Ἀδελφὸς ἠρώτησε τὸν ἀββᾶν Σισόην, λέγων· Ὁρῶ ἐμαυτὸν, ὅτι ἡ μνήμη τοῦ θεοῦ παραμένει μοι. Λέγει αὐτῷ ὁ γέρων· Οὐκ ἔστι μέγα, τὸ εἶναι τὸν λογισμόν σου μετὰ τοῦ θεοῦ· μέγα δέ ἐστι, τὸ ἑαυτόν ὁρᾷν ὑποκάτω πάσης τῆς κτίσεως. Τοῦτο γὰρ καὶ ὁ σωματικὸς κόπος ὁδηγεὶ εἰς τὸν τῆς ταπεινοφροσύνης τρόπον. ᾽Αποφθεγματα των ἀγιων γεροντων, Παλλαδιος |
A brother spoke to Father Sisoes, saying, 'I watch myself that thought of God remain with me.' The elder said, ' It is no great thing that your mind is with God. But great it is to view oneself as inferior to every created thing. For this yokes to corporeal labour and leads one to a habit of humility.'
Sayings of the Desert Fathers, Palladius of Galatia |
17 Feb 2015
Not Such a Great Thing
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