Paris. Gr. 923, fol. 290r
Guide to Evagrius Ponticus
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Prak
pref.1
to you the
symbolic
habit
of the
Egyptian
monks
π
π
pref.1
nor
superfluous
that [the
habit
] is so
different
from
π
π
pref.8
The
habit
, then is
like
a
π
π
pref.9
so
concerning
the
holy
habit
and the
teaching
of
π
π
98
five
reasons
God
,
nature
,
habit
,
constraint
or
manual
work
π
π
Gn.
6
does not
make
a
habit
of
going
down among
π
π
26
this is
indeed
the
habit
of
heretics
and those
π
π
Ep fid
3
am
acquiring
a
lasting
habit
of
contemplation
. Such is
π
π
Exhortations to Monks
1.10
many
people
render
good
habit
[s]
muddy
, while
speaking
evil
π
π
habitation
KG
2.80
S2
because the
former
are
habitations
of
Knowers
, and the
π
π
Ep
57.4
to the
angels
a
habitation
βthe
Upper
Jerusalem
(just
π
π
habitual
Prak
41
coarsens
and
loses
its
habitual
vigilance
because of its
π
π
On Prayer
53
of
prayer
is a
habit
[ual
condition
]
free
from
π
π
habitually
Prak
61
Its own
domestic
troubles
habitually
make
it
turn
back
π
π
hades
Skemmata
31
Hades
is a
lightless
region
π
π
hair
KG
5.45
S2
signified
by the
word
hair
; when he will be
π
π
hallow
Ep fid
8
every
reasonable
creature
is
hallowed
in
proportion
to its
π
π
On Prayer
59
call
upon him
saying
,
Hallowed
be your
name
, your
π
π
hallucination
KG
4.60
S2
my
words
, who in
hallucinations
of
dreams
are
terrified
π
π
hand (n.)
Prak
pref.3
The
nakedness
of their
hands
manifests
the
absence
of
π
π
9
a
long
old
age
;
hands
powerless
to
work
;
hunger
π
π
46
to
lift
up our
hands
to his, because of
π
π
KG
1.87
S1
God
; on the other
hand
,
everything
that was
created
π
π
2.12
S2
The
right
hand
of the
Lord
is
π
π
2.12
S2
Lord
is also
called
hand
, but his
hand
is
π
π
2.12
S2
called
hand
, but his
hand
is not also
referred
π
π
2.12
S2
as
right
. And his
hand
receives
increase
and
diminution
π
π
5.33
S2
wretch
, on the other
hand
, is
ashamed
to
beg
π
π
Ad virg.
4.1
the
Book
in your
hands
,
π
π
Ep fid
7
Unity
on the other
hand
signify
the
nature
which
π
π
19
that, on the other
hand
, those who are
waging
π
π
35
He
named
the
right
hand
of the
Father
? For
π
π
35
Father
? For βthe
right
hand
of the
Lord
bringeth
π
π
35
pass
;β and βthy
right
hand
, O
Lord
, hath
dashed
π
π
On Prayer
pref.2
came into
existence
through
hands
,
ink
, and
paper
;
rather
π
π
106
holy
one
]
raised
his
hands
, [the
evil
one
]
changed
π
π
106
holy
one
]
lowered
his
hands
.
However
he did not
π
π
109
did not
lower
his
hands
until he had
completed
π
π
hand (v.)
Prak
13
hopes
Sometimes
it also
hands
over to the
demon
π
π
hang
On Prayer
128
have an
obstructing
cloud
[
hanging
] over you at the
π
π
haply
Ep fid
20
door
of
knowledge
, if
haply
I may
wake
the
π
π
happen
Prak
head_5
Concerning
Things
That
Happen
during
Sleep
π
π
KG
1.79
S2
aside
of
vice
, which
happens
through
divine
grace
and
π
π
3.59
S2
parts
that
vices
later
happen
to us. And if
π
π
5.18
S2
are
necessary
. And that
happens
among the
composite
[
natures
π
π
5.61
S1
is not how it
happens
also in the
contemplation
π
π
5.61
S2
this is not what
happens
in
regard
to the
π
π
6.58
S2
But
whether
that will
happen
at the
end
(by
π
π
6.82
S2
the
statue
, if he
happened
to have
made
a
π
π
Skemmata
22
the
imageless
state
. This
happens
to it at the
π
π
23
contemplation
. And this will
happen
when the
light
has
π
π
Ep fid
28
all the
things
which
happen
to us to our
π
π
On Prayer
108
brothers
interpreting
what had
happened
.
