St. Kosmas Aitolos on the equal spiritual status of men and women.

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One of the most common accusations made against Christianity is that it is oppressive to women, that it glorifies men but somehow dehumanizes women. But listen to what St. Kosmas Aitolos says,

St. Peter of Damascus on the world's wisdom versus God's wisdom.

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What is true wisdom? Is it how much you know, or your skill set, or is it something else? St. Peter of Damascus says,

Lorenzo Scupoli on doing things because they please God.

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Have you ever noticed the tendency some people have to define the will of God largely according to what they want? Somehow, it's always God's will that they have the best position, or nicest things…But Lorenzo Scupoli says,

St. Maximos the Confessor on the things that motivate us to do good.

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What makes you do good things? Is it a choice you make, or something God forces you to do? St. Maximos the Confessor answers:

St. Philotheos of Sinai on the blessings that come from guarding your heart.

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The saints tell us a great deal about watching our heart and mind, paying attention to both what goes into and comes out of them. St. Philotheos of Sinai describes the wonderful result that comes from such watchfulness:

St. Gregory of Sinai on how to identify false spiritual experiences.

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Our culture loves intense, "spiritual" experiences, but is generally unconcerned with what generates these experiences. St. Gregory of Sinai warns,

Abba John the Dwarf on some of the virtues to develop in your life.

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Abba John the Dwarf said,

A Desert Father on keeping your mind and soul clean.

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Many of us work diligently to keep our home clean—we dust, mop, and vacuum with a vengeance. But do we give the same effort to keeping our mind and body clean?

St. John Climacus on pride and the spiritual life.

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One of the great temptations of the spiritual life is to think ourselves to be holier than we really are. As St. John Climacus puts it,

A prayer for God's help in overcoming evil thoughts.

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Our minds can be plagued with an endless variety of evil thoughts, whether being hateful toward others, or impure, or any number of other things.