Author of quotes: Abba Dorotheos

Let someone from you come, and I zatvoru him in a dark cell, and let it although only three days, not eating, not drinking, not sleeping, with no one talking, no singing of Psalms, prays and remembers God; and then he learns that it is to do with passion.

Why is the devil called not only enemy, but the enemy? The enemy is called because he's a misanthrope, a hater of good and a slanderer; the adversary is called because he tries to hinder every good work. If anyone wants to pray, he opposes and hinders his evil memories, capture the mind and gloominess. If anyone wants to give charity: it prevents avarice and scopolia. If anyone wants to watch: it prevents laziness, and carelessness, and so he resists us, in any case, when I want to do a good. Therefore he is called not only enemy, but the enemy.

Little by little, helping your neighbor, you will reach the fact that will want and use it as his own, and his success as your own. This means to love your neighbor as yourself. ⠀

Such is the nature of love: how we are outside and do not love God, so every deleted from the middle. If you love God, how much closer to God out of love for Him, so much love and connect with others; and how many are connected with others, so connect with God.

In any case good to take care of the little, need, for it is not useful at all to be comforted.

Which means you can receive healing from rancour? - Praying from the heart about the insulted and saying, "God! help your brother and I prayer for him."

Indecent someone to fix brother at a time when he sinned against thee; and in another time should not do this in order to avenge him.

Do not demand love from your neighbor, because requiring it will be troubled if it will not meet; but better you yourself show love toward the neighbor, and calm, and thus bring near to love.

Being passionate, we should by no means believe his heart; for a crooked rule and direct curves.

Who does not despise all things, glory and bodily rest, along with the excuses he can neither cut their wishes or to get rid of anger and grief or to reassure the middle.

As for the bodies follow the shadow and fulfillment of the commandments - the temptation, for no one, said the Great Anthony, you will never enter the Kingdom of heaven without temptation. So do not be surprised, son, that caring about your salvation, you meet temptation and sorrow. But be patient without embarrassment and pray thanks to you for the fulfillment of the commandments, be worthy to be tempted, for training and testing of your soul. Gracious God serves you in the time of temptation attention and patience.

It is no great thing not to judge or be touched by someone who is in trouble and submits to you; but great - not to judge who you is contrary, not to take revenge on him for the passion, do not agree with condemning him, and rejoice with you preferred.

To give evil for evil not only, but in word and form.

Other lies the idea, lies another word, and another is lying to herself his life.