos cnobili. magram es amaRlebuli sulieri mdgomareoba amave dros ganuwyveteli tanjvac aris xorcisa da mTeli dacemuli bunebisaTvis: am mdgomareobas ufalma jvari uwoda. sulieri kuTxiT upovarebis moqmedebis msgavsia uqorwineblobis moqmedebac. sakuTar, Tundac dace- mul bunebaze gamarjvebis mopoveba iseT moRvaweobas moiTxovs, risi warmodgenac ki ar ZaluZT gamoucde- lebs. sakuTari bunebis uarmyofeli am moRvaweobiT srulyofs jvarcmasa da jvars, romelsac mas upovareba aniWebs da romliTac mxolod qonebis uaryofa xdeba. am moRvaweobas simdablis ufskrulamde Cavya- varT, igi cocxal sarwmunoebamde migviZRvis da mad- lismier mdgomareobamde aRgvamaRlebs. am moRvaweobi- sas, rogorc antoni didis, ioane mravalvnebulisa da

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li azri bundovnad xedavs, siZulvili ki sruliad brma aris~. eriskaci: magram xom unda vaRiaroT, rom damabrkolebeli qcevebi, ase uxvad da aSkarad rom gvxvdeba, monastrebisa da monazvnebis winaaRmdeg dagdebuli xmebisTvis sakmao mizezs iZleva. monazoni: magaSi geTanxmebiT. nu gegonebaT, TiTqos yvelasaTvis mavnebeli borotebis damalvas vcdilobde. piriqiT, me gulwrfelad minda, rom boroteba aR- moifxvras qristes yanidan, rom es yana mxolod sufTa, mwife TavTavs iZleodes. gimeorebT: aucilebelia mTe- li sizustiT ganimartos saRmrTo ganweseba da igi ka- cobrivi borotmoqmedebisagan ganirCes, raTa warmate- biT SevebrZoloT am ukanasknels. aucilebelia swori warmodgena gvqondes borotebaze, raTa marTebuli sa- Sualebebi gamoviyenoT mis winaaRmdeg da boroteba isev borotebiT ar SevcvaloT, cTomileba _ cTomilebiT, borotmoqmedeba borotmoqmedebiT; raTa fexiT ar gavqeloT, ar uarvyoT, ar davamaxinjoT saRmrTo ganweseba. aucilebelia mkurnalobis xelovnebisa da wesebis codna, raTa namdvilad sasargeblo da qmediTi wamlebi gamoviyenoT, raTa araswori mkurnalobiT avadmyofi morCenis nacvlad ar movklaT. saerTod, Tanamedrove eriskacTa warmodgena monaz- vnebze erTob arasworia swored imitom, rom pirvel- ni metismetad emijnebian monazvnebs sulieri da zneob- rivi TvalsazrisiT. sinamdvileSi monastrebSi mcxov-

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zonTa RmrTismosaobisgan garegnulad mxolod qorwinebiTa da qonebis SeZeniT gansxvavdeboda, maSin monas- tris arseboba Suagul qalaqSi Cveulebrivi ram iyo da qalaqis monastrebma daamtkices es, aRzardes ra mravali wmida monazoni. magram dRes gansakuTrebuli yuradReba unda mieqces mociqulis zemoT moyvanil darigebas (2 kor. 6, 16-18) da mas gansakuTrebuli gulmodginebiT unda mivdioT. eriskaci: bevri fiqrobs, rom sacTuris mizezTa Semcirebas xels Seuwyobda iseTi kanonis SemoReba, romelic aukrZalavda monasterSi wasvlas axalgazrdebs _ maT xom gansakuTrebuli ZaliT ebrZvis garegani sacTuri da vnebebic gansakuTrebiT ebrZvian. am kanoniT monasterSi wasvlis neba mxolod asakovan xalxs da moxucebs unda mieceT. monazoni: es gza, erTi SexedviT esoden gonivruli, ama soflis sibrZnis Tanaxmad monazvnobis dacva da amaRleba rom ganuzraxavs, sinamdvileSi sxva araferia, Tu ara monazvnobis mospobis mokle da pirdapiri gza. monazvnoba aris mecniereba mecnierebaTa, masSi praqtika da Teoria mWidro kavSiriT ukavSirdeba erTmaneTs, es gza Tavidan bolomde saxarebis SuqiT aris ganaTebuli, am gziT adamiani, zeciuri naTlis SewevniT, garegnuli moRvaweobidan sakuTari Tavis Secnobamde midis. saxarebis mier miniWebuli sakuTari Tavis xedvis siswores ueWvelad adasturebs Sinagani gamocdileba, es siswore ki Tavis mxriv saxarebis WeSmari-

