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Discussion with thoughts (Saint Paisios the Athonite)

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‘Elder, when a proud thought comes, I suffer’. Do you hold it inside yourself? ‘Yes’. Why do you keep it? Shut the door on it. If you hold on to it, you’ll do yourself harm. The thought comes like a thief. You open the door, let him in, start a conversation with him and then he robs you. Who talks to a thief? You don’t just not talk to them, you keep the door shut so they can’t get in. You might not talk to him, but why should you let him in? Let me give you an example. I’m not saying that you do have such thoughts, but say that you imagine you might become Abbess. All right, the thought’s come. As soon as ...

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