The Wisdom of the Desert
Overview
This work gathers together several sayings from the early Desert Fathers and monastics of the Church. The sayings are topically arranged, covering charity, humility, discretion, fasting, poverty, obedience, avoiding the praise of men, anger, avoiding many words, evil thoughts, and more.
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- Offers a historical introduction to early Christian monasticism
- Presents several sayings from the early Desert Fathers
- Includes topics such as charity, humility, fasting, poverty, and more
Top Highlights
“Nothing is more striking than the insistence of the greater hermits on the necessity for labour of some sort. It was from their experience and their illuminated introspection that St. Benedict learnt the truth on which he built a great part of his rule—‘Idleness is the enemy of the soul.” (Page 11)
“A certain one said, ‘As treasure when it is discovered speedily becomes less, so virtue made known unto man vanishes. As wax melteth at the fire, so the virtue of the soul is thawed and runs away when it is praised.’” (Page 99)
“What is the faith?’ asked a brother once. The abbot Pimenion replied to him, ‘It is to live always in charity and humility, and to do good to your neighbonr.’” (Page 8)
“hurt and injured, and yet spares his persecutor, is a man after the pattern of Christ” (Page 105)
“the possibility of righteous anger is altogether denied” (Page 103)
- Title: The Wisdom of the Desert
- Author: James O. Hannay
- Publisher: Glass Darkly
- Print Publication Date: 2012
- Logos Release Date: 2013
- Pages: 140
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Subjects: Spiritual life › Christianity--Quotations, maxims, etc; Monastic and religious life › Quotations, maxims, etc; Desert Fathers › Quotations
- Resource ID: LLS:WSDMDSRT
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2024-03-25T21:11:39Z