Ignatius Bryanchaninov: "Amma Theodora berkata: Seorang bhikkhu terten...

"Amma Theodora berkata: Seorang bhikkhu tertentu, yang menderita banyak kesedihan, berkata kepada dirinya sendiri, "Tinggalkan tempat ini." Dengan kata-kata ini dia mulai memakai sandalnya, dan tiba-tiba dia melihat iblis dalam bentuk seorang pria yang duduk di sudut selnya. Iblis juga memakai sandalnya. Dia berkata kepada bhikkhu itu, "Apakah kamu pergi ke sini karena aku? Kalau begitu, ke mana pun kamu pergi, aku akan berada di sana sebelum kamu.""

--- Ignatius Bryanchaninov

Versi Bahasa Inggris

Amma Theodora said: A certain monk, afflicted by many sorrows, said to himself, "Leave this place." With these words he began to put his sandals on his feet, and suddenly he saw the devil in the form of a man sitting in the corner of his cell. The devil was also putting on his sandals. He said to the monk, "Are you leaving here because of me? Well then, wherever you go, I will be there before you."