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Larchfire: Photography from India, Nepal and Tibet, plus quotations primarily from traditions in Yoga and Buddhism

The ego is difficult to fight against, because it has many forms and appears in all our activities. When it cannot seduce a man with extravagant clothes, it tries to tempt him by means of shabby ones. When it cannot flatter him with honor, it inflates him by causing him to endure what seems to be dishonor. When it cannot persuade him to feel proud of his display of eloquence, it entices him through silence into thinking he has achieved stillness. In short, every task, every activity, gives this malicious demon a chance for battle. —<i> The Philokalia </i>
<i>L2030 Kali, Dehra Dun </i>

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The ego is difficult to fight against, because it has many forms and appears in all our activities. When it cannot seduce a man with extravagant clothes, it tries to tempt him by means of shabby ones. When it cannot flatter him with honor, it inflates him by causing him to endure what seems to be dishonor. When it cannot persuade him to feel proud of his display of eloquence, it entices him through silence into thinking he has achieved stillness. In short, every task, every activity, gives this malicious demon a chance for battle. — The Philokalia L2030 Kali, Dehra Dun

kali Rishikesh Philokalia