Solitude and Silence: Arsenius: Flee, Be Silent, Be at Peace

Abba Arsenius, who had been a tutor in the imperial court of Rome before becoming a Desert monk, received a divine instruction that became one of the most famous sayings in the desert tradition: "Arsenius, flee, be silent, be at peace." This threefold counsel -- flight from the world's noise, silence in body and mind, interior peace as the fruit -- summarized the entire desert path.…