This book, a work of one of the greatest saints of the ancient Church, is considered the diamond of patristic literature. It is the best guide for monks, but also for every zealous believer, in the stage of virtues. That is why it has been and continues to be a delight for countless Orthodox souls to this day. Reading it yields heavenly profit.
In a new exemplary edition, adorned with archetypes of Byzantine hagiography.
Translation into modern Greek by Archimandrite Jeremiah of Sinai.

Contents
On the violent renunciation of the vain life 13
On dispassion, that is, sorrow for the world 20
On exile, in which also about dreams 23
On blessed and ever-memorable obedience 28
On mindful and vivid repentance 51
On the memory of death 59
On joyful mourning 62
On angerlessness and meekness 70
On resentment 74
On slander 76
On talkativeness and silence 78
On falsehood 79
On despondency 80
On the all-devouring mistress, the evil belly 82
On incorruptibility in corruptible things from labors and sweat, virginity, and chastity 86
On avarice, in which also about almsgiving 98
On insensitivity, that is, the deadening of the soul 100
On psalmody in company 101
On bodily vigilance, and the difference of vigils 102
On cowardice 104
On vainglory 105
On pride 109
On impure thoughts of blasphemy 112
On meekness, simplicity, and guilelessness 114
On the destruction of passions by the highest humility 116
On the discernment of thoughts, passions, and virtues 124
On clear discernment, in which also a summary of the aforementioned 137
On the sacred quietude of body and soul 149
On the difference and discernment of quietudes 152
On the sacred and mother of virtues, prayer 155
On the earthly heaven of godlike dispassion and perfection 165
On the bond of the virtuous Trinity in the virtues of faith, hope, and love 167
To the Shepherd 171