From the sayings of the spiritual father known as the Sheikh, “Education for Beginners” - Part Three
An old man said: “If you sit in your cell, do not be like a grave full of impurities, but be like a vessel filled with precious gold, […]
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An old man said: “If you sit in your cell, do not be like a grave full of impurities, but be like a vessel filled with precious gold, […]
A brother asked an old man: “O father, I desire to protect my heart.” The sheikh said to him: “How can you guard your heart and your mouth, which...
They talked about a free, chaste, and quiet virgin in her home. A bad young man fell in love with her, and he did not stop coming to her house. When the virgin felt
A chaste mouth speaks good things, pleases its owner, and brings joy to its listeners. He whose speech is orderly and chaste, and who is pure in his heart, is a son of the inheritance of Christ.
From the words of the spiritual father known as the Sheikh regarding repentance read more "
Let the brother who stays with you be like a son and a disciple, and if he makes a mistake and spoils something, admonish him and reveal to him his mistake so that he does not return.
From the teachings of the fathers, the elders of the wilderness - Part One read more "
It was said that one of the fathers was sitting in the distant prairie and was silent, and one day his student asked him, saying: “Why, father?”
From the teachings of the fathers, the elders of the wilderness - Part Two read more "
Saint Dorotheos said: There is nothing worse than judgment for man, because because of it he advances to evils and dwells in evils. So whoever condemns
It was reported that Father Eladius lived in Scetis for twenty years in a cell. He did not raise his eyes to look at its ceiling, and his food was always bread and salt.
From the biography of Father Pachomius: At some point, while Pachomius was with Father Plamon, a monk who was overcome by vanity came to them.
Sayings of some saints on judgment - Section Three read more "
Thieves came to a cell during prayer time, so the priest said to the brothers: “Let them do their work, and we will do our work.” A brother said to an old man: “Why?”
Sayings of some saints on judgment - Section Four read more "
One of the brothers visited Father Silvanus at Mount Sinai, and when he saw the brothers devoted to work, he said to the sheikh: “Do not work for stale food.”
Work, prayer and monastic life read more "
Bishop Ammonius the bishop: One of the brothers asked him to say a word to him, and the sheikh said: “Go and always imagine in your mind the evildoers.”
Bishop Ammonius, Bishop and Saint Achillas read more "