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The Holy Fathers write: “Seek order (order) in your passions and you will not find it.” Likewise, your letter is written in such confusion that it is difficult to understand how and where what passion and action comes from. Your passionate disposition comes from pride and confusion of your will and self-reflection, then the cure for this is the rejection of your will and reason, not only not to do what M. T. does not tell you, but even to reproach for a thought that comes in opposition to it, and not to agree with it; you are self-thinking, as if because you consider yourself a sinner, you cry; but on the contrary, these tears fill you and the demons curse at you. St. John Climacus wrote that “without true obedience, no one from the passionate will see the Lord”; show obedience not in words, but in deeds; from obedience comes humility; humility is victory for all. Although you don’t want to write with L..., write, force yourself with humility; The work is not great, but the monastery is also useful to you. May the Lord grant you to come to a true mind and humble yourself. Mnogohreshny I.M. You might be interested in: