"The demons have the same deceit and goal when they work with thoughts or through men devoted to sensuousness and the world. The demons slander the monastic life calling it unnatural and impossible, by instilling these false concepts, they try to tame the ascetic's zeal, plunge them into negligence of salvation, drown them in the carnal life and in pleasing the passions."

A Word On Death by Saint Ignatius Brianchaninov

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On October 13,2002, the Orthodox Church of Antioch reinstituted the annual feast day of the Holy Hieromartyr Jacob of Hamatoura. Saint Jacob struggled in asceticsim durign the fifteenth century at the Holy Monastery of the Dormition of the Theotokos in Lebanon.

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The sacred and holy catechesis of the Orthodox Church: as taught by the Holy Spirit and his solemn instruments from the day of Pentecost to the last Ecumenical Council; expounded in comparison and contrast with the antechesis (contradictions) and parechesis (misinterpretations) of the devil

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The Arena is one of the Saint Ignatius' most famous books. It functions as guidelines for the monastic life but in it, are valuable lessons for the average person trying to improve their spiritual life. The saint teaches about sins that we didn't even know exist for example curiosity and also other valuable lessons like the dangers of interpreting dreams. It is a must read for all Christians to learn the straight and narrow path.

The Arena by Saint Ignatius Brianchaninov

Pachomius was the first to set down a written rule] The first rule was composed of prayers generally known and in general use, such as the Lord's Prayer. The monks were to pray them every day. As the community developed, the rules were elaborated with precepts taken from the Bible. He drew up a rule which made things easier for the less proficient, but did not check the most extreme asceticism in the more proficient. The Rule sought to balance prayer with work, the communal life with solitude. The day was organised around the liturgy, with time for manual work and devotional reading. Fasts and work were apportioned according to the individual's strength. Each monk received the same food and clothing. Common meals were provided, but those who wished to absent themselves from them were encouraged to do so, and bread, salt, and water were placed in their cells. In the Pachomian monasteries it was left very much to the individual taste of each monk to fix the order of life for himself. Thus the hours for meals and the extent of his fasting were settled by him alone, he might eat with the others in common or have bread and salt provided in his own cell every day or every second day. Basil the Great and Benedict of Nursia adapted and incorporated parts of it in their rules.

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The Ladder of Divine Ascent is an ascetical treatise on avoiding vice and practicing virtue so that at the end, salvation can be obtained. Written by Saint John Climacus initially for monastics, it has become one of the most highly influential and important works used by the Church as far as guiding the faithful to a God-centered life, second only to Holy Scripture.

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