A nun who was very concerned that life in her monastery should
be perfectly ordered came to her spiritual father in exasperation and said, ‘Sister
so-and-so is disrupting the whole monastery with her problems and her character. We simply can’t endure her.’ Her elder replied, ‘You are worse than she
is.’ To begin with, the nun was taken
aback and protested, but after her elder explained things to her she understood
what he meant and was very pleased.
What her elder said was, ‘The evil spirit that takes hold of the
other nun and causes her to behave badly takes hold of you, too, even though
you think you are in a better state, and it makes a mockery of you both. The other nun gets into the state she does
without wishing to, but you, with your over-reaction and lack of love, do exactly
the same. In that way, you do no good
to your sister and you yourself are harmed.’
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