A brother said to Abba Timothy: “I always see myself in God’s hands.” He said to him: “This is not surprising, but what is more surprising is that he sees […]

Another said: “If a young man does not sleep while sitting, as long as he has the strength in his body, then he is incapable and negligent. And every young man lies on

This is the chaste order beloved of the Lord: let a person’s eyes not wander here and there, let him look only ahead of him, and not speak.

Abba Youssef said to Abba Besir: “I cannot control my tongue.” The sheikh said: “If you speak, you will not feel comfortable.”

An old man said: “If you sit in your cell, do not be like a grave full of impurities, but be like a vessel full of 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...

This saint from the people of Egypt was one of the fathers famous for his virtue, and he was known as Al-Sabani, because during all his time he did not wear clothes.

This man went to an old man, Tabaisi, who was residing in the wilderness, and he became his disciple. It happened that his teacher gave him a dry branch and commanded him to

Saint Macarius the Great said: “When you begin to pray, be careful to be steadfast lest you deliver your vessel into the hands of your enemies. Because they desire kidnapping

It was reported from Saint Arsanius that he was from Great Rome and was one of its best philosophers. His father was one of the nobles of the court close to me