Lebensbuch des Nil von Sora

Table of contents

Foreword by the translator

Editor’s introduction

Biography

From the Scithian Rule of Saint Nil of Sora (1433-1508)

Foreword

Introduction

1. The stages of passion and various spiritual defense methods  

On the different effects of the thoughts we struggle with

The inspiration or suggestion 

The affection or communication 

The consent or complication 

The captivity or captivity 

The passion or passion

2. Of the most important defense methods in the fight with thoughts and the gifts of grace that await the spiritual warrior

3. On the spiritual armor of the Christian

4. On the meaning and purpose of Christian life in general and the way of life of the monk in particular

5. The eight principal passions and the struggle with each of them

The Gluttony 

The temperance

From the meal

From food choice 

Of different physical constitution 

On the idea of fornication 

On greed

From anger 

From sadness 

Of melancholy and desolation 

Of ambition and vanity 

Of pride and arrogance

6. Prayer to God and invocation of His Holy Name

7. The commemoration of death and the Last Judgment

8. Of contrition and tears

9. On the Preservation of the Mind and the Heart

10. Turning away from external worries and turning to inner silence

11. On the correct observation of time and measure in relation to the various mental exercises

Closing words

Notes