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 2
1Abbot Moses Begins on Discernment2Antony on What Keeps a Monk Safe3Saul and Ahab Lacked Discernment4What Scripture Says of Discernment5The Death of the Elder Heron6The Two Brothers Who Took No Food7The Monk Told to Sacrifice His Son8The Monk of Mesopotamia Who Turned to Judaism9Germanus Asks How Discernment Is Gained10True Discernment Comes Through Humility11Abbot Serapion on Thoughts Brought to Light12Why We Were Ashamed to Reveal Our Thoughts13Setting Shame Aside, and the Danger of One Without Contrition14The Call of Samuel15The Call of the Apostle Paul16How to Seek Discernment17On Excessive Fasts and Vigils18A Question on the Right Measure of Abstinence19The Best Plan for Our Daily Food20An Objection: Two Biscuits Are Too Easy21The Worth of a Well-Tested Abstinence22The Usual Limit of Abstinence and of Eating23How an Excess of Seminal Fluid Is Checked24The Difficulty of Eating Evenly, and Brother Benjamin’s Gluttony25How Can We Always Keep the Same Measure?26How Not to Exceed the Proper Measure of Food