835 (MIND/ LOGISMOS [THOUGHT]/ CARNAL MATTERS) Do not be deceived by your thoughts… Flee away immediately from any such carnal thought…, just as you would run away if you saw a poisonous serpent!
Do not even try to fight him; just leave! (MIND/ SOBRIETY) Be focused on what you do. Do not do something when your mind concentrates on something else. This creates distraction and fragmentation of the mind and is against sobriety. (MIND/ CHURCH SERVICES) As far as the mind and the senses are concerned, try not to be “absent”, but “present” (in mind), during the church services.

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