| Εἶπεν ὁ ἀββᾶς Δουλᾶς· Ἐὰν ὁ ἐχθρὸς βιάζηται ἡμᾶς καταλιπεῖν τὴν ἡσυχιαν, μὴ ἀκούσωμεν αὐτοῦ· οὐδὲν γὰρ ὅμοιον αὐτῆς, καὶ τῆς ἀσιτίας. Συγκρίνεται εἰς συμμαχίαν κατ' αὐτοῦ· ὀξυδορκίαν γὰρ παρέχουσι τοῖς ἔνδον ὅμμασιν. Ἀποφθέγματα Ἅγίων Γερόντων, Παλλαδιος Source: Migne PG 65.161b-c |
Father Doulas said, 'If the enemy presses us to abandon silence, let us not listen to him, for nothing is equal to it but fasting. These two join to fight against him, for they sharpen the inner vision. Sayings of the Desert Fathers, Palladius of Galatia |
6 Mar 2020
Silence And Fasting
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