Simplicity: Desert Fathers: Radical Simplicity of Life
Teaching on Simplicity from Desert Fathers: Desert Fathers: Radical Simplicity of Life
This is a spiritual discipline on radical simplicity and possessions, drawing on Matthew 6:25-34, Luke 12:15 and 1 Timothy 6:7-8.
The Desert Fathers lived with extreme simplicity: a cell made of mud bricks, a mat for sleeping, a jug of water, and perhaps a few tools for weaving baskets or palm leaves (which they sold to buy bread). Abba Dorotheus taught: "Do not acquire anything that you do not need. A person should have only the clothes on their back, the tools of their trade, and the bare necessities of food."…
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