Hypocrisy is universally held to be the greatest pitfall in a spiritual path. This is a difficult ailment to self-diagnose. In the story of the monk (a hypocrit

Hypocrisy is universally held to be the greatest pitfall in a spiritual path. This is a difficult ailment to self-diagnose. In the story of the monk (a hypocrite) we note Buddha's admonishment (which again is universal afaik): better to embrace disbelief ("snake's mouth") than to be a hypocrite (a lustful "monk"). It is sound advice: if you detect any symptom of hypocrisy, run to the shelter of disbelief. You will fare better in the end. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ananias_and_Sapphira https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ananias_and_Sapphira