The Desert Fathers: Sayings of the Early Christian Monks (Penguin Classics)
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Editor: Benedicta WardEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2003-07-29
ISBN: 0140447318
Number of pages: 240
Publisher: Penguin Classics
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This is a book to be kept. There is a small intro by the editor and then the sayings of the Fathers and Mothers are reproduced under various chapter headings, such as humility. I found myself often smiling to myself or indeed laughing aloud because there is a kindly of a childlike simplicity evident in the sayings, coming close to madness (at least in the eyes of the modern world). Whilst the sayings can appear outlandish, one knows that there is truth there. One of my favourite stories concerns a very holy monk, who is asked would he stand in faith if a dragon came bearing down on him. He says that he would run because if he did not run from the dragon he would have to run from something far worse, namely his own pride. There are many nuggets of wisdom in this book - its the kind of booked that one keeps in order to dip into repeatedly.
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