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A collection of scriptural meditations from Saints and Fathers of the Church.

It is better to eat meat and drink wine and not to eat the flesh of one's brethren through slander.

Unless a man keeps the commandments of God, he cannot progress, even in a single virtue.

The intellect becomes a stranger to the things of this world when its attachment to the senses has been completely sundered.

Self-love -- that is, friendship for the body -- is the source of evil in the soul.

Self-control and strenuous effort curb desire; stillness and intense longing for God wither it.

If you abandon God and are a slave to the passions, you cannot reap God's mercy.

We are sons of God or of Satan according to whether we conform to goodness or to evil.

An elderly monk said, 'Always, when you are tempted to criticize, you should put a question mark on the whole situation and not judge. For we do not know what is really going on.'

Control your stomach, sleep, anger, and tongue, and you will not 'dash your foot against a stone.'

Patience increases when a person takes in account god.

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Just as desire and rage multiply our sins, so self-control and humility erase them.

Cultivate patience. Patience is a heavenly gift, a gift from the Heavenly Father... With patience, and love for your fellow men, you become a victor in life's continual trials.

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All sin is due to sensual pleasure, all forgiveness to hardship and distress.

Just as desire and rage multiply our sins, so self-control and humility erase them.

A wise man is one who pays attention to himself and is quick to separate himself from all defilement.

According to the degree to which the intellect is stripped of the passions, the Holy Spirit initiates the intellect into the mysteries of the age to be.

Praise God continually with spiritual hymns and always remain in meditation and in this way you will be able to bear the burden of the temptations that come upon you. A traveler who is carrying a heavy load pauses from time to time and draws in deep breaths; it makes the journey easier and the burden lighter.

Concern for one's soul means hardship and humility, for through these God forgives us all our sins.

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