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 18
1Our Arrival at Diolcos and Our Welcome from Abbot Piamun2Learning by the Example of the Elders3The Young Should Not Debate the Elders’ Orders4The Three Kinds of Monks in Egypt5How the Coenobites Began6How the Anchorites Began7Where the Sarabaites Came From, and How They Live8A Fourth Kind of Monk9Is a Coenobium Different from a Monastery?10The Difference Between a Coenobium and a Monastery11True Humility, and How Abbot Serapion Exposed a False One12How Can True Patience Be Gained?13Patience Comes from Humility14The Patience of a Devout Woman15The Patience of Abbot Paphnutius16The Perfection of Patience