π
π
133
and] why this has
happened
,
lest
you
fall
prey
π
π
Apophthegmata
1
weakening
.
Remember
also what
happens
in
hell
and
think
π
π
harbor
Assorted Chapters
9
The
temperate
heart
βa
harbor
of
contemplative
insights
.
π
π
hard
Prak
34
The
immaterial
battle
is
harder
than the
material
battle
π
π
48
inner
war
is
proportionately
harder
than that which
arises
π
π
48
is
easily
moved
, and
hard
to
hold
when it
π
π
KG
6.41
S2
the
soul
and
renders
hard
the
thumikon
(
irascible
).
π
π
Monks
132.1
providence
are
dark
, and
hard
for the
nous
are
π
π
Ep fid
38
nor
touch
,
soft
and
hard
,
hot
and
cold
. Nor
π
π
On Prayer
29
other
times
, even after
hard
work
you not
achieve
π
π
Instr
3
current
of a
river
hard
to
lay
hold
of
π
π
hardly
Prak
66
drawn
near
to
knowledge
,
hardly
if at all
perceives
π
π
harm
Prak
77
preserve
us from being
harmed
.
π
π
Skemmata
45
tempting
-]
thoughts
, some
cause
harm
over
time
, others by
π
π
45
by
assent
. The
latter
[
harm
] by the
committing
of
π
π
45
sin
. Those that only [
harm
] over
time
are
natural
π
π
45
natural
. And those that [
harm
] both over
time
and
π
π
Ad virg.
9.3
Indeed
, this will
cause
harm
to your
body
π
π
On Prayer
109
was not at all
harmed
-
loving
God
more than
π
π
137
someone
you [may] be
harmed
by another; this [may
π
π
harmful
Prak
15
is
temporary
is more
harmful
and not
beneficial
.
π
π
Apophthegmata
1
least
flee
wrong
and
harmful
thoughts
.'
π
π
harmoniously
Prak
89
of
Understanding
: to
direct
harmoniously
all
things
which
help
π
π
harmony
Prak
89
a
certain
symphony
and
harmony
among the [
different
]
parts
π
π
KG
5.51
S2
Creator
according to the
harmony
of
beings
- it is
π
π
Ep fid
4
but to
mar
the
harmony
of the
truth
by
π
π
On Prayer
31
is not in
full
harmony
with the
will
of
π
π
harp
KG
6.48
S2
The
harp
is the
pure
nous
π
π
harvest
On Prayer
49
keep
guard
over your
harvest
.
Indeed
from the
beginning
π
π
hasten
KG
3.56
S2
savors
the
fruits
, by
hastening
every
moment
towards
βthe
π
π
hate
Prak
12
Then it
makes
him
hate
the
place
and his
π
π
Gn.
28
in
part
. [5]
Indeed
, he
hates
the
evil
which is
π
π
KG
1.84
S2
luxury
, and
love
and
hate
normally
occur
to
thumos
π
π
3.87
S2
he who has not
hated
anything
of [the]
first
π
π
Monks
42.2
of
love
; while who
hates
his
brother
will
fall
π
π
Sent alph II
24
from the
self-love
that
hates
everything
!
π
π
Assorted Chapters
12
an
inn
of
thieves
β
hates
the
sound
of
knowledge
π
π
On Prayer
128
to
pray
in
spirit
,
hate
no
one
, then you
π
π
hatred
Prak
12
too to
increase
his
hatred
[5] It
makes
him
desire
π
π
20
Anger
and
hatred
increase
indignation
:
merciful
compassion
π
π
76
attendants
of
anger
and
hatred
. The
former
approach
to
π
π
100
of
evil
and [from]
hatred
:
priests
are
next
after
π
π
Gn.
10
be
free
from
anger
,
hatred
,
sadness
,
bodily
suffering
and
π
π
32
to be
free
from
hatred
and
memory
of
evil
π
π
KG
1.84
S1
thumos
go
love
and
hatred
That which is
first
π
π
Monks
8.2
into
solitude
]
accompanied
by
hatred
agitates
it.
π
π
9.2
than
solitary
,
accompanied
by
hatred
, in
inaccessible
caves
.
π
π
16.2
so
hatred
makes
merry
in
wealth
π
π
Exhortations to Monks
1.4
sorrow
is
silenced
by
hatred
of
pleasures
π
π
haughty
On Prayer
7
no
account
be
inwardly
haughty
, as if you were
π
π
haven
Prak
91
more
quickly
into the
haven
of
passionlessness
by a
π
π
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