The Way of a Pilgrim and the Pilgrim Continues His Way Quotes

“He who lives among a certain sort of people becomes accustomed to that kind of habit, behavior, and morals. Consequently the cool become enthusiastic, the stupid become sharp, the idle are aroused to activity by a lively interest in their fellow men. Spirit can give itself to spirit and act beneficially upon another and attract another to prayer, to attention. It can encourage him in despondency, turn him from vice, and arouse him to holy action.”
― Anonymous, The Way of a Pilgrim and the Pilgrim Continues His Way

“The trouble is that we live far from ourselves and have but little wish to get any nearer to ourselves. Indeed we are running away all the time to avoid coming face to face with our real selves, and we barter the truth for trifles.”
― Anonymous, The Way of a Pilgrim: and the Pilgrim Continues his Way

“holy man says that “even when you don’t understand the word of God, the demons do, and they tremble”; and the passion for drink is without a doubt their work.”
― Anonymous, The Way of a Pilgrim and The Pilgrim Continues on His Way

“Without frequent prayer it is not possible to find one’s way to God, to understand truth, and to crucify the lusts of the flesh. Only fidelity to prayer will lead a person to enlightenment and union with Christ.”
― Anonymous, The Way of a Pilgrim and The Pilgrim Continues on His Way

“to allow you to be tried beyond your strength and with any trial he will give you a way out of it and the strength to bear it’ (1 Cor. 10:13). Soon your joy will far surpass your present suffering.”
― Anonymous, The Way of a Pilgrim and The Pilgrim Continues on His Way

“Philokalia (which literally means love of the good and beautiful),”
― Anonymous, The Way of a Pilgrim and The Pilgrim Continues His Way

“I told him that the soul could be freed from sinful thoughts only by guarding the mind and cleansing the heart and that this could be done by interior prayer. I added that according to the holy Fathers, one who performs saving works simply from the fear of hell follows the way of bondage, and one who does the same just in order to be rewarded with the Kingdom of Heaven follows the path of a bargainer with God. The one they call a slave, the other a hireling. But God wants us to come to him as children to their father. He wants us to behave ourselves honorably from love for him and zeal for his service. He wants us to find our happiness in uniting ourselves with him in a saving union of mind and heart.”
― Reginald M. French, Way of a Pilgrim, The; and The Pilgrim Continues His Way

“How to Practice Prayer of the Heart 1. Sit or stand in a dimly lit and quiet place. 2. Recollect yourself. 3. With the help of your imagination find the place of the heart and stay there with attention. 4. Lead the mind from the head into the heart and say, “Lord Jesus Christ, have mercy on me,” quietly with the lips or mentally, whichever is more convenient; say the prayer slowly and reverently. 5.·As much as possible guard the attention of your mind and do not allow any thoughts to enter in. 6. Be patient and peaceful. 7. Be moderate in food, drink, and sleep. 8. Learn to love silence. 9.·Read the Scriptures and the writings of the Fathers about prayer. 10. As much as possible avoid distracting occupations.”
― Anonymous, The Way of a Pilgrim and The Pilgrim Continues on His Way

“If you will give God a mite, then He will give you a gold piece. If you will only decide to go to your Father, He will come to meet you. When you feebly say, ‘Lord receive me and have mercy on me!’ He embraces you and kisses you. This is the kind of love that the heavenly Father has for us unworthy children (And in this love He rejoices over every insignificant saving act of ours.”
― Anonymous, The Way of a Pilgrim and The Pilgrim Continues on His Way

“No matter how you drive yourself,” I continued, “how much effort you exert, and what kind of physical feats you accomplish, if you do not constantly walk in the presence of God, with ceaseless prayer in your heart, then you will never have peace from disturbing thoughts and you will always have an inclination toward sin, even in small matters.”
― Anonymous, The Way of a Pilgrim and The Pilgrim Continues on His Way

“You can trust God not to allow you to be tried beyond your strength and with any trial he will give you a way out of it and the strength to bear it’ (1 Cor. 10:13). Soon your joy will far surpass your present suffering.”
― Anonymous, The Way of a Pilgrim and The Pilgrim Continues on His Way

