Chapter 72: The good spirit which should inspire monastic life

But equally there is a good spirit which frees us from evil ways and brings us closer to God and eternal life. (From para. 1 of Ch. 72 of Saint Benedict's Rule, trans. by Patrick Barry, OSB, 1997.)

The experience of zealousness can mislead me. But if I'm willing I can tell the difference between compulsion and the "good spirit".  I know the good spirit by the quality of freedom and closeness to God it brings.