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The Praktikos/Book 1 · Πρακτικός
Chapter 96Evagr.1.96

Κεφ. ϞϚ'

The Boundary of Detachment

An elder advises a monk to maintain strict boundaries regarding his family to preserve his monastic discipline.

A brother asked an elder if he should visit his home and eat with his mother and sisters. The elder replied, "You must not eat with a woman."

Read the original Latin

Ἐπύθετό τις τῶν ἀδελφῶν ἑνὸς τῶν γερόντων εἰ κελεύοι τῇ μητρὶ καὶ ταῖς ἀδελφαῖς συμφαγεῖν αὐτὸν παραβαλόντα τῷ οἴκῳ· ὁ δέ, μετὰ γυναικός, εἶπεν, οὐ βρώσῃ.

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