The charm of St. The Fathers call lies accepted and internalized under the guise of truth. If this occurs in the thinking part of a person, it is called the prelest of the mind, or otherwise “opinion.” A person in this state believes about himself, his mind and about a specific thought, idea or interpretation that they are true, undoubtedly correct and pleasing to God. At the same time, he can be perfectly erudite, know all Scripture by heart and have encyclopedic knowledge in all areas of knowledge. Source: Contents: Rev. Gregory of Sinaite 3 ABOUT DELICITY 3 Bishop Ignatius (Brianchaninov) 8 ABOUT DELICITY 8 Hegumen Abraham (Reidman) 13 ABOUT DELICITY 13 Priest Igor Savva 61 TWO TYPES OF OBEDIENCE 61 Nikolai Kremin 65 NOTES ON OBEDIENCE TRUE AND FALSE 65 Archpriest Nikolai Balashov 84 DO SPIRITUAL CHILDREN WANT TO GROW UP? 84 Priest Artemy Vladimirov 99 ABOUT SPIRITUAL TEMPATIONS: NEWLY CONVERTED CHRISTIANS 99 Priest Andrey Dudchenko 111 ABOUT FANATISM, RELIGIOUS AND ORTHODOXY 111 “Fasted” to death 112 Several examples from history 114 Fanaticism and charm 117 Type of fanatic 118F natism and religiosity 120Fanaticism and Orthodoxy 122