It is good to have the intellectual powers that take man to the moon costing billions of dollars in fuel expenses and so on, but it is better to have the spiritual powers that raise man to God, his ultimate destination, with only a bit of fuel, a mere dried piece of bread.
Elder Paisios
CONTENTS
Biographical Note
Preface
Introductory Remarks From the Elder's Counsels
PART ONE
SIN AND THE DEVIL
CHAPTER ONE
It Is Fashionable to Sin
CHAPTER TWO
These Days the Devil Is Roaming Free
CHAPTER THREE
The Secular Spirit
CHAPTER FOUR
Injustice Is a Great Sin
CHAPTER FIVE
Bless and Do Not Curse
CHAPTER SIX
Sin Brings Calamities
PART TWO
MODERN CIVILIZATION
CHAPTER ONE
God's Wisdom and the Environment
CHAPTER TWO
In the Era of Comforts There Is so Much Discomfort
CHAPTER THREE
Simplify Your Life to Avoid Anxiety
CHAPTER FOUR
External Noise and Internal Peace
CHAPTER FIVE
Too Many Worries Will Distance Us From God
PART THREE
THE SPIRIT OF GOD AND THE SPIRIT OF THE WORLD
CHAPTER ONE
Secular Education and Knowledge
CHAPTER TWO
Rationalism in Our Times
CHAPTER THREE
The New Generation
CHAPTER FOUR
Impudence and Lack of Respect
CHAPTER FIVE
Internal Disorder and External Appearance
PART FOUR THE
CHURCH IN OUR TIMES
CHAPTER ONE
Education
CHAPTER TWO
The Clergy and the Church
CHAPTER THREE
Feasts and Holidays
CHAPTER FOUR
The Orthodox Tradition
INDEX
Scriptural Index
General Index
