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"The Holy Fathers recommend 'moderate' fasting; one ought not to allow the body to be weakened too much, for then the soul, too, is harmed. Nor ought one to undertake fasting too suddenly; everything demands practice, and each one should look to his own nature and occupation. To choose among different kinds of food is to be condemned; all food is God-given, but it is advisable to avoid such kinds as add to the body's weight and appetite; strong spices, meat, spirituous drinks and such foods as are solely for the palate's enjoyment. For the rest, one may eat what is cheap and most easily available, they say. But by 'moderate' they mean one meal a day, and that one light enough not to fill the stomach to satiety. "

- Tito Colliander, Way of the Ascetics

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Dispassion is a peaceful condition of the soul in which the soul is not easily moved to evil.

St. Maximus the Confessor

Elder Ephraim of Mt. Athos, Counsels from the Holy Mountain

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