The contemplative quiet (hēsychía) of the monk with a pure … - Hyperechios

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

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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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John Bunyan François Rabelais Ambrose of Milan The Buddha Isaac the Syrian

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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.”

The Lord listens to the monk as he prays the nightly prayers with a pure heart.
During the day the Lord makes him shine and will proclaim him pure.

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

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

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