“My thoughts had quieted down completely; I thought only of the Prayer, to which my mind now began to listen, and my heart produced certain warmth and gladness. The long Liturgy of the hermits now seemed short, and it did not tire me as in the past. My solitary hut was to me like a glorious palace,”
― Anonymous, The Way of a Pilgrim and The Pilgrim Continues on His Way

“Dearly beloved brother, a war has been declared against you by the world of darkness--a world which finds nothing as terrifying as heartfelt prayer and therefore tries by all means possible to confuse you and distract you from your purpose of learning how to pray. However, even the action of the enemy is permitted by God’s will to the extent that it is necessary for us.”
― Anonymous, The Way of a Pilgrim and The Pilgrim Continues on His Way

“The ceaseless Jesus Prayer is a continuous, uninterrupted call on the holy name of Jesus Christ with the lips, mind, and heart; and in the awareness of His abiding presence it is a plea for His blessing in all undertakings, in all places, at all times, even in sleep. The words of the Prayer are: ‘Lord Jesus Christ, have mercy on me”
― Anonymous, The Way of a Pilgrim and The Pilgrim Continues on His Way

“Acquire the habit of prayer, and it will be easy for you to do good.”
― Anonymous, The Way of a Pilgrim and The Pilgrim Continues on His Way

“our only contribution toward perfection in prayer, the mother of all spiritual good, is regularity and constancy.”
― Anonymous, The Way of a Pilgrim and The Pilgrim Continues on His Way

“Ceaseless interior prayer is a continuous aspiration and a yearning of the spirit of man toward God. To succeed in this sweet exercise it is necessary to ask God frequently that He teach you to pray continuously. Pray often and fervently and prayer itself will reveal this mystery to you,”
― Anonymous, The Way of a Pilgrim and The Pilgrim Continues on His Way

“In short, every action of every day should cause you to remember and praise God, and if you do this, then you will be praying ceaselessly and your soul will always be joyful.”
― Anonymous, The Way of a Pilgrim and The Pilgrim Continues on His Way

“God wants a Christian to renounce completely his will, his desires, and his weaknesses and give himself up to God’s will totally. He directs all happenings for the salvation of man. ‘He wants everyone to be saved’ (1 Tim. 2:4). ‘You can trust God not”
― Anonymous, The Way of a Pilgrim and The Pilgrim Continues on His Way

“God, in His love, rewards man a thousand times more than his actions deserve. If you will give God a mite, then He will give you a gold piece. If you will only decide to go to your Father, He will come to meet you. When you feebly say, ‘Lord receive me and have mercy on me!’ He embraces you and kisses you. This is the kind of love that the heavenly Father has for us unworthy children”
― Anonymous 19th Century Peasant, The Way of a Pilgrim and The Pilgrim Continues on His Way

“The holy Fathers consider even heroic deeds as the acts of a hireling. They claim that the fear of suffering is the way of a slave and that desire for a reward is the way of a hireling. But God wants us to come to Him on the path of a son; motivated by love and zeal for His glory, we should conduct ourselves with honor and enjoy His saving presence in our hearts and souls.”
― Anonymous 19th Century Peasant, The Way of a Pilgrim and The Pilgrim Continues on His Way

“Then I felt a slight pain in the heart and such love toward Jesus Christ that I wished I could throw myself at His feet, lovingly embrace them, and thank Him for this great consolation which He gives in His mercy and love to His unworthy and sinful creatures through His name. Then I experienced a kind of blessed warmth in the heart which spread throughout my whole breast.”
― Anonymous 19th Century Peasant, The Way of a Pilgrim and The Pilgrim Continues on His Way

“I say frequent prayer because purity and perfection in prayer is not within our reach, as St. Paul the Apostle indicates. The Spirit comes to help us in our weakness when we do not know how to pray (Rom. 8:26). Consequently, our only contribution toward perfection in prayer, the mother of all spiritual good, is regularity and constancy.”
― Anonymous 19th Century Peasant, The Way of a Pilgrim and The Pilgrim Continues on His Way

“No prayer, good or bad, fails in God's sight.”
― Reginald M. French, Way of a Pilgrim, The; and The Pilgrim Continues His Way

“incorrigible,”
― Anonymous, The Way of a Pilgrim and The Pilgrim Continues His Way