| by Bishop Ignatius (Brianchaninov)
Translated from the Russian by Archimandrite Lazarus
With an Introduction by Archimandrite Kallistos (Ware)
“Those who carry out these instructions will enter into possession of spiritual riches. I offer this legacy as a gift to my beloved fathers and brothers, the monks of today. By spiritual goods or riches (which include all other goods) I mean monasticism[...]. [...]The teaching I offer is taken entirely from the sacred teaching of the holy Fathers of the Orthodox Church who were acquainted both theoretically and experimentally with the teaching of the Gospel which they had made their own. [...]Here I have indicated how we should use the writings of the ancients and adapt them to modern conditions, so as to avoid the sad plight of those who do not realize or notice the need for adaptation.”
—“Foreword”
INTRODUCTION by Archimandrite Kallistos
FOREWORD by Bishop Ignatius
PART I
COUNSELS FOR THE SPIRITUAL LIFE OF MONKS
1. On the Study of the Commandments of the Gospel and on the Life according to the Commandments of the Gospel
2. People will be Judged at God’s Judgment according to the Commandments of the Gospel
3. The Monastic Life is Life according to the Commandments of the Gospel
4. On the Precariousness of the Monastic Life when it is Not Based on the Commandments of the Gsopel
5. On Guarding Oneself from Occasions of Sin or Temptations
6. God-Pleasing Life in Human Society must Precede God-Pleasing Life in Silence and Solitude
7. On Guarding Oneself from the Good that is Proper to Fallen Human Nature
8. Concerning the Enmity and Conflict between Fallen Nature and the Commandments of the Gospel
9. On Reading the Gospel and the Writings of the Fathers
10. On Discretion in Reading the Patristic Books on the Monastic Life
11. On the Solitary Life
12. Concerning Life in Obedience to an Elder
13. Concerning Life under Spiritual Direction
14. The Aim of the Monastic Life consists in Studying the Will of God, in Making it One’s Own, and Obeying it
15. Love for our Neighbour is a Means of Attaining to Love for God
16. Humility in our Dealings with our Neighbour is a Means of Attaining to Love for our Neighbour
17. On Prayer
18. On Preparation for Prayer
19. On Attention at Prayer
20. On the Cell Rule
21. Concerning Bows
22. On Adapting the Cell Rule to the Monastic Rule
23. On the Jesus Prayer
24. On the Practice of the Jesus Prayer
25. On Unceasing Prayer
26. On the Oral, Mental and Cordial Jesus Prayer
27. On Divine Meditation
28. On the Remembrance of Death
29. The Narrow Way is Designed by God Himself for His True Servants
30. The Teaching of the Holy Fathers concerning the Narrow Way
31. Troubles are the Special Lot of the Monks of the Last Time
32. Sources of Monastic Temptations
33. On the Necessity for Courage in Temptations
34. On Sobriety or Vigilance
35. On the Use and Harm of Bodily Discipline
36. Concerning Animal and Spiritual Zeal
37. Concerning Almsgiving
38. Concerning Poverty or Detachment
39. Concerning Human Glory
40. Concerning Resentment or Remembrance of Wrongs
41. The Meaning of the Term ‘World’
42. On Avoiding Acquaintance with the Opposite Sex
43. Concerning the Fallen Angels
44. The First Way of Struggling with the Fallen Angels
45. The Second Way of Struggling with the Fallen Angels
46. Concerning Dreams
47. On the Close Affinity between both Virtues and Vices
48. Concerning the Special Opposition of the Fallen Spirits to Prayer
49. On keeping the Eye of the Soul from all that is Harmful to It
50. Concerning Repentance ond Mourning
Conclusion: The Adaptability of the Rules Propounded to the Needs of Present-Day Monasticism
PART II
RULES OF OUTWARD CONDUCT FOR NOVICES
Introduction: On the Need of Rules
The Meaning of a Monastery, Rule 1
On Obedience and Obediences, Rules 2 and 3
On the Treatment of Sins, Rule 4
On Prayer and Conduct in Church, Rules 5-18
On the Duties of Readers, Rules 19-22
On Movement in Church, Rule 23
On Bows and Prostrations, Rule 24
On Uncovering the Head, Rule 25
On Maintaining Strict Reverence in Church, Rules 26-27
On Behaviour in Refectory and Use of Food, Rules 28, 29 and 30
On the Use of Wine, Rule 31
On Conduct in one’s Cell, and Reception of Visitors, Rules 32-37
On Clothing, Rule 38
On Relations with the Brethren of the Monastery, Rules 39-43
On Leaving the Monastery, Rules 44-49
On Venerating the Miraculous Ikons and Holy Relics, Rule 50
Conclusion
Glossary
Item Number: BKJ177
Publication data: Jordanville, NY: Holy Trinity Monastery, 1997
Format: softcover
Number of pages: xxiv + 276
Dimensions (l × w × h): 21.2 cm × 15.3 cm × 1.6 cm
ISBN: 0‒88465‒011‒1
$17.95 (USD)
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