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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.

— Hyperechios

Εὐχομένου μοναχοῦ καθαρῶϛ ἐν νυκτεριναῖϛ εὐχῆϛ.
Ἐν ἡμέρᾳ δὲ τοῦτο λαμπρύνει Κύριοϛ καὶ ὡϛ ἡμέραν καθαρὰν ἀναδείξει.

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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.”

Abba Hyperechios said: “Just as a lion is fearsome to the wild asses, so is the well-tried monk to lascivious logismoi.”

He also said: “The monk’s treasure is voluntary destitution; lay [it] up in heaven, brother, for the ages of repose are limitless.”

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.

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