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Abba Dorotheos – Instruction 2 On Humility (part 2) (Abba Dorotheos)

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There are two forms of humility, just as there are two kinds of pride. The first form of pride is when you destroy another person, when you revile them as if they were mere nothings and think yourself vastly superior to them. If you fall into this kind of pride and don’t take immediate action, with proper care and attention to admonishing yourself, you’ll end up in the second kind of pride where eventually you’re proud even towards God, believing that whatever you achieve is through your own powers, and not through God. Indeed, brethren, I once knew somebody who was in this wretched condition. In the beginning, if any member of the community said something to him he’d spit on ...

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