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We Men Are Easily Prone To Sins Of Thought. Therefore, He Who Has Formed Each Heart Individually, Knowing That The Impulse Received From The Intention Constitutes The Major Element In Sin, Has Ordained That Purity In The Ruling Part Of Our Soul Be Our Primary Concern.

First And Foremost, The Monk Should Own Nothing In This World, But He Should Have As His Possessions Solitude Of The Body, Modesty Of Bearing, A Modulated Tone Of Voice, And A Well-ordered Manner Of Speech. He Should Be Without Anxiety As To His Food And Drink, And Should Eat In Silence.

The Love Of God Is Not Taught. No One Has Taught Us To Enjoy The Light Or To Be Attached To Life More Than Anything Else. And No One Has Taught Us To Love The Two People Who Brought Us Into The World And Educated Us. Which Is All The More Reason To Believe That We Did Not Learn To Love God As A Result Of Outside Instruction. In The Very Nature Of Every Human Being Has Been Sown The Seed Of The Ability To Love. You And I Ought To Welcome This Seed, Cultivate It Carefully, Nourish It Attentively And Foster Its Growth By Going To The School Of God's Commandments With Help Of His Grace.

We Glorify The Holy Ghost Together With The Father And The Son, From The Conviction That He Is Not Separated From The Divine Nature; For That Which Is Foreign By Nature Does Not Share In The Same Honors.

Now, If You Notice How The Swan, Putting Its Neck Down Into The Deep Water, Brings Up Food For Itself From Below, Then You Will Discover The Wisdom Of The Creator, In That He Gave It A Neck Longer Than Its Feet For This Reason, That It Might, As If Lowering A Sort Of Fishing Line, Procure The Food Hidden In The Deep Water.