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tebas amtkicebs. monazvnobas, ama soflis swavlulTa eniT rom vTqvaT, yvelaze dawvrilebiTi, safuZvliani, Rrma da maRali codna Seaqvs eqsperimentul fsiqologiasa da RmrTismetyvelebaSi, sxvagvarad rom vTqvaT, igi aris kacisa da RmerTis qmediTi, cocxali Semecne- ba, ramdenadac es misawvdomia adamianisTvis. kacobri- vi mecnierebebis Seswavlas cocxali goneba, Semecnebis sruli unari, gauflangavi sulieri energia sWirdeba, da miT ufro aucilebelia es yvelaferi mecnierebaTa mecnierebis, monazvnobis Sesaswavlad. monazons saku- Tar bunebasTan brZola moelis, da saukeTeso asaki am brZolis dasawyebad swored axalgazrdobaa. igi jer ar aris Cvevebis artaxebiT Sekruli; nebac ufro Tavi- sufalia. gamocdileba gviCvenebs, rom saukeTeso mo- nazvnebi monasterSi axalgazrdobaSi misulni arian. Cveni drois monazonTa umravlesoba siyrmidanve monaz- vnebisagan Sedgeba. mowiful asakSi monazvnebad cota- ni midian, sibereSi ki _ Zalian cotani. vinc mowiful asakSi an sibereSi midis monasterSi, xSirad ver uZ- lebs monastrul cxovrebas da erSi brundeba, ise rom verc ki igebs, ra aris monazvnoba. monasterSi darCeni- lebs Sorisac ZiriTadad TiTqmis mxolod garegnuli RmrTismosaobadagaregnuliwesebisSesrulebarCeba: es garegnuli RmrTismosaoba Zalian moswonT da sruliad akmayofilebT eriskacebs, magram aseT monazvneb- Si ar aris TviT arsi monazvnobisa, anda igi iSviaTad,

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Zalze iSviaTad gvxvdeba, saerTo wesidan gamonaklisis saxiT. gadavideT wmida eklesiis mier boZebul darigebebze: `ese _ sibrZne _ Seviyuare da veZiebdi siWapukiT CemiTgan da veZiebd sZlad moyuanebad Cemda da vetrfiale sikeTesa missa. aznaurebaman adidis mis Tana cxovrebuli, romeli RmrTisa mimarT ilocavn da yovelTa mflobelmanca Seiyuaros igi, rameTu saidumlo ars igi RmrTis-mecnierebisa da mompovnebeli saqmeTa mis- Ta~ (sibrZne, 8, 2-4). `ixarebd, Wapuko, siWapukesa Sensa da gangaxaren Sen gulman Senman dReTa siWapuki- sa SenisaTa da vidode gzaTa SenTa ubiwod da nu xilvi- Ta TualTa SenTaTa~ (eklesiaste, 11, 9). `Svilo Cemo, siyrmiT SeniTgan aRirCie swavluleba da siberedmde hpovo sibrZne. viTarca kaci erTi aRmsTobili mxnveli da mTesveli, egreT miuxed mas da moelode keTilTa na- yofTa misTa~ (ziraqi, 6, 18-19). wmida mamebi wmida we- rilis am adgilebSi mecnierebaTa mecnierebas _ monaz- vnobas gulisxmoben; da albaT yvelasaTvis cxadia, rom aq naxseneb sibrZneSi ama soflis sibrZne ar unda iyos nagulisxmevi. VI msoflio krebis me-40 kanoni ambobs, rom Zalian sasargebloa RmerTTan miaxleba amao sof- lis datevebis gziT, magram igive kanoni brZanebs, mo- nazvnad aRkveca Sesruldes jerovani ganxilvis Sem- deg da ara uadres aTi wlisa, rodesac gonebrivi SesaZleblobebi sakmarisad ganviTardeba. Rirsi monazvnebis cxovrebebidan Cans, rom maTi umravlesoba mo-

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lda cTunebebi da codviT dacema, rodesac kacobrivi Zala mouZlurda am sacTurTa winaSe, rodesac sakuTari codvilobis Segneba da misgan gaTavisuflebis sur- vili jer kidev yvela adamianSi ar Camqrala, monas- terSi mimavalTa umetesoba codvaTa simZimisagan Sem- subuqebas, sakuTari uZlurebis kurnebas, Tavis daZle- vas, vnebebis daTrgunvas eZiebs. ukve wmida ioane kibi- saRmwereli uwodebda monasters samkurnalos (Tavi 1), dRes xom miT umetes SeSveniT monastrebs es saxeli. da nuTu uari unda vuTxraT daxmarebaze kacobriobas, esoden tanjuls zneobrivi sneulebebiT? Tuki gulmodgined vzrunavT xorcielad sneulTa, sapyarTa da uZlurTa TavSesafrebis mowyobaze, gana ratom ar un- da arsebobdes sulierad sneulTa, sapyarTa da uZlurTa TavSesafari? isini, vinc monastrebze sakuTari mcdari warmodgenebis safuZvelze msjeloben, moiTxo- ven, rom am saavadmyofoebSi jan-Rone yvaodes, raTa iq sneulebis kvalic arsad Candes! ara, eZieT iq swori kurneba, da maSin Tqveni moTxovna iqneb ufro samarTliani iyos! am azris praqtikuli ganxorcieleba me TviTon vnaxe. kalugis eparqiaSi, qalaq kozelskTan optas udabno mdebareobs. 1829 wels iq Cavida monazvnuri cxovrebis gamocdilebis mqone mRvdelmonazoni leonide; SemdgomSi mas SeuerTda misi uaxloesi mowafe, mRvdelmonazoni makari. orive beri mamaTa nawerebiT iyo nasazrdoebi, TviTonac am nawerebiT xelmZRvanelobdnen da

