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, […]
From the sayings of the spiritual father known as the Sheikh, “Education for Beginners” - Part Four
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...
From the sayings of the spiritual father known as the Sheikh, “Education for Beginners” - Part Five
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
From the words of the spiritual father known as the Sheikh regarding repentance
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.
Work, prayer and monastic life
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.”
Abba Ayoub, Abba Pimin, their brothers, and Abba Barsanuphius
It was said that they were seven brothers from the same family. All of them became Scetis monks. When the Berbers came and destroyed the Sqit in the first batch,