John Climacus wrote a spiritual guide based on deep crying
If your self-help manual doesn't require copious amounts of weeping, you are doing it entirely wrong. This famous ascetic penned a massively influential guide detailing the steep steps required for spiritual perfection, and a huge portion of it simply revolves around mastering the art of sobbing uncontrollably. He firmly believed that absolute misery was the most efficient elevator to holiness.

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