ELDER PAISIOS OF MOUNT ATHOS
SPIRITUAL COUNSELS
I
WITH PAIN AND LOVE
for Contemporary Man
CONTENTS
Biographical Note..............................................11
Preface......................................................... 13
Introductory Remarks to the Elder' s Counsels........... 25
PART ONE
SIN AND THE DEVIL
CHAPTER ONE
It is Fashionable to Sin.........................................45
CHAPTER TWO
These Days the Devil is Roaming Free....................... 53
CHAPTER THREE
The Secular Spirit...............................................72
CHAPTER FOUR
Injustice is a Great Sin.........................................90
CHAPTER FIVE
Bless and Do Not Curse........................................109
CHAPTER SIX
Sin Brings Calamities..........................................123
PART TWO
MODERN CIVILAZATION
CHAPTER ONE
God' s Wisdom and the Environment....................... 141
CHATER TWO
The Era of Many Comforts...................................158
CHAPTER THREE
Avoid Anxiety by Simplifying Your Life.....................174
CHAPTER FOUR
External Noise and Internal Tranquillity....................197
CHAPTER FIVE
Too Many Worries Distance Us From God..................212
PART THREE
THE SPIRIT OF GOD AND THE SPIRIT OF THE WORLD
CHAPTER ONE
Secular Education and Knowledge...........................229
CHAPTER TWO
Rationalism in Our Times................................... 252
CHAPTER THREE
The new Generation..........................................267
CHAPTER FOUR
Impudence and Disrespect...................................294
CHAPTER FIVE
Inner Disorder and External Appearance...................313
PART FOUR
THE CHURCH IN OUR TIMES
CHAPTER ONE
Education......................................................333
CHAPTER TWO
The Clergy and the Church.................................. 351
CHAPTER THREE
Holy Days and Holidays......................................380
CHAPTER FOUR
The Orthodox Tradition.....................................391
INDEX
Scriptural Index..............................................413
General Index............................................... 415
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