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sxvebsac, vinc maT mimarTavda rCevisaTvis, amave wyaro- Ti arwyulebdnen. Tavis mxriv, cxovrebisa da qcevis aseTi wesi maT TavianTi moZRvrebisgan gadmoiRes; am- gvari cxovreba pirveli berebisgan daiwyo da STamomavlobiT gadmoeca Cvens dros; igia Zvirfasi memkvidreoba da ganZi monazvnebisa _ imaTi, vinc am saxelisa da am wodebis tarebis Rirsia. optas udabnos Zmoba swrafad gamravlda da swrafadve miaRwia zneobriv warmatebas. moSurne Zmebs berebma auxsnes moRvaweobis swori wesi; meryevni ganamtkices da gaamxneves, suste- bi ganaZlieres, codvebSi Cavardnilebsa da codvil Cvevebs damonebulebs sinanuli gauRviZes da gankurnes. sqemonazonTa ubralo qoxebisken yvela fenis eriskacTa nakadebi daiZra: isini maT winaSe aRiarebdnen Tavi- anT sulier sneulebebs, eZiebdnen wamals, nugeSinis- cemas, gamxnevebas, kurnebas. aTasobiT adamiani unda umadlodes maT TavianT keTilmsaxur mimarTulebasa da Sinagan mSvidobas. es berebi TanagrZnobiT Sehyureb- dnen tanjul kacobriobas, ganumartavdnen mxsnelis mniSvnelobas, xolo am mniSvnelobisagan gamomdinare

qristes gulisaTvis codvili cxovrebis datevebis mniSvnelobas. es mamebi Semwynarebelni iyvnen kacTa uZlurebis mimarT da amasTan mZlavr kurnebasac iyenebdnen mis winaaRmdeg. aseTia marTlmadidebeli eklesi- is suliskveTeba, aseTebi iyvnen misi wmindanebi yovel droSi. siso dids, IV saukunis monazons, erTma Zmam gaando, ganuwyvetliv vecemio. Rirsma mamam anugeSa igi

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da urCia, yovel dacemas sinanuliT uwamle da mTeli cxovreba moRvaweobaSi gaatareo. sasargebloa Tu ara es rCeva? da ra rCevas miscemdnen im Zmas Cveni Tanamed- rove Teoretikosebi? albaT ukve raRac sxvanairs. op- tas udabno pirvelad 1829 wels movinaxule, meored _ 1856 wels. maSin igi Tavisi ayvavebis xanaSi iyo, Zmoba oras kacs Seadgenda; mRvdelmonazoni leonide ukve netarxsenebulTa dass SerTvoda, 70 wlis beri makari Zmobas xelmZRvanelobda da monastris auracxel momlocvels rCeva-darigebebiT asazrdoebda. Zmobis sulieri warmatebisa da mravalricxovnebis miuxedavad mciredni, erTob mciredni iCendnen niWs, rom gamxdariyvnen sulis mkurnalni, sxvaTa xelmZRvanelni, ris- Tvisac saWiroa Tandayolili niWic da namdvili monazvnuri moRvaweobiT Camoyalibebuli sulic. aseTia saa- vadmyofoTa saerTo mdgomareoba: eqimebi cotani arian, avadmyofebi ki _ bevrni. dRes mkurnalTa ricxvi sul ufro klebulobs, avadmyofebisa ki matulobs. mizezi amisa isev da isev es sofelia. SexedeT, vis uSvebs igi monastrebSi? ara rCeul qristianebs, rogorc qris- tianobisa da monazvnobis pirvel xanebSi, ara sazoga- doebis ganaTlebuli fenebis wevrebs, ara, dRes monas- trebi ZiriTadad dabali fenebidan gamosuli adamiane- biT aris savse. Tanac rogori adamianebiT? visac ara aqvs unari imsaxuros Tavis adgilas, mis Cveul garemo- Si. dabali fenebis Zalian bevr warmomadgenels monas- terSi misvlisas am fenebis damaxasiaTebeli mankiere46

bebi aqvs Zval-rbilSi gamjdari, gansakuTrebiT ki is sisuste, romelsac jer kidev mociqulTasworma Ta- vadma vladimerma saerTo-saxalxo uwoda. monasterSi misvlisas am sisustiT sneul adamians ganzraxuli aqvs xeli aiRos mavne Cvevaze, Tundac sakuTar Tavze saSineli Zaldatanebis fasad, magram Cveva Cvevaa da xSirad iCens Zalas maTze, vinc gaufrTxileblad da ganusje- lad daemona mas. bevri Zalian RmrTismosavi, keTili TvisebebiT Semkuli adamiania am seniT gvemulTa Soris. isini mwared glovoben TavianT dacemas, cdiloben si- nanuliT aRxocon igi, magram saidumlo glova senakSi da saidumlo sinanuli gulis siRrmeSi kacTaTvis uxi- lavia, samagierod, dacema kargad Cans. amgvari sisuste, gansakuTrebiT monasterSi SeniSnuli, Zalian ab- rkolebs maRal fenas. marTalia, maRal fenas Tavisi sisusteebi aqvs, magram maT advilad misateveblad miiCnevs da kidevac miutevebda, igive rom enaxa monas- terSi, magram rakiRa sakuTari CvevebiTa da sakuTari SexedulebebiT aRebs monastris kars, iq ki mdabio xalxis sisusteebi xvdeba, brkoldeba; imas ki veRar uwevs angariSs, rom mdabioTa samyofelSi Sedga fexi. igi xedavs monazvnebs _ eriskacTagan sruliad gamij- nul arsebebs da fiqrobs, rom monazvnebi srulyofilebis gansaxierebebi unda iyvnen, eriskacebs ki yve- lafris ufleba aqvT da maTTvis yvelaferi dasaSvebia; ubralo xalxi Tavisi fenisaTvis damaxasiaTebel am sens sul sxva TvaliT uyurebs. am saukunis dasawyisSi

