Дела, делание, деятельность

Deeds, doing, activity. About doing and contemplation (page 1, p. 6; page 2, page 14; page 59, page 321). – What does physical and spiritual activity consist of? (fn. 2, pp. 12–13; fn. 80, pp. 392–393). – The one who seeks contemplation before doing anything experiences the wrath of God (f. 2, pp. 13–14; f. 55, p. 274). – Without doing good, it is impossible for the soul to accept the spirit of revelation (page 2, page 14). - Every business has its own order, and every kind of life has its time, and anyone who begins anything beyond his measure harms himself (f. 11, p. 51). – Deeds for God’s sake (page 14, p. 59). – What is the essence of the matter of truth? (fn. 25, p. 123). – All good deeds come from the Holy Spirit (page 27, page 127). – The reward is given (by God) not for doing, but for humility (fol. 34, p. 148). – Without humility, deeds are useless and even harmful (page 46, pp. 198–199). – According to the fundamental composition of a person - from soul and body - his spiritual life should consist of doing and contemplation, and the latter is preceded by the former (f. 55, p. 251). – Let us lead our hearts into well-being by deeds of repentance and a godly life - and the Lord Himself will come if the place in the heart is clean and undefiled (f. 55, p. 257; f. 2, pp. 13–14). – Through what deeds is a person granted spiritual mysteries? (fn. 55, p. 262). – Bodily work precedes mental work (fol. 56, p. 276; f. 85, p. 410). – Physical affairs without the sadness of the mind are the same as the inanimate body (page 89, p. 419). – What are deeds without mercy like? (fn. 89, p. 419). – Signs of correct heart activity (page 90, p. 429). 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