Χιόνοϛ λαμπρότεροϛ εὐρεθήσεται μοναχὸϛ ἀνώτεροϛ τῶν σαρκικῶ… - Hyperechios

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Χιόνοϛ λαμπρότεροϛ εὐρεθήσεται μοναχὸϛ ἀνώτεροϛ τῶν σαρκικῶν ἐπιθυμίαν ὑπάρχων.
Χριστὸν ἀντὶ χρυσοῦ ποθῶν, ὅψεται αὐτὸν ἐν ἡμέρᾳ ἀγαθοσύνηϛ στεϕανοῦντα αὐτόν.

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

Ῥεῖθρον Ίορδάνου καθάρσιον ἁμαρτημάτων δάκρυα.
Χριστὸϛ γὰρ εἶπε, “Μακάριοι οἱ κλαίοντεϛ, ὅτι γελάσονται.”

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

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