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erT-erT Soreul monasterSi cxovrobda beri, rome- lic moyvasTa swavlebiT iyo dakavebuli; mis Semdeg darCa werilobiTi darigeba memTvraleobis vnebiT Sep- yrobilTa mimarT. es beri TviTonac ubralo fenidan iyo gamosuli, amitom TanagrZnobiT ekideboda sneul Zmebs da werda: rodesac kacs sakuTar Tavze Zalauf- leba dakarguli aqvs, SeuZlebelia igi ganikurnos an Tundac Tavis Sekaveba SeZlos, Tu sacTurTa Soris im- yofeba. beri urCevda am vnebiT Sepyrobilebs mis monas- terSi misuliyvnen, radgan igi yovelgvari sacTurisa- gan Sors mdebareobda. es Zalian kargi da jansaRi rCevaa. dasaxlebuli adgilebidan moSorebuli monastre- bi WeSmariti navsayudelebi da samkurnalo saxlebi SeiZleba gaxdes sulieri sneulebiT gvemulTaTvis, amasTan, maT SeuZliaT dafaron cTunebis sagnebi sne- ulTagan. eriskaci: Tqveni naTqvamidan is daskvna gamodis, rom monastrebis (yovel SemTxvevaSi bevri maTganis) namdvili mdgomareoba ar Seesabameba maT daniSnulebas, rom maTi gamosworebis RonisZiebebi sasargebloc iqne- ba da aucilebelic. monazoni: diax! Cvens droSi, rodesac saero ganswavluloba swrafad vrceldeba, rodesac samoqalaqo cxovreba gamoeyo saeklesios, rodesac dasavleTidan uamravi, eklesiisaTvis mtruli swavleba SemoiWra, rodesac religia da zneoba yvela fenaSi SesamCnevad ecema, monastrebis mowesrigeba ori mizeziT aris auci-

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lebeli: jer erTi, imisaTvis, raTa SenarCunebul iq- nes TviTon monazvnoba, arsebiTad saWiro da aucilebeli eklesiisaTvis; da meorec, xalxis dasacavad cTune- bisagan. xalxi, romelic brkoldeba _ sworad da aras- worad _ amasobaSi TviTon sul ufro kargavs rwmenas. magram aq saWiroa ara zerele, aramed zusti codna mo- nazvnobisa, saWiroa monazvnobis Sesaxeb wmida eklesi- isa da wmida mamebis ganwesebaTa safuZvliani, gamocdi- lebiT miRebuli codna, am ganwesebaTa mniSvnelobisa da siwmindis mTeli guliT Segneba. monazvnobis gamos- worebisaTvis gatarebuli RonisZiebebi mis Sesaxeb ze- rele warmodgenisagan, ama soflis sibrZnis myrali sa- ganZurisagan iRebs saTaves da yovelTvis Zalian sazia- no iyo monazvnobisaTvis. eriskaci: nimuSad dagvisaxeleT romelime wmida mamis ganwesebas monazvnobaze, raTa warmodgena Segveq- mnas Cveni monastrebis saerTo mdgomareobis gamoswo- rebisaTvis aucilebel RonisZiebebze. monazoni: me gTavazobT yuradReba miaqcioT Rirsi nilos sorelis gadmocemas anu wesdebas. nilos soreli Cveni Tanamemamule iyo, me-15 saukuneSi cxovrobda da, SesaZlebelia, ukanaskneli wmida mama iyo maT Soris, vinc monazvnobaze werda. es Txzuleba, misi simoklis miuxedavad, srulad gadmogvcems sakiTxis arss. Rirsi nilosi monazvnad Sedga da monazoni iyo imisaTvis, raTa sakuTar Tavze gamoecada wmida mamebis mier gadmocemuli sulieri monazvnuri Rvawlis moqmedeba.

