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Exaltation (Elevation) of the Precious Cross

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Vanity. He who with knowledge avoids vain glory, has felt in his soul the future age (f. 56, p. 277). – He who seeks glory from people cannot have humble thoughts (fol. 56, p. 280). – Vanity is a servant of fornication and a matter of pride (page 56, p. 280). – Why does vanity defile the heart? (fn. 56, p. 280). – You shouldn’t boast about your deeds, and why? (fn. 57, pp. 294–295). – The devil, through vanity, plants lustful thoughts in a person (f. 58, p. 313). – A monk, reveling in vanity, drinks his life (f. 85, p. 408). – Passions, already defeated, return to the vain soul (fol. 85, p. 408). – Godless philosophers, for the sake of empty glory, endured many different sorrows (fn. 91, p. 435). – (See Honor). This index is based on the index appended to the works of St. Isaac the Syrian, published by Optina Pustyn in 1854. * “Ascetic words.” Reprint. Sergiev Posad. 1911. M.: “Rule of Faith”, 1998
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