Ego is and has always been the arch enemy of enlightenment. So when WIE set about creating an entire issue of the magazine (issue #17) dedicated to this perennial nemesis of truth and goodness, Craig Hamilton traveled to the spiritual seat of the Greek Orthodoxy in Mt. Athos, Greece. Once the home of an oracle to Apollo and as legend has it, blessed by the Virgin Mary herself (with John the Baptist—lost in a boat), the many monasteries and hermitages on Mt. Athos to this day fuel the fires of the austere, mystical branch of Orthodox Christianity.

Father Archimandrite Dionysios, who became a monk at the age of 17, is today the head of his own monastery and one the most revered elders in this ancient contemplative tradition. His deep personal experience, religious conviction, and scriptural knowledge of good and evil make him a perfect authority on the human struggle to transcend egotism, selfishness, and anything else that obstructs one's capacity to reflect the light of God.

Ancient meets future as young American journalist encounters revered monastic luminary in this hypnotically captivating discussion about the battle with ego.

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