“A monk is one who is conditioned by virtues as others are by pleasures.”
John Climacus book The Ladder of Divine Ascent
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Quotes from bookThe Ladder of Divine Ascent
John Climacus (c. 579-649) was abbot of the monastery of Catherine on Mount Sinai. His Ladder was the most widely used handbook of the ascetical life in the ancient Greek Church.
“Constantly wrestle with your thought, and whenever it wanders call it back to you.”
John Climacus book The Ladder of Divine Ascent
4:92
The Ladder of Divine Ascent
“A monastery is an earthly heaven.”
John Climacus book The Ladder of Divine Ascent
4:87
The Ladder of Divine Ascent
“Obedience is the tomb of the will and the resurrection of humility.”
John Climacus book The Ladder of Divine Ascent
4:3
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