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mamaTa gadmocemis ufro axlos gasacnobad igi aRmosavleTSi gaemgzavra, karga xans aTonis mTaze cxovrobda, grigol sinelisa da grigol palamas mowafeebs esaubreboda, urTierToba hqonda agreTve konstantinepo- lis SemogarenSi moRvawe monazvnebTan. ruseTSi dab- runebis Semdeg nilos soreli uRran tyeSi, md. sorze dabinavda da gaxda skituri cxovrebis fuZemdebeli ruseTSi. zemoxsenebuli gadmocema man Tavisi skite- saTvis dawera. Rirsi nilosis Txzuleba CvenTvis gan- sakuTrebiT Zvirfasia imiTac, rom igi yvelaze ufro Sesaferisia Tanamedrove monazvnebisaTvis, romlebic, suli wmidiT Semosili mamebis Semcirebis gamo, Zveli monazvnebis msgavs usityvo morCilebas ver itvirTa- ven. Rirsi nilosi sulieri moZRvris usityvo morCilebis nacvlad dRevandel monazons saxelmZRvanelod sTavazobs wmida werils da wmida mamaTa nawerebs, amas- Tan urCevs, warmatebuli Zmebis rCeva-darigebebi gaiTvaliswinos da sifrTxiliT Seadaros igi wmida we- rils. raki kargad hqonda Seswavlili WeSmariti mo- nazvnuri Rvawli, Rirsi nilosi simdabliT gamoTqvam- da Tavis azrs swori monazvnuri mimarTulebidan ga- daxris gamo, rac maSindelma rusulma monazvnobam Ta- visi gulubryvilobisa da umecrebis gamo dauSva, mag- ram Rirsi mamis es azri yurad aravin iRo. gadaxra Cve- ulebad iqca, sayovelTaod gavrcelda da didi Zala Se- iZina. es gaxda swored me-18 saukuneSi monastrebis

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Seryevis mizezi. gadaxra didi qonebis moxveWisadmi swrafvaSi mdgomareobda. eriskaci: ra aris Rirsi nilosis TxzulebaSi gansa- kuTrebiT sasargeblo Tanamedrove monazonTaTvis? monazoni: pirvel yovlisa, saocrad Wkuissaswavlebelia misi magaliTi. wmida werili da wmida mamaTa nawerebi Rirsma nilosma mxolod wignebiT ki ara, sakuTari gamocdilebiT Seiswavla. amiTac ar dakmayofilda da moisurva aTonisa da bizantiis wmida monazonTa moRvaweobas gascnoboda, raTa maTi rCevebisa da cxov- rebis wesis mixedviT Seevso Tavisi codna. da miuxeda- vad gansakuTrebuli sulieri warmatebisa, igi Tavis Tavs ar miiCnevda maRal sazoms miwevnul berad da arc moyvasis maswavleblobas eSureboda. mas didxans sTxovdnen, ar eTqva uari ZmebisaTvis sulis sargebel rCeva-darigebebis micemaze, magram amaod; bolos daTanxmda da itvirTa moZRvrisa da winamZRvris wodeba, rogorc masze dakisrebuli morCileba. Rirsi nilosis am saqcielidan aSkaraa, rom monastrebis daarsebis, ganmtkicebisa da gamosworebisaTvis aucilebelia, ra- Ta maT saTaveSi Rirseuli mamebi idgnen: wmida weril- sa da wmida mamaTa nawerebSi ganswavlulni, maTi naTliT ganaTlebulni, cocxali codniT aRWurvilni, RmrTis madliT Semosilni. RmerTs unda vevedroT, rom amgvari mamebi mogvivlinos, rameTu monazonTa wmi- da kanonebis jerovnad Sesruleba mxolod im monaz- vnebs SeuZliaT, vinc kargad icis TviT arsi monazvno-

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Ta nawerebis kiTxvaa miRebuli da mxolod am sakvebiT aRzrdili da nasazrdoebi monazvnebi atareben Rirseulad monazvnis saxels. Rirsi nilosi arasodes aravis aZlevda rCeva-darigebas `TaviT TvisiT~, aramed Sem- kiTxvels an wmida werilidan, an wmida mamaTa nawerebidan pasuxobda. xolo Tu Rirsi mama Tavis mexsiereba- Si ver ipovida pasuxs ama Tu im kiTxvaze, maSin pasuxs gadadebda xolme iqamde, sanam wmida werilSi miagnebda Sesafer darigebas. es meTodi TvalsaCinoa wmida mRvdelmowame petre damaskelis, Rirsi grigol sinelis, wmida qsanTopuloebisa da sxva mamebis nawerebSi. amave meTods iyenebdnen Cvens mier naxsenebi optas udabnos berebi leonide da makari. maTi mexsiereba ux- vad iyo Semkuli wmida mamaTa azrebiT; isini arasodes iZleodnen pasuxebs `TaviT TvisiT~, aramed wmida we- rils an wmida mamebs imowmebdnen. am berebis sityvas sxva Zala eZleoda: isini, vinc mzad iyvnen Sepasuxebod- nen kacis mier gamoTqmul azrs, mowiwebiT ismendnen uflis sityvas da sakuTar sibrZnes mas umorCileb- dnen. aseTi moqmedeba udides simdableSi amyofebs TviT rCevis mimcemsac: igi sakuTars ki ara, RmerTisas gas- cems; xdeba wmida WeSmaritebis mowme, iaraRi, da misi- ve sindisi usvams kiTxvas: Rirseulad emsaxureba ki ufals? `wmida werili da wmida mamaTa nawerebi zRvis qviSasaviT uTvalavia, Cven dauzareblad vswavlobT maT da am codnas CvenTan rCevisaTvis mosul adamianeb- sac gadavcemaT. ufro sworad, Cven ki ara, _ Cven amis

