Episode 12 -- Treatise on Peace of Soul c9.2 -- Great Obstacle to Peace of Soul - Attachment to Self
Lectio et Oratio - A podcast by Fr Michael Eades of the Toronto Oratory

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In chapter nine of this episode, we see that the main enemy of peace of soul is over reliance on self. St Peter is the great example of this. He promised Our Lord that he would die before denying Him. And yet, that very night, St Peter denied knowing Christ three times. The fundamental problem in the spiritual life is attachment to our own wills, attachment to self. Yes, we need to be detached from the things of this world. We cannot make anything of this world into our ultimate good. But whenever we love something too much, we love it for someone. That someone is ourselves!