PHILOKALIA MINISTRIES

On Guarding the Cell When Nothing Appears to Be Wrong “Go, sit in your cell, and your cell will teach you everything.” Abba Moses the Black ⸻ There are pressures that come from sin. These are easy to recognize. And there are pressures that come from good things. These are the ones that destroy the solitary. No demon needs to persuade the solitary to commit obvious sin. He only needs to persuade him to leave the cell for reasons that appear justified. To counsel someone. To he