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ra Rirsni varT, _ aramed netari mamebi~, wers Rirsi nilosi. qristianobis bolo saukuneebis yvela wmida asketi mwerali amtkicebs, rom suli wmidiT Semosili mamebis Semcirebis gamo wmida werilis, ufro ki axali aRTqmisa da wmida mamaTa nawerebis Seswavla, ganuxre- li da gulmodgine xelmZRvaneloba am nawerebiT saku- Tar cxovrebaSic da moyvasis swavlebis drosac suli- eri warmatebis erTaderTi gzaa, RmerTis mier bolo drois monazvnebisaTvis boZebuli. Rirsi nilosi uars eubneboda masTan erTad cxovrebaze im Zmebs, romlebic ar moisurvebdnen am kanonis mixedviT cxovrebas, _ ai, ramdenad mniSvnelovani da arsebiTia igi! Rirsi nilosis mier SemoTavazebuli meore zneobrivi kanoni aris codvebis yoveldRiuri aRiareba be- ris (starecis) winaSe _ bers monastrebSi sulier cxovrebaSi warmatebul monazons uwodeben, romelsac Zmebis swavleba evaleba: monastris wevrebma Tundac sul mcire codvebi, gulissityvebi da codvili gan- cdebic unda aRiaron, raTa yovelgvari Sinagani gaur- kvevloba bers miandon gansaxilvelad. es saqme saoca- ri sulieri sargeblobis momtania: arc erTi Rvawli ar Seeweva ase Zlier vnebebis mokvdinebas. vnebebi ga- urbian adamians, vinc daundoblad aRiarebs maT. xor- cieli gulisTqmebi ufro metad Wkneba aRsarebiT, vid- re marxviTa da mRviZarebiT. is monazvnebi, romlebic Tavidanve SeeCvivnen codvebis yoveldRiur aRiarebas, cdiloben srul asakSic rac SeiZleba xSirad mimar-

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Ton am kurnebas, radgan gamocdilebiT ician, Tu ra Tavisufleba moaqvs mas sulisaTvis. am moRvaweobis saSualebiT isini zustad da dawvrilebiT, sakuTar maga- liTze swavloben kacis dacemas; xolo mas Semdeg, rac codvebis aRiarebis gziT Tavs ganikurnaven, iZenen codnas, Tu rogor daexmaron moyvass sulier gansacdelSi. optas udabnos mamebs mravali mowafe hyavdaT, romlebic yoveldRe, saRamos locvis Semdeg, maT wina- Se TavianT gulissityvebs aRiarebdnen. es mowafeebi Za- lian gansxvavdebodnen TavianT nebaze mcxovrebi Zme- bisgan. momaval aRsarebaze fiqri TiTqos erTgvar mcvelad udgeboda maT saqciels, isini TandaTan eCve- odnen sakuTari sulisaTvis Tvalyuris devnebas, xolo TviTon yoveldRiuri aRsareba xels uwyobda maT yofiliyvnen sakuTar TavTan ganmartoebulni, mudmivad wmida werilze fiqrSi Caflulni, ase vTqvaT, mowesri- gebuli monazvnebi. yoveldRiuri aRsareba, anu gulis- sityvebis yoveldRiuri gamxela da sindisis Semowmeba aris ZvelisZveli monazvnuri saqme. es iyo sayovelTa- od gavrcelebuli wesi Zvel monazvnobaSi, rac sruliad naTlad Cans Rirsi kasiane romaelis, ioane kibisaR- mwerelis, barsanabos didis, aba esaias, aba doroTes, mokled, yvela im wmida mamis nawerebidan, vinc monaz- vnobaze werda, da igi, rogorc Cans, TviT mociqulebma SemoiRes (iak. 5, 16). aq gadmocemuli ori zneobrivi we- sis mixedviT aRzrdili monazvnebi SeiZleba SevadaroT cocxal, Tvalxilul adamianebs, xolo am aRzrdas

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moklebulni _ brmebsa da mkvdrebs. gamocdileba gviCvenebs, rom romel monasterSic ar unda Seitanon es ori wesi, iq usaTuod umjobesdeba Zmobis sulieri da zneobrivi mdgomareoba, ise rom garegnulad araferi icvleba. meore wesis cxovrebaSi gansaxorcileblad aucilebelia sulier cxovrebaSi gamocdili, am wesiT aRzrdili monazoni. aq gamocdilebiT SeZenili codna sruliad gardauvali saWiroebaa. Rirsi kasiane roma- eli ambobs: `sasargebloa gulissityvebis aRiareba ma- mebis winaSe, magram ara nebismieris, aramed sulieri, gansjis unaris mqone berebis winaSe, visac marto asa- kisa da WaRaris gamo ar ewodeba es saxeli. mravali, vinc moxucebulobis garegnuli niSnebiT moixibla da aRiara mis winaSe Tavisi gulissityvebi, kurnebis nacvlad ziani miiRo aRsarebis msmenelis gamoucdelobis gamo~. eriskaci: vxedav, rom monastrebis zneobrivi keTilmowyobis umTavresi pirobebi mimiTiTeT. nu metyviT uars da wmida mamaTa sxva gadmocemebsa da weseb- zec mesaubreT, romlebic monastrebs Sesaferisi mdgomareobis mopovebaSi daexmareboda. monazoni: adamiani garegani STabeWdilebebis safuZvelze yalibdeba, es STabeWdilebebi qmnian adamians. Caswvdnen ra am saidumlos TavianTi wmida gonebiT, wmi- da mamebma iseTi STabeWdilebebiT savse garemo Seuq- mnes monazons, romlebic erToblivi ZalebiTa da moqmedebiT erT, wmida mizans emsaxurebian da piriqiT, mo-

