When the mind, taking refuge in Christ and calling upon Him, stands firm and repels its unseen enemies, like a wild beast facing a pack of hounds from a good position of defence, then it inwardly anticipates their inner ambuscades (ambushes) well in advance. Through continually invoking Jesus the peacemaker against them, it remains invulnerable.
St Hesychios the Priest, On Watchfulness and Holiness, Vol. 1 pg. 162 & 163
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