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...Not being able to exercise his talents is a part of the daily crucifixion  of the monk.

...There is a danger of compunction growing lukewarm once we join the monastery.  If this happens, the results of compunction, which are conversion and renunciation, also grow cold.  Then we start trying to acquire better things for ourselves instead of renouncing them.  If such a backslide occurs, go back to the basics.

...Malayalees are good in zeal for God, obedience, and community relations, but not so good in accepting humiliations.

...Monks who live in a community are an army of brothers engaged in Spiritual warfare.

...Just as we pick pieces of rice off the floor and wipe it while serving food, we should detect and remove minute flaws from our inner lives by confession.

...A monk should always examine himself to see whether he has sinned against poverty.

...Defects of character of behaviour have to be rooted out in the early stages of the monastic life.  At a later stage, it is better to bear them patiently.  This is a difficult thing to do, and can be learnt only slowly.

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