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arides Tundac garegnulad keTili, magram am mizans daSorebuli STabeWdilebebi. naTqvamis gansamarteblad kvlav Rirsi nilosis Zvirfas wigns mivubrundeT. igi ambobs, rom uflis taZari monasterSi Zalian ubra- lo unda iyos. amaSi Rirsi nilosi paxomi dids eyrdno- ba: wmida mamas ar surda, rom mis monasterSi eklesia xuroTmoZRvruli zedmetobebiT yofiliyo gadatvir- Tuli. paxomi didi amas imitom akeTebda, rom monazvnis goneba kacTagan xuroTmoZRvrebis mSvenierebis qebiT ar dabrkolebuliyo da am gziT eSmakis maxeSi ar gabmuliyo, rameTu borotis mzakvrobani mravalgvaria. Rirsi nilosi ambobs, rom senakebi da monastris sxva nagebobebi sul ubralo, Semkobisagan Tavisufali unda iyos. ioane winaswarmetyvelma, Razis monasterSi moRvawe didma mamam, sikvdilis win Zalian sasargeblo darigeba dautova mis mier axlad dadginebul iRumens, Tavis sulier Svils. sxvaTa Soris, isic daubara, sena- kebi zedmetad keTilmowyobili ar yofiliyo da mxo- lod aucilebeli nivTebi hqonodaT, isic garkveuli SezRudviT, TiTqos iq mcxovrebi gadasaxlebas moelo- des: amqveyniuri samyofeli xom maradisobasTan Seda- rebiT karavs waagavs. Rirsi nilosi Zveli wmida mamebis swavlebisa da maTi qcevis safuZvelze brZanebs, rom saeklesio Sesamoseli da sxva nivTebi rac SeiZleba ubralo, iafi da mcirericxovani iyos. aseve ubralo da zedmetobebis- gan Tavisufali unda iyos eklesiis mTeli qoneba _ 57

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dian~. isev Rirsi nilosis silogizmi gamoviyenoT da vTqvaT: `Tu aseTi wmida kacisTvis mis mier SerCeuli adgili imiT iyo sasurveli, rom eriskacebi naklebad dadiodnen, maSin Cven, nebiTa da gonebiT uZlurebma, yoveli codvisagan advilad mowyvladebma, miT umetes unda mivaSuroT kacTa samosaxlosagan daSorebul ad- gilebs, sadac eriskacTa da maTTan erTad sacTurTa mozRvavebas aviridebT Tavidan~. Rirs niloss surda, rom misi monastris monazvnebs sakuTari SromiT ecxovraT, xolo Tu eriskacTa Sesawiravis miReba aucilebeli gaxdeboda, rac SeiZleba mcire Sesawiravi eTxovaT. ai, es aris eklesiis mier aRiarebuli wesebi, rom- lebic wmida mamebma monazvnebs misces. sxva, ufro wvrilmanebTan dakavSirebuli wesebi imave xasiaTisaa da imave miznebs isaxavs. eriskaci: Tqvens mier CamoTvlili wesebidan bevri monasteri cotad Tu bevrad aris gadaxrili. es gadax- rebi odesme unda gamoswordes. Cveni drois suliskve- Teba da ganswavluloba, rogorc viciT, moiTxovs, rom gamosworeba dauyovnebliv daiwyos. amaze sazogadoeba- Sic saubroben. kargi iqneboda, umecar xmebs Soris WeSmariti codnis mqone adamianebis xmac gareuliyo. nu gvetyviT uars da gagvandeT Tqveni azri imis Taoba- ze, Tu ra aris saWiro monastrebSi saTanado mdgoma- reobis aRsadgenad.

