Volume I. With Pain and Love about Modern Man
Elder Paisios of the Holy Mountain
Words. Volume I.
With pain and love for modern man
© Translated from Greek by Hieromonk Dorimedon
© Moscow. 2008
Content
Biographical note
Preface
Introduction (from the words of the elder)
How people suffer
Safety and security
The search for people
In our era, there are not enough living examples
It is easy to find the "sweet hill" and roll down it
God does not abandon us to our fate
Hard times are coming
Part One. On Sin and the Devil
Chapter One. About the fact that sin has become fashionable
People are convicted by conscience
By departing from God, a person experiences hellish torment
A person will be paid by the owner for whom he works
Chapter Two. About the fact that in our days the devil has gone wild in earnest
By our sin we give the devil rights over us
Confession deprives the devil of his rights over man
The devil does not approach the pure creation of God
Let's not start conversations with the Tangalash woman
The devil is powerless
The devil is stupid
Why does God allow the devil to tempt us?
The devil does not want to repent
From humility the devil crumbles to dust
Chapter Three. On the Worldly Spirit
The devil rules vanity
Preference should be given to the beauty of the soul
Worldly Wishes
Worldly joys are material joys
The Worldly Spirit in the Spiritual Life
The Worldly Spirit in Monasticism