(Atkinson, 1968). During the time of his studies, a religious sense of salvation surfaced and steadily vexed him. The vexation intensified at an incident where a thunderstorm raged while on a journey. The thought of eternal damnation seemed more real than ever. Desperate, he knelt and prayed to St. Anne for deliverance with the promise of him becoming a monk. He kept his promise after much inner conflict. In monastery life, he tormented himself in an extremely undesirable fashion in thirst of receiving God’s acceptance. He failed miserably, and was deluded that he angered God. Day by day, his doubts and anxieties sharpened, it was not cured. The same time, he found peace by studying and entirely trusting the Word of
(Atkinson, 1968). During the time of his studies, a religious sense of salvation surfaced and steadily vexed him. The vexation intensified at an incident where a thunderstorm raged while on a journey. The thought of eternal damnation seemed more real than ever. Desperate, he knelt and prayed to St. Anne for deliverance with the promise of him becoming a monk. He kept his promise after much inner conflict. In monastery life, he tormented himself in an extremely undesirable fashion in thirst of receiving God’s acceptance. He failed miserably, and was deluded that he angered God. Day by day, his doubts and anxieties sharpened, it was not cured. The same time, he found peace by studying and entirely trusting the Word of