Passage 48

In English

Attachment causes animal qualities

To keep demonic and animal tendencies at bay we must limit attachment and pride. More attachment means more animal qualities. What is animal nature? The loss of discrimination. Even mistakes are perceived as good deeds when one is blinded by attachment. This was the case with . He knew that ’s actions were sins. But his fatherly attachment repeatedly forgave those sins. As a result, his entire family perished.