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