Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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In this recording, Archimandrite Athanasios Mytilinaios (1927–2006) answers the question: "Is spiritual pride ultimately the most dangerous spiritual delusion for mankind?" Elder Athanasios warns against the Pharisaical delusion of believing we have spiritually "arrived" simply because we attend church, listen to sermons, and receive the Sacraments. Instead, he reminds us that uprooting egotism and acquiring true humility is a difficult, lifelong struggle that requires our constant effort.

Romanian translation by Elena Dinu
Audio source: “Answers to questions", no. 211 (in Greek), https://arnion.gr/index.php/diafora-uemata/pantiseis-pori-n

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