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    Escaping pride, vainglory, the pleasing of men, and hypocrisy

    The following essay is from this book. I decided to post it for three reasons. To confess my own captivity to these vices and warn others of the danger; like a traveler stuck in the mud warning passersby. To give an example of what it means “the law is spiritual,” and the whole of the Old...
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    On the natural state of the intellect

    The following is a short essay from a very old collection of essays by Abba Isaiah: I do not want you to forget, brothers, that in the beginning, when Adam was created, God placed him in Paradise with healthy senses that were established according to nature. When Adam listened to the one who...
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    Humility

    Since I'm not very good with words and even less experienced in matters such as the subject of this thread, I'll let Abba Dorotheos (6th century) do the talking: One of the elders said: "Before everything else we need humility, so that we may be ready to say to every word which we hear, forgive...
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