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Catholicism and Orthodox Christianity

AJT

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3. Remind you of anyone?

Reply to sprinkleeninow (Reply #2)

Tue Jul 16, 2019, 11:59 PM

Jul 2019

There are three principal passions, through which all the rest arise: love of sensual pleasure, love of riches, and love of praise. Close in their wake follow five other evil spirits, and from these five arise a great swarm of passions and all manner of evil.

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Eastern Orthodoxy: Teachings/wisdom excerpts from 'The Philokalia' [View all] sprinkleeninow Jul 2019 OP

Very enlightening, thank you. AJT Jul 2019 #1

😍 sprinkleeninow Jul 2019 #2

Remind you of anyone? AJT Jul 2019 #3

Hmmm. Let me mull that over. Hmmm. 🤔 sprinkleeninow Jul 2019 #4