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The temptations of monastic life are different from those of the outside world, but they are just as present and exigent. The weak disposition which yields to the one may just as easily yield to the other. The constant inner battle against oneself can only change its form, not its necessity.

-- Notebooks Category 3: Relax and Retreat > Chapter 4 : Retreat Centres > # 180