Spiritual Guidance and Virtuousness PDF

## According to Abbot Pambo, what should one do to avoid overconfidence in one's virtuousness? ** Have no confidence in your own virtuousness ** Boast about your virtuous deeds ** Rely solely on your own abilities ** Seek validation from others ** Ignore the advice of elders ## What advice did Abbo...

## According to Abbot Pambo, what should one do to avoid overconfidence in one's virtuousness? ** Have no confidence in your own virtuousness ** Boast about your virtuous deeds ** Rely solely on your own abilities ** Seek validation from others ** Ignore the advice of elders ## What advice did Abbot Anthony give to Abbot Pambo regarding worrying about past actions? ** Do not worry about a thing once it has been done ** Obsess over past mistakes ** Blame others for your actions ** Repeat past actions without reflection ** Seek forgiveness from others ## According to Abbot Joseph of Thebes, who are the three kinds of men who find honour in the sight of God? ** Those who accept illness and temptation with thanksgiving ** Those who seek to please only men ** Those who disobey spiritual fathers ** Those who are ungrateful for their blessings ** Those who act deceitfully in the sight of God ## What is the second kind of man who finds honour in the sight of God, according to Abbot Joseph of Thebes? ** Those who do all their works clean in the sight of God ** Those who seek validation from others ** Those who act deceitfully to please men ** Those who ignore the teachings of spiritual fathers ** Those who are ungrateful for their blessings ## According to Abbot Joseph of Thebes, what should one do to sit in subjection to the command of a spiritual father and renounce all their own desires? ** Accept the authority of a spiritual father ** Rebel against spiritual guidance ** Follow personal desires above all else ** Disregard the teachings of spiritual elders ** Seek validation from peers