Unseen Warfare: The Spiritual Combat and Path to Paradise of Lorenzo ScupoliSt Vladimir's Seminary Press, 1987 - 280 oldal Rich in references to the teaching of the saints and Fathers, this book combines the insights of West & East. A classic of Orthodox spirituality. |
Tartalomjegyzék
Introduction by Professor H A Hodges | 13 |
Foreword to the Russian Version 69 699 | 69 |
What is Christian perfection?Warfare | 77 |
On hope in God alone and on confidence in Him | 85 |
On reasons for our wrong judgment of things | 91 |
aim in all things both external and internalto | 94 |
War should be waged ceaselessly and courageously | 110 |
In what order should you fight your passions? | 116 |
How to learn to pray in this way | 206 |
On praying in ones own words | 210 |
On short prayers or short prayerful sighings to God | 212 |
On the Jesus Prayer | 214 |
Aids to success in gaining the habit of prayer | 218 |
The role of prayer in unseen warfare | 220 |
The most holy sacrament of the Eucharist | 225 |
How one should partake of the Holy Sacrament of the Eucharist or partake of Christ our Lord sacramentallyin the sacraments | 226 |
The same sensory objects we were speaking of | 134 |
On control of the tongue | 143 |
A warrior of Christ should use all means to avoid | 155 |
What to do when we are wounded in battle page | 157 |
On the wiles of the enemy against those who have | 164 |
How the enemy turns the virtues themselves | 170 |
Some indications useful in the work of overcoming | 176 |
Virtue should be practised constantly and with | 183 |
How long should one exercise oneself in each | 190 |
Warning against evil counsels of the devil in relation to good actions page | 195 |
Our severe judgment of others comes from a high opinion of ourselves and the instigation of the devil How to overcome this tendency | 197 |
On prayer | 200 |
What is mental or inner prayer and of what kinds can it be? | 205 |
How to kindle the love of God in oneself by entering into the sacrament of the Eucharist | 229 |
Communion of the spirit | 235 |
On giving thanks to God | 237 |
On surrender to the will of God | 239 |
On warmth of heart and on cooling and dryness of heart | 241 |
On guarding and examining conscience | 247 |
On preparation for battle with the enemies in the hour of death | 251 |
Third temptation in the hour of deathby | 255 |
It is essential that the soul remain secluded | 262 |
Do not seek pleasures and comforts but only God | 268 |
Every temptation is sent for our good | 274 |
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