The central goal of Eastern Christian life is theosis , the process of becoming more like God through grace, transformation, and participation in the divine life. It is not becoming God by nature, but partaking in His divine nature (2 Pet. 1:4).
A strong tradition of fasting (abstaining from meat, fish, dairy during major fasts like Lent) and rigorous prayer is viewed as a way to focus on spiritual rather than material needs. eastern christianity
The Divine Liturgy is the heart of community life. Worship is highly sensory and participatory, involving incense, standing (rather than sitting), communal chanting, and often the use of vernacular or ancient liturgical languages (Greek, Slavonic, Syriac, Coptic). The central goal of Eastern Christian life is