We must always keep our minds calm so that the intellect can distinguish the thoughts that passthrough it and the good ones sent by God, store them in the treasuries of memory, while rejecting the bad and demonic ones.
When the sea is calm, fishermen can see what is moving on the seabed, and almost nothing escapes their notice regarding the fish’s movements. But when it is disturbed by the winds, it hides what it reveals in calm weather due to the disturbance; and then we see that the fishermen’s art is powerless. The same happens when we engage in divine theories through praying, especially when the depth of the soul is disturbed by unjust anger.
When the sea is calm, fishermen can see what is moving on the seabed, and almost nothing escapes their notice regarding the fish’s movements. But when it is disturbed by the winds, it hides what it reveals in calm weather due to the disturbance; and then we see that the fishermen’s art is powerless. The same happens when we engage in divine theories through praying, especially when the depth of the soul is disturbed by unjust anger.
Saint Diadochos of Fotiki
