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Isaiah the Solitary: On Guarding the Intellect: Twenty- Seven Texts

Evagrios the Solitary: Outline Teaching on Asceticism and Stillness in the Solitary Life

Evagrios the Solitary: Texts on Discrimination in Respect of Passions and Thoughts

Evagrios the Solitary: Extracts from the Texts on Watchfulness

Evagrios the Solitary: On Prayer: One Hundred and Fifty-Three Texts

St. John Cassian: On the Eight Vices

John Cassian: On the Holy Fathers of Sketis and Discrimination

Mark the Ascetic: On the Spiritual Law: Two Hundred Texts

Mark the Ascetic: On Those Who Think They are Made Righteous by Works: Two Hundred and Twenty- Six Texts

Mark the Ascetic: Letter to Nicholas the Solitary

St. Hesychios the Priest: On Watchfulness and Holiness

St. Neilos the Ascetic: The Ascetic Discourse

Diadochos of Pontiki: Definitions

Diadochos of Pontiki: On Spiritual Knowledge and Discrimination: One Hundred Texts

John of Karpathos: For the Encouragement of Monks in India Who Had Written Him: One Hundred Texts

John of Karpathos: Ascetic Discourse Sent at the Request of the Same Monks in India

Anthony the Great: On the Character of Men and on the Virtuous Life: One Hundred and Seventy Texts

Theodoros the Great Ascetic: A Century of Spiritual Texts

Theodoros the Great Ascetic: Theoretikon

St Maximos the Confessor: Four Hundred Texts on Love

Maximus the Confessor: Two Hundred Texts on Theology and the Incarnate Dispensation of the Son of God

Maximus the Confessor: Various Texts on Theology, the Divine Economy, and Virtue and Vice

Maximus Confessor: On the Lord's Prayer: A Short Interpretation Addressed to a Devout Christian

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Thalassios the Libyan: On Love, Self-control and Life in Accordance with the Intellect

John of Damaskos: On the Virtues and the Vices

Abba Philimon: A Discourse on Abba Philimon

Theognostos: On the Practice of the Virtues, Contemplation and the Priesthood

Philotheos of Sinai: Forty Texts on Watchfulness

Ilias the Presbyter: A Gnomic Anthology

Theophanis the Monk: The Ladder of Divine Graces

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St Peter of Damaskos: Book I: A Treasury of Divine Knowledge

St Symeon Metaphrastis: Paraphrase of the Homilies of St Makarios of Egypt: I: Spiritual Perfection

St Symeon Metaphrastis: Paraphrase of the Homilies of St Makarios of Egypt: II: Prayer

St Symeon Metaphrastis: Paraphrase of the Homilies of St Makarios of Egypt: III: Patient Endurance and Discrimination

St Symeon Metaphrastis: Paraphrase of the Homilies of St Makarios of Egypt: IV: The Raising of the Intellect

St Symeon Metaphrastis: Paraphrase of the Homilies of St Makarios of Egypt: V: Love

St Symeon Metaphrastis: Paraphrase of the Homilies of St Makarios of Egypt: VI: The Freedom of the Intellect

Symeon the New Theologian: On Faith

Symeon the New Theologian: One Hundred and Fifty-Three Practical and Theological Texts

Symeon the New Theologian: The Three Methods of Prayer

Nikitas Stithatos: On the Practice of the Virtues: One Hundred Texts

Nikitas Stithatos: On the Inner Nature of Things and the Purification of the Intellect: One Hundred Texts

Nikitas Stithatos: On Spiritual Knowledge, Love and the Perfection of Living: One Hundred Texts

Theoliptos, Metropolitan of Philadelphia: On Inner Work in Christ And the Monastic Profession

Theoliptos, Metropolitan of Philadelphia: Texts

Nikiphoros the Monk: On Watchfulness and the Guarding of the Heart

Nikiphoros the Monk: From the Life of Our Holy Father Antony

St Gregory of Sinai: On Commandments and Doctrines, Warnings and Promises; On Thoughts, Passions and Virtues, and Also on Stillness and Prayer: One Hundred and Thirty-Seven Texts

Gregory of Sinai: Further Texts

St Gregory of Sinai On the Signs of Grace and Delusion, Written for the Confessor Longinos: Ten Texts

Gregory of Sinai: Fifteen Texts

St Gregory of Sinai: On Prayer: Seven Texts

Gregory of Sinai: On Commandments and Doctrines, Warnings and Promises; On Thoughts, Passions, and Virtues, and Also on Stillness and Prayer: One Hundred and Thirty-Seven Texts

St Gregory of Sinai: Further Texts

Gregory of Sinai: On the Signs of Grace and Delusion, Written for the Confessor Longinos: Ten Texts

Gregory of Sinai: On Stillness: Fifteen Texts

Gregory of Sinai: On Prayer: Seven Texts

St Gregory Palamas: To the Most Reverend Nun Xenia

Gregory Palamas: A New Testament Decalogue

St Gregory Palamas: In Defense of Those who Devoutly Practice a Life of Stillness

St Gregory Palamas: Three Texts on Prayer and Purity of Heart

St Gregory Palamas: Topics of Natural and Theological Science and on the Moral and Ascetic Life: One Hundred and Fifty Texts

Gregory Palamas: The Declaration of the Holy Mountain in Defense of Those Who Devoutly Practice A Life of Stillness



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