Avdeev, Dmitri, dr.; Besedina, Ioana The Woman and Her Problems: the Orthodox Psychiatrist’s Perspective Translation from Russian by Eugeniu Rogoti & Adrian Tanasescu-Vlas Third Edition Issued: 2011 Love is the religious, devout perception of the concrete being; it is seeing a divine principle in the beloved person. Any genuine love, irrespective of the way in which it is mentally perceived, is essentially a religious feeling. Erotic love, with all its power and its importance in one’s life, is at best only an incipient form of the genuine love, in the sense described above; we might call it a sweet-smelling, fragile flower, that blossoms on the stem of love, but is not its root… Genuine marriage is the way of turning this erotic love into a religious one. It is precisely in this process that the “Mystery of marriage” lies. Many contemporary families lead a random life, refusing God’s help, God’s blessing, and face many psychological and moral problems, as well as much instability… A family cannot establish good relationships without God! It is only by receiving God, loving each other in their love for their Creator, that family members can attain true happiness and a fulfilled life. Life demonstrates this and history proves it. Through faith, repentance, common prayer, a Christian upbringing of children and mutual love, the spouses advance towards their main goal: the Kingdom of God. (V. Frankl) Format: 11 x 20 cm; 164 p. ISBN: 978-973-136-274-8 “Orthodox Psychotherapy” «« back