USeraphim waseSarov wazalwa ngaphansi kwegama elithi Prokhor, emndenini wemthengisi eKursk. Ngesikhathi esemncane, ubaba wakhe waqala ukwakha iKursk Cathedral, kodwa wafa ngaphambi kokuba aqede umsebenzi. Umama kaProkhor waqala ukwakhiwa, owesifazane ongokwenkolo kakhulu, futhi lapha, nomfana, isimangaliso sokuqala senzeka. Njengoba ewile enkonzweni yensimbi ngesikhathi ehambela ukwakhiwa nonina, wazitholela phansi, ephephile futhi ezwakalayo.
Kakade emva kwalesi sigameko, umfana wazinikela isikhathi sakhe sonke ekufundeni okuNgcwele, futhi eneminyaka engu-17 wanquma ukukhonza uNkulunkulu. Umama wavuma ukukhetha indodana yakhe futhi wabusisa endleleni eya eKie-Pechersk Lavra. Ukusuka lapho, iProkho yathunyelwa enkangala yaseSarov, lapho yachitha iminyaka eminingi, futhi, kamuva, yathola igama elithi - uSeraphim waseSarov.
Kwabe sekukhona iminyaka yemithandazo ephindaphindiwe esitokisini sehlane, bese kuthi emva kweminyaka engama-25, abangcwele babonakala kuye, bamyala ukuba ashiye i-shutter futhi athole abantu-abagulayo nabagulayo.
Ngakho kwaqala ukwenza izimangaliso ngokuthandaza kukaSeraphim waseSarov - ukuphulukiswa kwezifo ezibulalayo.
Izimangaliso zeSeraphim yeSarov
Noma ubani ongazange eze eSeraphim, waphulukisa wonke umuntu ngamanzi amanga omthombo wakhe. Owesifazane othile weza kuye ngelinye ilanga, ecindezelekile ngesifo esasingakwazi ngisho nokudla ukudla okuvunyelwe ngokuzila ukudla. USeraphim wamyala ukuba ahlanze emanzini entwasahlobo, futhi kugula kwadlula.
Kukhona nendaba eyaziwayo mayelana nokuphulukiswa kowesifazane onamahloni. Wahamba waya endlini yakhe yezindela izinsuku ezimbili, ngesikhathi sokumisa e-monastery, wayesevele eyala ukuba afe. Kodwa lapho efika eSeraphim, wamamukela kuqala, wazisula ngendwangu, eyayiletha naye njengesipho, wamyala ukuba afike kusasa. Ngakusasa wamnika umkhumbi ukukha amanzi emthonjeni bese egeza. Lapho efika ehhotela, lo wesifazane, naphezu kokuphikiswa odokotela, wageza la manzi futhi waphulukiswa ngokuphelele.
Yiqiniso, iSaint Seraphim waseSarov waphulukisa hhayi ngamanzi kuphela, kodwa nangomthandazo. Abangcwele abaziphulukisi ngokwabo, kodwa bathandaza ngemiphefumulo yabo engenasono kulabo abagulayo futhi uNkulunkulu uyaziqonda izicelo zabo.
Kamuva, umthandazo osebenza ngokuyisimangaliso uSeraphim waseSarov wabonakala, ogcina amakhulu namashumi abantu emva kokufa kwakhe. Ngempela, ongcwele usasithandazela phambi kukaNkulunkulu.
Ngemva kokufa kwakhe, intwasahlobo yesimangaliso isaphila. Ngesikhathi umama wengane yakhe ethunyelwa khona, okwathi iminyaka eminingi ehlushwa izidakamizwa. Unina wamcela ukuba ahambe lapho nomkakhe futhi ashade naseDiveevsky Monastery. Ngakho benza, kodwa lesi sifo asizange siphenduke.
Eminyakeni emithathu kamuva, indoda isencike ekudleni izidakamizwa, utshwala kanye nogwayi, yaya enkampanini yokuzikhethela. Yena wangena kathathu entwasahlobo engcwele, futhi ngomzuzwana wazizwa ukuthi ubumnyama buvela enhliziyweni. Ngaleso sikhathi wabuyela futhi waba umndeni womndeni oyisibonelo.
Umthandazo Womshado
USeraphim waseSarov uphinde akhulume emithandazweni yomshado. Ubhekwa njengongumshado wemishado, ngakho-ke uma uneminyaka engu-30, 40 noma ngaphezulu, uSeraphim waseSarov uzokusiza ukuthola umyeni ofanelekayo.
Ukuze umthandazo ku-Seraphim waseSarov usebenze, kufanele ufunde emanzini. Thatha 1 ilitha lamanzi (mhlawumbe uphile, entwasahlobo), ukhanyisa ikhandlela etafuleni, ufake isithonjana seSaint Seraphim phambi kwakho futhi ufunde umbhalo womthandazo. Amanzi kufanele asetshenziswe ngaphakathi, afafaze ngekamelo nangombhede.
Ngaphezu kwalokho, umthandazo womama womshado wendodakazi yakhe uSeraphim waseSarov usebenza kakhulu. KuNkulunkulu, akukho lutho olukhudlwana futhi oluqotho kunamagama agcwele uthando oluqotho ngomntanakho.
Umthandazo "Onesihe"
Ngo-1928 isimangaliso senzeke endodeni eyodwa endala. Ephusheni, uSerfim waseSarov wabonakala kuye futhi wabiza umthandazo onesihe-umthandazo weTheotokos. Lo mdala wayesongelwa ukuboshwa (ngalezo zinsuku, isonto lalicindezelwe ngenkuthalo), futhi uMoya oNgcwele wamtshela ukuba abhale umthandazo ahambe naye ezindebeni. Kuzosiza ukusinda kokubili kuye nasontweni.
Ngakusasa kwaba khona ukuboshwa kanye neminyaka eminingi yamakamu, yonke iminyaka engu-18 lapho uMdala ethandaza njalo kuTheotokos.
Umthandazo Womshado
Umthandazo womshado wendodakazi
Umthandazo "Onesihe"
