Contemplating Quote by John Cassian

...just as the edifice of all the virtues strives upward toward perfect prayer so will all these virtues be neither sturdy nor enduring unless…

— John Cassian

...the souls of the dead [are] not deprived of their intellectual faculties but... they also are not lacking in feelings such as hope and…

— John Cassian

...we should realize that there are three sources for our thoughts - God, the devil, and ourselves.

— John Cassian

In proportion as the ardor of divine love brings you nearer to God, so will a larger concourse of saintly brethren flock to you.…

— John Cassian

Everything we do, our every objective, must be undertaken for the sake of... purity of heart... we must practice the reading of the Scripture,…

— John Cassian

When we say 'hallowed be Your name' to God what we are really saying is 'Father, make us such as deserve knowledge and understanding…

— John Cassian

When the soul is solidly rooted in... peacefulness, when it is freed of the bonds of every carnal urge, when the unshaking thrust of…

— John Cassian

We are often indifferent to our brethren who are distressed or upset, on the grounds that they are in this state through no fault…

— John Cassian

The apostles were very sure that everything of theirs which had to do with salvation was a gift to them from God. 'Increase our…

— John Cassian

...we must first scrutinize thoroughly anything appearing in our hearts or any saying suggested to us. Has it come purified from the divine and…

— John Cassian

“It is not an external enemy we dread. Our foe is shut up within ourselves. An internal warfare is daily waged by us.”

— John Cassian

If you want to correct your brother when he is doing wrong? you must keep yourself calm; otherwise you yourself may catch the sickness…

— John Cassian