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Not only do people differ from one another (Letter 157); indeed, even circumstances within one and the same person may differ from time to time (Letter 842). This is why “conscience” plays an important role in these letters. Conscience implies the integral knowledge of many aspects and factors that are interconnected and interdependent. It is a knowledge that is more intuitive than analytical, a knowledge that invites and involves the subconscious, the conscious and the supraconscious levels.

Letters from the Desert: A Selection of Questions and Responses (St. Vladimir’s Seminary Press Popular Patristics Series)