Kneeling is helpful…
At the time of darkness, more than anything else kneeling is helpful.
— Saint Isaac of Syria (Seventh Century)
If something has become…
If something has become deeply united with your soul, you should not only regard it as your possession in this life, but believe that it will accompany you into the life to come. If it is something good, rejoice and give thanks to God in your mind; if it is something bad, grieve and sigh, and strive to free yourself from it while you are still in the body.
— Saint Isaac of Syria (Seventh Century)
A small but persistent…
A small but persistent discipline is a great force; for a soft drop tailing persistently, hollows out hard rock.
— Saint Isaac of Syria (Seventh Century)
On a full stomach…
There can be no knowledge of the mysteries of God on a full stomach.
— Saint Isaac of Syria (Seventh Century)
Do you fast…
Do you fast? Give me proof of it by your works.If you see a poor man, take pity on him.If you see a friend being honored, do not envy him. Do not let only your mouth fast, but also the eye and the ear and the feet and the hands and all the members of our bodies. Let the hands fast, by being free of avarice. Let the feet fast, by ceasing to run after sin. Let the eyes fast, by disciplining them not to glare at that which is sinful. Let the ear fast, by not listening to evil talk and gossip. Let the mouth fast from foul words and unjust criticism. For what good is it if we abstain from birds and fishes, but bite and devour our brothers?
— Saint John Chrysostom (347-407)
Fasting is wonderful…
Fasting is wonderful, because it tramples our sins like a dirty weed, while it cultivates and raises truth like a flower.
— Saint John Chrysostom (347-407)
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