Hyperechios Quotes

The contemplative quiet (hēsychía) of the monk with a pure heart wins over the Holy Spirit.

Φάοϛ καθαρὸν ἐπὶ γῆϛ μοναχὸϛ ἀπαθήϛ, πὰρ’ ᾧ οὐχ εὑρέθη ϕιλαργυρία.
“Φιλαργυρία γὰρ πάντων κακῶν ῥίζα,” ἤ οὐ τίκτει καρπὸν ἀγαθόν ποτε.

Ῥιπίζεται μοναχὸϛ ὑπὸ λαίλαποϛ λογισμῶν.
Ῥήμασι δὲ ἀγγελικοῖϛ στηριζέτω ἑαυτὸν κραταιῶϛ.

Ἐν πάντι καιρῷ ἔστω ὁ χιτὼν τοῦ μοναχοῦ ἄσπιλοϛ οὐκ ὁ ὕϕαντοϛ ἀλλ’ ὁ πνευματικόϛ.
Ἐν μέσῃ γὰρ νυκτὶ ὁ τοιοῦτοϛ συνεισελεύσεται τῷ νυμϕίῳ Χριστῷ εἰϛ τὴν παστάδα.
Ἔλαιον ἐπικομιζέτω ὁ μοναχὸϛ εἰϛ ἀπάντησιν τοῦ νυμϕίου.

Tears (are) the cleansing river of Jordan (for) sins.
Christ said, “Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh.”

A monk is (continually) lashed by a gale storm of thoughts.
But let him firmly strengthen himself with the words of the angels.

Gold is tested by fire in a fiery furnace, and a monk will be recognized as a true monk by a multitude of monks.
So, then, the genuine will be saved.

Νόμοϛ πηγὴ ζωῆϛ μοναχοῦ ἐν χείρι πρακτικοῦ.

He also said: “Let your consciousness always dwell on the Kingdom of Heaven and soon you shall inherit it.”

Ζωὴ μοναχοῦ κατὰ μίμησιν ἀγγέλου γινέσθω, καταϕλέγουσα ἁμαρτίαν.
Ζωὴ γὰρ μοναχοῦ ἐστιν ἡ τῶν μετανοούντων ὁλοκάρπωσιϛ.

A monk with his face lit up with joy through ascetic practice provides inward stillness and he overthrows evil thoughts.

Χρυσὸϛ δοκιμάζεται ἐν καμίνῳ πυρὸϛ καὶ μοναχὸϛ ἐν πλήθει μοναχῶν γνωσθήσεται.
Ἀλλ’ ὁ ἀκίβδηλοϛ σωθήσεται.

The life of a monk should emulate that of an angel, a life that destroys sin with conflagration of flame.
The life of a monk is a whole burnt offering for those who repent.

Πηγὴ ἀένναοϛ ὁ Χριστόϛ.
Ἐκ ταύτηϛ ἀρυόμενοϛ τὴν δυσώδη πυρκαϊὰν ἀποσβέσον.

He also said: “It is good to eat flesh and to drink wine and not to eat the flesh of your brothers in backbiting.”