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Feats. During times of relaxation and laziness, you should remember your previous zeal in exploits (page 2, p. 9). – One must surrender oneself to die in exploits, and not live in negligence (fol. 5, p. 26). – If a person abandons the exploits and labors of cultivating the land of his heart, then he will inevitably have to reap the thorns of passions (f. 19, pp. 78–79). – How does a person become accustomed to heroic deeds? (fn. 21, pp. 85–86). – A person cannot perform exploits and virtues without God’s help (f. 21, pp. 106–107). – When is a person worthy of God’s help? (fn. 36, pp. 153–154). – The will of the Spirit is for His beloved to remain in labor (f. 36, p. 155). – One must strive to the end (fol. 38, p. 162.). – It is better to die in a feat than to live in a fall (page 50, p. 224). – Bodily labor without purity of mind does not bring any benefit, and why? (fn. 58, pp. 307–308). – What is the benefit of bodily labor and teaching in Holy Scripture? (fn. 58, p. 314). – Various exploits of ascetics (page 58, pp. 319–320). – The Lord allows the devil to overcome those who entered into the feat with doubt and coldness (fol. 60, p. 323). – Those who courageously enter into the feat are protected from the devil by Divine power (fol. 60, p. 325). – At every time of heroic deed one must remember the first zeal with which a person entered into battle (page 60, p. 327). – Prayers of humble ascetics (page 60, page 331). – The lazy retreat from exploits, but true ascetics complete them to the end (page 60, p. 332). – There is no price for moderate and difficult work, and why? (fn. 71, p. 366; fn. 85, p. 410). – You need to endure the labor of heroism, and for what? (fn. 71, p. 367). – The prudent do not conceive great feats, but with small labors: they avert great struggles (f. 75, pp. 378, 380). – Reckless people, not wanting to endure torment in feat, prefer the bed of the earthly kingdom (fol. 75, p. 380). – Whoever wants to draw closer to God with his heart must first show Him his love through physical labors and exploits (page 85, p. 408). – Heartfelt sadness about weakness and powerlessness for bodily affairs replaces these, and bodily affairs without sadness of the mind are the same as an inanimate body (page 89, p. 419). -Useful advice for those who cannot fully perform spiritual deeds and exploits (page 89, pp. 424–425). This index is based on the index appended to the works of St. Isaac the Syrian, published by Optina Pustyn in 1854. * “Ascetic words.” Reprint. Sergiev Posad. 1911. M.: “Rule of Faith”, 1998