Ἐν πάντι καιρῷ ἔστω ὁ χιτὼν τοῦ μοναχοῦ ἄσπιλοϛ οὐκ ὁ ὕϕαντ… - Hyperechios

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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.

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Abba or Hyperechius was one of the Desert Fathers quoted in the Apophthegmata Patrum (Sayings of the Desert Fathers). He lived during the 4th or 5th century AD in urban Egypt or Palestine.

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

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

He also said: “By whispering, the serpent expelled Eve from Paradise, and he who bites back at his neighbor is like it, for he ruins the soul of him who hears and does not keep his own safe.”

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