| According to his ascetical concept, mortification, particularly perfect obedience and humility, were the surest means to advance on the way toward sanctity. |
| God's offer of salvation is not a set of doctrines, however lofty, nor a code of ascetical principles. |
| In general, any settled dwelling place has been unacceptable to the ascetic mentality, as noted in ascetical movements in many religions. |
| Similarly, no conflict exists between public prayer and prayers in private, between morality and contemplation, between the ascetical life and devotion to the liturgy. |
| Francis, members of the Third Order began to live in common, in an attempt to follow a more ascetical way of life. |
| At the accession of the Orthodox emperor Justin I in 518, Philoxenus was exiled to Philippopolis, now Plovdiv, Bulg., where he continued his polemical and ascetical writings during the rigours of captivity. |
