To gain piety you must:
a) live or associate with devout people and observe how they behave
b) study with your mind everything that is holy and go deeper into it
c) take advantage of the opportunities that are given to you, for example,
when you have the opportunity to pass by a church to go in and pray for a
while and
d) to get to know our Saints, to love them and to connect with them. God
rejoices when we have reverence and love the Saints. And when we have
love for the Saints, how much more we will have for God!
St. Paisios of Mount Athos
Translated by Dr. Nick Stergiou
