Уныние

Dejection. Where does despondency come from? (fn. 30, p. 137; fn. 41, p. 173). – Despondency is sometimes allowed by God’s will, and what weapon is there against it? (fn. 41, p. 173). – What silent person cannot get rid of the spirit of despondency? (f. 42, pp. 177–178). -Neglect, despondency and sadness do not attack the ascetic with the attack of thoughts, but impose heaviness on the soul (f. 45, p. 191). – Immoderate activity is followed by despondency, and despondency is followed by ecstasy (fol. 71, p. 366). – A sign of despondency is cowardice, and the mother of both is neglect (of what is due) (page 75, p. 380). – Dejection, in which a person feels the depression of the soul, is a taste of Gehenna (fol. 79, p. 391). – The fruits of despondency and medicine against them (page 79, pp. 391–392). 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