Monday, July 4, 2011

The Quality of Balance

“So how are we to distinguish between the divine or royal asceticism and the demonic tyranny? Clearly, it is through the quality of balance.” 

- Amma Syncletica

Reference: Chryssavgis, John, and Kallistos Ware. In the Heart of the Desert: The Spirituality of the Desert Fathers and Mothers. World Wisdom Books, 2008. Print.