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

If you lay down rules for yourself, do not disobey yourself; for he who cheats himself is self-deluded.

Love and self-control purify the soul.

You know that evil entered into us through the transgression of the commandments. Hence it is obvious that by keeping them, evil departs from us. But without the doing of the commandments we should not even aspire or hope for purity of soul, because at the very outset we do not walk on the path that leads us to purity of soul. Do not say that God can give us the grace of purity of soul even without our keeping the commandments.

People of high spirit bear offence nobly and gladly, but only the holy and righteous can pass through praise without harm.

He who fears God will pay careful attention to his soul and will free himself from communion with evil.

Self-knowledge is a true idea of one's spiritual growth, and an unbroken remembrance of one's slightest sins.

Lack of self-control is actually an evil both ancient and modern, though it did not precede its antidote, fasting. By means of our Forefathers' self-indulgence in paradise and their contempt for the fast already in existance there, death entered the world. Sin reigned and brought in the condemnation of our nature from Adam until Christ.

Nothing is better than to realize one's weakness and ignorance, and nothing is worse than not to be aware of them.

St. Paul says: 'The person engaged in spiritual warfare exercises self control in all things' (I Cor. 9:25). Aware of all that is said in divine Scripture, let us lead our life with self-control, especially in regard to food.

Pay no attention to praise and fear it; remember what one of the holy fathers says: 'If someone praises you, expect reproaches from him too.'

If they will praise you, you must remain silent—do not say anything.

Along with an evil thought, a hostile power enters into us, and then the soul is clouded, and evil thoughts harass her.

No virtue makes flesh-bound man so like a spiritual angel as does self-restraint, for it enables those still living on earth to become, as the Apostle says, 'citizens of heaven' (cf. Phil. 3:20).

The zeal which wishes to destroy great evil without appropriate preparation is a great evil in itself.

Evil is not an actual substance, but absence of good; just as darkness is nothing but absence of light.

It is a great work to shake from the soul the praise of men, but to reject the praise of demons is greater.

Just as the most bitter medicine drives out poisonous things, so prayer joined to fasting drives evil thoughts away.

Our enemies (demons) fell because of their pride, and call us to follow them, and bring us feelings of praise. And if your soul accepts that praise, then grace will depart, until the soul becomes humble again. And so all your life you must learn the humility of Christ.

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