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1. Sleep to meet needs And regarding sleep, it is better for you to act this way: when you no longer have the strength, lie down and fall asleep, not to please the flesh, but to satisfy the need, so that later you can act more cheerfully (1, p. 7). 2. The consciousness of the omnipresence of God drives away sleep God is everywhere. If you are vividly aware of this, then there will be no place for sleep, just as it cannot be: “The king stands before our eyes (1, p. 10). 3. Sleep is driven away when the Jesus Prayer penetrates the heart It is written in the books that when the Jesus Prayer gains strength and penetrates the heart, then it gives vigor and drives away sleep. Try this recipe (1, pp. 9–10). And that the one who saw this dream was accepted into the house of God is obvious. If he had not been accepted, the servants would have driven him away from the gate. And so the mercy of God meets you and embraces you. Please stand complacently in the truth and, following its instructions, stretch forward... What the Mother of God told you is the height of consolation and inspiration. She is the Mother of us all, Christians. And just as we are all dear to the Lord, who died for us, so are we to Her. Replay these comforting messages from above in your mind more often (1, p. 152). 5. Dream about the Right Reverend Ignatius (Brianchaninov) Dream about the Reverend Ignatius - sophisticated. What the Reverend pleased God, there is no doubt about it. But is this dream from God? The evil one can take root here. It is especially doubtful that he advises reading his own works, but there are lies in them. The spiritualists used a letter from him. And this is not good. Spiritualists have demons at work. It is not for nothing that they recommend these writings (2, p. 54). Your dream! I assume the posture of Psomisophanich and interpret. Bees are good thoughts... Boys are devils trying to disperse them. Guard - attention. Just wagging your finger is not enough. It is necessary to intimidate more strictly, by invoking the name of the Lord (3, p. 41). 7. The saint’s response to the addressee’s wonderful dream Your sleep is definitely very good. It was your Guardian Angel who said something. I just don’t know how he got the idea to take my image? After all, they see not the outside, but the inside (3, p. 85). In your Lenten letter you ask: can dreams be trusted? It’s better not to believe, because even in reality the enemy brings a lot of trifles to mind, but in a dream it’s even more convenient for him. If any dreams come true, then after they come true, thank the Lord for his mercy. And give thanks for pleasant and edifying dreams. Quickly cleanse your soul and memory from seductive dreams upon awakening. The best way to do this is prayer and bringing to memory good events, especially from gospel history. Then put a stronger impression on these events in your head and don’t take your mental eyes off them. Keep your full attention on them. Bad thoughts will immediately begin to weaken and go away (3, p. 116). 9. Blessed dreams and suggestions should be considered a compulsion to improve Your dreams and invisible suggestions that resonate in your heart are all of good origin and mean one thing: that your path is good and will lead to a good end, if you do not stray from it and, without sparing yourself, continue it all in the same order. So that you do not become lazy, do not encroach on benefits, thinking in self-delusion that you have already come a long way and have risen high, the merciful Lord will encourage you, as if saying: “Don’t look at yourself, look at your feet and don’t yawn around, but keep going and going, as if you haven’t started, for the path is still long...” So always understand these suggestions that they are not a reward for the past, but the compulsion to rush forward and forward. What each dream and each suggestion means in parts is difficult to unravel and is not necessary... What is needed is the general, but it is visible... and the fact that the outcome is always good, everything falls off the soul, and it is introduced into another detached area (3, p. 234). 10. Dreams and the danger that arises from them for the ascetic Dreams!! – Do they really occupy you and stay in your head? Revelation or what? Wasteland - dreams. And make sure that the enemy doesn’t manage to deceive you somehow through them. He will show you plausible dreams, and then begin to trumpet in your ears: “God has sent you a notice for your labors,” and so on. One, two, three - you see, the soul will bend to this side. But if she believes, even by an inch, that this is from God, she will immediately feel better, feel better about herself—secret thoughts, appropriate for all humility. The enemy only has time to get this into his soul, and then everything will go smoothly for him. So take a closer look. If there was something like that, then there is something of the enemy here. For the sake of the Lord, humble yourself in every possible way. You especially need to take care to take root of this feeling. Your fasting and prayer rule have the appearance of a peculiarity. There is room for the enemy here. He’ll come up and start saying: “You’re a prayer book, you’re a faster, not like those sloths, eaters and drinkers,” etc. What is prayer in reality? God willing, there is, but if not, you won’t be able to gather your thoughts. What's the post? Absolute nothing. The evil one never eats himself. If you're not careful, you'll be in trouble. Yes, look, he might not come in such a bright form! Just look at it. Look, if there is even a fleeting thought in your soul that your dreams were something special, then there will be trouble. Keep your ears sharp. You yourself know better. Stand before the Lord and, in the light of His face, define yourself. If there is anything, it must be erased to the roots, so that not a small trace remains (4, pp. 221–222). “I have nothing to say about dreams. Historically, it has been confirmed that there are dreams from God, some from one’s own, and some from the enemy. How to find out is beyond your imagination. Peephole peephole. The only thing we can say decisively is that dreams that are contrary to Orthodox Christianity must be rejected. Also: there is no sin in not following dreams when you lack confidence. God's dreams, which must be fulfilled, were sent repeatedly (7, p. 178). The dream of your deceased daughter is very gratifying. You see that she feels good. Why mourn? After such notice, even minor sorrow is a sin, and not just major one. Please rejoice and thank God in every possible way for taking your daughter to Himself early (8, p. 44). Your dream is very comforting. He shows you thrones, with the meaning and virtues for which they are given. The fact that this is shown to you makes it clear that these thrones are intended for you if you succeed in those virtues. If you did not have the germ of these virtues, this would not have been shown to you. It is shown that you bring those virtues of which the embryo is to perfection (8, p. 88). The one who appeared to you in a dream was your Guardian Angel. Seeing in this the mercy of God towards you, I do not dare to be unmerciful myself. I am sending with this mail a book of sermons about repentance and correction of life. Is it not good for you (8, p. 170)? Dreams. The cross crumbled... This is an indication that you have no patience... Practice patience, and the cross will be built in you again... I can’t understand your dream. But no indication of the formidable is visible. It is clear that the saint is not against you when he allowed himself to be kissed... Has your faith and his greatness diminished (6, p. 198)?! I reminded you of the funeral in connection with your dream, which prophesied my death in early August. But, by the grace of God, the first days have already passed, and death has forgotten about its threats. That's right, this does not apply to this year. However, everything is in the hands of God. Command - and the end of life (8, p. 35)! Your dreams are very comforting. They mean that the Lord is watching over you and is working to drive the enemy away from you. What was not missed further means either the degree that someone is awarded, for not everyone is the same. Or is it given to see this as an incentive that one should not stop halfway, but should seek and seek, or, like the apostle, drive everything forward. And it is obvious that the one who saw this dream was accepted into the house of God. If he had not been accepted, the servants would have driven him away from the gate. So, God's mercy meets you and embraces you. Please stand complacently in the truth and, following its direction, stretch forward. God bless you. What the Mother of God told you is the height of consolation and inspiration! She is the Mother of us all, Christians. And just as we are all dear to the Lord, who died for us, so are we to Her. Replay these comforting messages from above in your mind more often (8, p. 221). 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