The Warfare of the Heart (Sayings of the Desert Fathers)

A brother said to an old man, “I do not know of any warfare in
my heart.” The old man said to him, “Then you are a building
open on all four sides. Whatever wishes to, goes in and out,
and you do not notice. If you had windows and a door, and
shut them so as to bar certain thoughts, you would soon
realize how many there are outside, waiting to slip in and
attack you.”



Peace Forever,
Firacub.