Fifth story
STARTS: It had been a year since my last encounter with the tourist, when - finally - a muffled knock on the door and a pleading voice...
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.
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 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 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 full of precious gold.
From the sayings of the spiritual father known as the Sheikh, “Education for Beginners” - Part Two
Abba Youssef said to Abba Besir: “I cannot control my tongue.” The sheikh said: “If you speak, you will not feel comfortable.”
From the sayings of the spiritual father known as the Sheikh, “Education for Beginners” - Part One
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.
From the teachings of the fathers, the elders of the wilderness - Part Ten
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
From the teachings of the fathers, the elders of the wilderness - Part Nine
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
From the teachings of the fathers, the elders of the wilderness - Part Eight
A sheikh said: “I know a person from the people of Al-Qalali who fasted the entire Easter Friday, so when the time for the meeting was on the eve of...
From the teachings of the fathers, the elders of the wilderness - Part Seven
Abba Sissawis Al-Saidi: It was said about him that he was living in Ghaydah, and another old man was sick in Al-Siq, and when he heard that, he was sad, because
From the teachings of the fathers, the elders of the wilderness - Part Six
Question: “Tell me, Father, how a person monitors his heart, how he fights against Satan, and whether he should block the entrance to speech.”