man who devoted his life to spiritual perfection, known as an ascetic.The word "ascetic" is translated from Greek means "to practice anything."Originally meaning the preparation of athletes for the competition and then believed that austerity - a desire for the good life, the fight against bad habits and vices.
essence
ascetic asceticism is different from a person who lives a spiritual life, but is married and does not seek to escape from worldly goods, the fact that he refuses any kind of property would not enter into marriage.In short, the hermit.Ascetic - it is extremely strict, sober way of life in which a person is engaged exclusively in spiritual exercises, inaccessible to the understanding of the world's people.
ascetic main purpose - to achieve his own moral perfection, or the good of others.Ascetic ready to endure for the sake of the spiritual tests, testing the physical suffering and endure material deprivation.
Austerity philosophy
ascetic inherent philosophy of the Stoics.It is the Apostle Paul preached.Austerity - a moral principle, which asserts the superiority of the spirit over the flesh, and requires limited sensual pleasures.This trend was typical of the philosophy of several schools, to proclaim freedom from the desires of the spirit.Widespread austerity received various religious currents.Christian asceticism had as its aim the suppression and killing of sensual desires.It was intended not only abstinence, but also the renunciation of pleasure delivered by hearing and taste, contemplation, and so on.
categories of persons who need
austere asceticism - a special state of mind in which a person seeks to know God.So hard for people to live in a normal world, they are designed for the birth of the ascetic life.Austerity is required and the category of those who seek to know the truth, but the predominance of sensual desires and lack of faith prevents them to achieve the desired.For such people, austerity - is the ability to know the truth.
They can not be happy in the world, in the ordinary conditions of life, their restless restless spirit needs austerity.For example, if they are married, and suffer themselves in family life, and their wives made miserable.
philosophy of asceticism - a protest of higher 'I' of man against the predominance of sensual desires of him.To subdue your body (mental and physical) will need a whole series of special exercises, which are contrary to the desires of the flesh.
So austerity is a means to subdue their flesh Higher "I" in the interest of human spiritual development.And if the man was able to achieve such a state, and got control over his passions, he can live in ordinary conditions of life, without fear that the desire to win his spirit.Many holy ascetics do just that - they lived among men as preachers of the truth.
Path asceticism - is a way of reasoning about his exploits.And this way is necessary for a person to be aware of and balance their capabilities so that these feats were feasible and does not lead to the opposite results.
