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“When the soul is solidly rooted in... peacefulness, when it is freed of the bonds of every carnal urge, when the unshaking thrust of the heart is toward the one supreme Good, then the words of the apostle will be fulfilled. 'Pray without ceasing,' he said (I Thes. 5:17). 'In every place lift up pure hands, with no anger and no rivalry' (I Tim 2:8). Sensibility is, so to speak, absorbed by this purity. It is reshaped in the likeness of the spiritual and the angelic so that all its dealings, all its activity will be prayer, utterly pure, utterly without tarnish.”

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John Cassian (360-435 AD) was a prominent figure in early Christian history, known for his contributions to monasticism and theological thought. He spent his life primarily in Egypt, where he founded one of the first monasteries and became its abbot. Cassian is renowned for his deep understanding of monastic life and his influential writings on Christian doctrine. more

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