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De tenebris dico Vos ut supra terram ascendatis..

Out of the darkness I call upon Thee to be able to rise above the earthly..

 

The lifestyle of the orthodox monks includes various forms of ascetism. They limit as much as possible the mental and physical pleasures and transcend in one's physical limitations.

In this way they try to remove the obstacles to greater spritual growth.

One of these forms is achieved by isolating oneself from the outside world by living incells.

 

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