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For the time being I live in a cave. I have wonderful stillness. I am the luckiest of men, for I live without cares and enjoy the honey of stillness unceasingly. And when grace departs for just a little, stillness comes as another grace and it shelters me in its harbor. And thus, the pains and sadness of this evil and tiring life seem less significant. In the present life, until one's final breath, sadness always comes mixed with joy.
— Joseph the Hesychast
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This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "For the time being I live in a cave. I have wonderful stillness. I am the luckiest of men, for I live without cares and enjoy the honey of stillness unceasingly. And when grace departs for just a little, stillness comes as another grace and it shelters me in its harbor. And thus, the pains and sadness of this evil and tiring life seem less significant. In the present life, until one's final breath, sadness always comes mixed with joy." in the context of "" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
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About Joseph the Hesychast
Saint Joseph the Hesychast (1897–1959) was a Greek Orthodox monk and elder who lived on Mount Athos.
About Joseph the Hesychast
Saint Joseph the Hesychast (1897–1959) was a Greek Orthodox monk and elder who lived on Mount Athos.
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