Spiritual Experiences (Odhner) n. 2081

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2081. This spirit, who thought himself able to do everything, they trust exceedingly, because they trust in themselves and think themselves alone to be wise, looking down on others. This is clear from the fact that they think ill of all other people, setting themselves above all the rest, but doing so in their inward thought. They are therefore like pests in the societies of good spirits, and can be tolerated least of all in societies of angels, in which everyone ought to cherish a heartfelt wish for another's enjoyment and its abundant increase. And one ought to consider oneself as less than others, setting oneself as the least, consequently envying no one.


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