Saint Nicodemus of Mount Athos
1) We love God.
2) We love our neighbour.
3) We avoid conflict, resentment and hatred.
4) We get rid of curiosity and desire.
5) We never cross our heart and hope to die.
6) We never seek revenge under the principle of an eye for an eye.
7) We never haul our brothers before the courts where they will probably be judged under the secular law.
8) We are not judgemental.
9) We forgive the mistakes of our brothers so that God can forgive our mistakes.
10) Our heart wants to do acts of charity, prayer and fasting.
11) Our aim is to acquire the divine treasures instead of the mundane.
It would be better for the rich to burn their possessions and not to count on them.
12) We do not care for the earthly goods, nor do we love the secular things; we seek heavenly goods.
13) We do not boast, but we are humble.
14) We show patience in sorrows.
15) We do not love secular things and material pleasures.
We try not to be apathetic and sluggish but vigil and ready, always looking forward to our death.
16) We repent from the bottom of our heart.
17) We try to exceed the good works of the righteous people from the Old Testament. Otherwise we will not enter the Kingdom of Heaven.
We also know that, if we sin, we will be punished harsher than those who do not faith.