The Obscuring Force: How the Deceiver Clouds the Mind and Heart
The deceiver acts in such a way that he intentionally clouds a person's mind and heart, depriving them of the ability to see and aspire to the highest true spiritual values. According to a quote from file link txt, "The deceiver darkens a person's mind and heart so that they do not contemplate the heavenly, do not desire the heavenly: he hides in darkness the beauty of the heavenly world." This means that by introducing darkness and delusion into consciousness, the deceiver deprives a person of the vibrant desire for heavenly principles, diverting their attention from spiritual reality and deep, true values.This darkening of the intellectual and emotional states leads to a situation in which the person stops feeling the inner joy necessary for contemplating higher spiritual truths and begins to resemble a dimly lit world where misconceptions and doubt prevail. Consequently, their relationship with the eternal and the divine becomes distorted, as they inadvertently accept and perceive only what appears attractive, yet lacks genuine spiritual value.Supporting citation(s):"The deceiver darkens a person's mind and heart so that they do not contemplate the heavenly, do not desire the heavenly: he hides in darkness the beauty of the heavenly world." (source: link txt)Thus, the obscuring act of the deceiver transforms a person's natural aspiration for spiritual light into a state of inner despair, where truly exalted spiritual values remain unnoticed and inaccessible, giving way to delusions and illusions far removed from the truth.