“…the majority limit perfection to a strict observance of all the rules and practices laid down by the statutes, falling into no excess or deficiency, but preserving a golden moderation. Yet all these virtues do not by themselves constitute the Christian perfection we are seeking, but are only a means and a method for acquiring it.  You must learn that perfection consists in nothing but coming near to God and union with Him, as was said in the beginning.”
(St. Nikodemos of the Holy Mountain,  ‘Unseen Warfare’)

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