213. Исповедовать помыслы надо с сердечным сокрушением. Выслушивать исповедь нужно с молитвою. Чтобы избежать пристрастия, посерьезнее надо быть с духовными чадами

M. St. O. n. G.I.H.B.n. p.n. Sister in the Lord M. Magdalene! I wish you God's mercy and spiritual salvation. May the Lord calm you in your confusion. One should not understand passionate and sinful thoughts, but use the spiritual sword against them. I’m telling you this, too, but to reflect on passionate thoughts and analyze them only strengthens them. May the Lord protect everyone from addiction. You need to confess your thoughts with heartfelt contrition, with awareness of your sinfulness, with repentance, and you also need to listen to confession with prayer, then there will be no harm. There is no need for unnecessary conversations or detailed explanations. Try to have a holy hatred especially for those who cling to you very much, so that you push them away from you, so that they look only for spiritual, and not idle, pastime. Be more serious and rude with your spiritual children, so that they do not dare treat you as their equal, or confess their love. And we loved our spiritual fathers and elders, but we never dared to tell them about it. If they love, then let them pray to God and obey, and not be nice. Your advice is correct regarding addiction. Say so, so that they avoid that face and don’t think about him. When the sisters asked Mother about something, they shouldn’t tell you about it, but let them listen to Mother’s advice. Also, if they ask you about something, you shouldn’t tell Mother about it. May the Lord help you in your labors and make you wise. Always ask the Lord for help. I send my blessing to Evstoliya and Pasha. Let them humble themselves more. When there is a spiritual need, let them go and reveal their needs and accept instructions with faith. But you shouldn’t walk around doing nothing, just talking. Calling upon you peace and God’s blessing, I remain with the desire for salvation. You might be interested in: