PHILOKALIA MINISTRIES

Synopsis of Tonight’s Group on The Evergetinos Hypothesis Section E paragraphs 1-9: The Evergetinos sets the bar of freedom in a surprising place: anger without cause  is not when we flare up over trifles, but whenever we react to any ill-treatment aimed at us. Abba Poimen sharpens the point: even if a brother were to gouge out an eye or cut off a hand, anger would still be without cause, unless he were separating us from God. In other words, the only justified “anger” is zea