Ascetic Maturity (Limpidity)

PraxisRepentanceCompuntionMericfulnessCompassion Meekness
Labor:obedienceattentivnessforbearance endurancehumility
Prayer:mourningtearsconfession vigilancesilence
Fasting:restraintrenuciationchastitymortificationvirginity
Alms:kindnessofferingsacificegenerocity non-possession
Hospitality:listeninginvitationwarmthsheltercarefulness

This table is a matrix of ascetic life and attempts to describe the transformations associated with practices reflecting personal growth.

Using a categorical model of growth, allows more efficient self-examinations and a more effective approach to approaching ascetic practice

The theraputic nature of ascetic stands in positive relief against the passion that are exploited in slips and falls into sinfulness caused either by ignorance or demonic temptation.