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Glory to God, you are already in the holy monastery, under the protection of the Mother of God. May the Lord bless you to begin spiritual exploits, arming yourself for battle against the spirits of wickedness in high places; You are in the army of Christ: He, the Hero of God Himself, and the Chosen Commander, the Queen of Heaven, look at our exploits and strengthen those who are exhausted. But the Lord gave us His word, teaching us in our life, and admonished our God-inspired fathers, who walked the path of monastic life, to leave us with a teaching that, by passing through, we can defeat our enemies who fight with us, through our own passions. But no matter how intelligent and diligent one is, without a visible leader it is difficult to strive alone, and therefore the fathers established the order of obedience to elders and those experienced in spiritual life, so that, cutting off one’s will and reason, obeying the leaders in everything, one would come to the habit of virtues and acquire humility, which crushes all the power of the enemy, and destroys all its snares and snares. If at the present time, due to M.T.’s illness, it is impossible to relate to her, then you relate to M.A., and accept her advice, doing what she says, and do not form your own mind and do not listen to others who distract you from this path. As for the cell, you will have no need for this: God has prepared a dwelling for every bird and animal, then if He will take more care of His rational creation; seek first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all this will be added to you (Matthew 6:33). I am not surprised that you found boredom: this is inevitable for everyone who re-enters the monastery to work for the Lord: the enemy fights with various means, and brings boredom about relatives and friends; read about this from St. John Climacus step. 3. Mnogohreshny I. M. You might be interested in: