– Elder, why sometimes, when some temptation befalls me, I cannot pray?
– When you are tempted and you cannot pray, know that you have selfishness and vanity. The temptation remains until a person begins to despise himself. As soon as he realizes his indecency, help comes from the Lord and the temptation passes.
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