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Conversation. Conversation with people interferes with fasting and prayer (f. 8, p. 44). – How to talk with others? (sn. 9, p. 46). – How to talk to women? (sn. 9, pp. 46–47). – You cannot be sure of the mental health of someone who engages in conversation (fol. 38, p. 162). – Conversations with people hinder self-knowledge (page 42, pp. 179–180). – How harmful are seeing people and talking with them to the silent? (fn. 69, p. 355). – From conversations, especially vain ones, there is confusion and darkening of the soul (page 85, pp. 408–409, 410). – A conversation with spiritual brothers can be useful if the conversation with God is not lost (fol. 85, p. 410). 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