Monk Basics

Sayings and Writings of the Desert Fathers and Mothers

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"Know that you are wealthy on account of the depths of the wisdom that will be yours in love." #DesertMonk

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"How can we guard our hearts when our mouths and our stomachs are open?" #DesertMonk

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"If you are a theologian you truly pray. If you truly pray, you are a theologian." #DesertMonk

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"If you have a heart, you can be saved."

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"You will know God in your cell. Keep him with you and the Devil will depart from you, which will allow you to tame him." #DesertMonk

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'You know your weakness. One person has one way, for another there is another way - to the cell for you!' #Catholic

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'In the course of his hidden life in Nazareth, Jesus stayed in the silence of ordinary existence." #WYD #SimpleLife #DailyLife

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'If we all accomplished our humble tasks with the heart of Jesus, his revolution of love would be successful in our hands!' #Catholic #WYD

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'Whether our life be that of Nazareth, the Public Life or the Desert, it should cry the Gospel.' #TeamJesus #WYD #Rio2013

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'Can a person lay a new foundation everyday? If the person works hard, that person can lay a new foundation at every moment.' #Catholic

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'Denigrate no one, condemn no one, nor slander anyone, and God will give you piece and you will sit in your cell undisturbed.' #DesertFather

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'As soon as I believed that there was a God, I understood that I could not do otherwise than to live only for him.'

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Abba Poeman said, 'It is impossible to live in accordance with God's wishes if you love pleasure or money.'

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'Just as a tree cannot bear fruit if it is often transplanted, neither does a monk bear fruit when he moved from place to place.'

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'God will remain with you as you walk alone, he will look for you and mysteries of God will be revealed to you.'

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'Do not give attention to the sins of others but always to give attention to your own sins and to pray without ceasing to God.' #TeamJesus

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'For God seeing our weakness, protects us; when we glorify ourselves, he withdraws his protection and we are lost.' #TeamJesus

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'If you wear poverty in this world and humility, you will be with the Son of God in his kingdom.' #DesertSpirituality #TeamJesus

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'Be as tender and attentive towards those whom God puts on our path, as a brother towards brother or as a mother for her child.' #TeamJesus

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'Have that tender care that expresses itself in the little things that are like a balm for the heart.' #CatholicFollowChain #DesertFathers