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Monday, June 13, 2011

The beasts were there in hiding all the time

Venerable John Climacus ~ The Ladder of Divine Ascent
Step 26 ~ On Discernment

¶185. We should not be dismayed if we find that we are more passionate at the outset of the monastic life than we were in our life in the world. For we have to remove the causes of sickness, and then health will come to us. The beasts were there in hiding all the time, only they did not show themselves.

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