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monazoni: am kiTxvaze pasuxis gacema Zalian Znelia, Tumca me masze TiTqmis ukve gipasuxeT. maxsendeba mac- xovaris sityvebi im yanaze, sadac keTili Tesli daTe- ses, magram jejilis aRmocenebis Semdeg sarevelac bevri gaCnda. adamianebma ki ara, angelozebma SesTava- zes ufals sarevelis aRmofxvra, magram ufalma miugo maT: `ara, nuukue Sekrebasa RvarZlisasa aRmohfxuraT ifqlica. acadeT igi Tana-aRorZinebad urTierTas vid- re Jamadmde mkisa~ (maT. 13, 24-30). me vfiqrob, es saukeTeso midgomaa monastrebis mimarTac; yovel SemTxve- vaSi, am midgomas gansakuTrebuli yuradReba unda da- vuTmoT. mSeneblebi sifrTxiliT ekidebian Zveli Seno- bis SekeTebas. keTilgonieri eqimebi uars amboben Cakiruli, sxeulTan Sezrdili sneulebebis kurnebaze _ swored imitom, rom maTTvis xelis xleba sicocxli- saTvis saSiSia. monazvnebi da monazvnoba suli wmidam daawesa mis rCeul WurWelTa _ wmida mamaTa meSveobiT. monastrebis aRdgena uwindeli saxiT, Tuki es RmerTma ineba, mxolod RmrTis gansakuTrebuli madlis moqme- debiT aris SesaZlebeli aseTive Rirseuli iaraRebis meSveobiT. magram Cemi naTqvamidan aSkaraa erTi ram: monastrebis aRdgena-gamosworeba SeuZlebelia eriskacTa saqme iyos; eriskacTa mxriv swori da RmrTismosavi saqcieli is iqneba, Tuki am saqmes imaT daanebeben, visac igi RmrTis gangebam daakisra da visac moeTxove- ba kidevac pasuxi amisaTvis RmrTis samsjavroze.

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Cems wmida movaleobad miviCnev gadmogceT erTi brZnuli rCeva, gamocdili, pativsacemi mamebisgan rom gamigonia. eriskacebsac da monazvnebsac, vinc gulwrfelad eZiebda cxonebas, isini eubnebodnen: `Cvens droSi, rodesac ase momravlda sacTuri, gansakuTrebiT saWiroa sakuTari sulis dacva, ise rom yuradReba ar mivaqcioT moyvasis cxovrebasa da saqmeebs da ar ganvikiTxoT cTunebebs ayolilni, rameTu sacTuris ganmxrwneli moqmedeba gadamdebia da iolad SeiZleba daavaddes TviTon ganmkiTxveli~. wmida mamebi eriskacebs urCevdnen exelmZRvanelaT wmida saxarebiT da im wmi- da mamaTa nawerebiT, romlebic zogadad yvela qristi- ans aZlevdnen rCeva-darigebebs, monazvnebs ki urCev- dnen aseve wmida saxarebasa da im wmida mamebze day- rdnobas, romlebic kerZod monazvnebisaTvis werdnen. mamaTa TxzulebebiT vinc xelmZRvanelobs, is yvela mo- nasterSi SeZlebs cxonebis mopovebas, xolo sakuTar nebasa da gonebas mindobili, rac ar unda ganmartov- des, mainc ver cxondeba. `va soflisa amis sacTurTa maTgan~ (maT. 18, 7), Tqva ufalma; `da ganmravlebiTa usjuloebisaYTa ganxmes siyuaruli mravalTaY~(maT. 24, 12). sacTurTa mosvla Sedis CvenTvis miuwvdomel RmrTis gangebaSi: `rameTu unebliaTca momaval arian sacTurni~ (maT. 18, 7), Tqva ufalma. adamians gamoxsnis Semdeg Tavisufleba aqvs micemuli sikeTisa da borotebis arCevaSi _ iseve rogorc Seqmnis Semdeg hqonda miniWebuli. magram adamia-

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ni, iseve rogorc Sesaqmis Semdeg, gamoxsnis Semdegac metwilad borotebas irCevs. samoTxis SuagulSi aRmocenda boroteba, romelic, kacis ufro advilad sacTuneblad, sikeTis safarvelSi iyo gaxveuli. bo- roteba dResac aTasgvari sacTuris momxiblavi ga- regnobiT SeniRbuli gvevlineba wmida eklesiis wiaR- Si, Tanac am sacTurebs uwyinar garTobasa da mxiaru- lebas uwodebs, xorcieli cxovrebis aRzevebasa da suli wmidis Seuracxyofas ki _ kacobriobis ganviTa- rebasa da warmatebas. `kacni~ iqnebian `ganxrwnilni gonebiTa~ (2 tim. 3,8), rameTu `saTno-eyvnes sicruesa Sina~ (2 Tes. 2, 12), `gamoucdelni sarwmunoebiTa, aqundes xati RmrTis msaxurebisa da Zalsa missa uar-hyofden~ (2 tim. 3, 8, 5). maTTvis, vinc miiRo es Zala da mere sakuTari nebiT uaryo igi, Zalian Znelia misi dabruneba (ebr. 10, 26), radgan TviT nebis swori mimarTuleba ikargeba, rac usaTuod mosdevs saRmrTo niWis Segnebul uaryofas. RmrTismsaxurebis gareg- nuli saxe rogorRac kidev SeiZleba Seqmnas kacob- rivma mcdelobam, magram TviT `Zali RmrTismsaxure- bisa~ mxolod mas ZaluZs aRadginos, vinc maRlidan mouvlens adamianebs am Zalas. daberebuli da gamofituli xe xSirad mwvane foT- lebiT aris Semkuli, misi msxvili Reroebi jer kidev Zlierebisa da sijansaRis STabeWdilebas qmnian; mag- ram Signidan es xe ukve dampalia, pirvelive qariSxa- li Zirs dascems mas.

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