John Cassian brought the teaching of the Egyptian monks to the West: the twelve books of the Institutes on the monk's life and the eight principal faults, the twenty-four Conferences with the Abbots of Egypt, and his seven books On the Incarnation against Nestorius. Modern English from the Post-Nicene Fathers translation.
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Contents
The Conferences, Conference 1
1We Seek Out Abbot Moses in Scete2The Monk’s Goal and End3Our Answer4Purity of Heart, the Immediate Goal5Aiming at the Mark6Giving Up the World Without Love7Seeking Peace of Mind8Martha and Mary9Will Good Works Be Taken Away?10The Reward Remains, the Work Ends11Love Never Ends12Can the Mind Always Cling to God?13The Kingdom of God and the Kingdom of the Devil14The Soul Lives On15The Ways of Contemplating God16Can the Mind Be Free of Stray Thoughts?17What the Mind Can Do with Its Thoughts18The Soul and the Mill19The Three Sources of Our Thoughts20Testing Thoughts Like a Good Money-Changer21How Abbot John Was Deceived by a Fast22The Four Tests of Discernment23Moses Breaks Off for the Night