Passions - diseases of the soul. Pride. Selected passages from the works of the holy fathers

A person suffering to pride, gradually acquires the character and temper of Satan. Some pride is manifested in a rough, causing form and can be easily detected, and in someone it is hidden so deeply that it is very difficult to see it. A part of sins born from this passion are not considered sins at all, and some of them are recognized as useful and people specially develop them in themselves.
If a person"s mind is struck by this deadly disease, he cannot see his sins: pride blinds the soul.
How to detect this "demonstration" demon and defeat it? This reader knows about this from the works of the Holy Fathers, placed at the beginning of the book, and from ordinary modern life examples located in the appendix.
Compiled by: Maslennikov S. M