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The Works
The texts of the Philokalia, organized by volume — eleven centuries of contemplative wisdom
Volume I
The foundations — Isaiah, Evagrios, Cassian, Mark the Ascetic
Ascetic Discourse
Ascetic Discourse
Extracts from the Texts on Watchfulness
For the Encouragement of the Monks in India: 100 Texts
Letter to Nicolas the Solitary
On Guarding the Intellect
On Prayer: 153 Texts
On Spiritual Knowledge and Discrimination
EssentialOn the Character of Men and on the Virtuous Life: 170 Texts
On the Eight Vices
On the Holy Fathers of Sketis and on Discrimination
On the Spiritual Law: 200 Texts
On Those Who Think They Are Made Righteous by Works: 226 Texts
On Watchfulness and Holiness
EssentialOutline Teaching on Asceticism and Stillness
Texts on Discrimination in Respect of Passions and Thoughts
EssentialVolume II
Watchfulness and the Jesus Prayer — Hesychios, Philotheos, Theognostos
A Century of Spiritual Texts
A Discourse on Abba Philemon
Four Hundred Texts on Love
EssentialOn Love, Self-Control, and Life in Accordance with the Intellect
On the Lord's Prayer
On the Practice of the Virtues, Contemplation, and the Priesthood
On the Virtues and the Vices
Theoretikon
Two Hundred Texts on Theology and the Incarnate Dispensation
Various Texts on Theology, the Divine Economy, and Virtue and Vice
Volume III
The great theologians — Maximos the Confessor, Ilias the Presbyter
A Treasury of Divine Knowledge
EssentialForty Texts on Watchfulness
Gnomic Anthology
Paraphrase of the Homilies of St Makarios of Egypt
The Ladder of Divine Graces
Twenty-Four Discourses
Volume IV
Method and experience — Symeon, Nikiphoros, Gregory of Sinai
150 Texts on Natural and Theological Science
153 Practical and Theological Texts
A New Testament Decalogue
The Declaration of the Holy Mountain
EssentialFurther Texts
In Defence of Those Who Devoutly Practise a Life of Stillness
On Commandments and Doctrines
EssentialOn Faith
On Inner Work in Christ
On Prayer: Seven Texts
On Stillness: Fifteen Texts
On the Signs of Grace and Delusion
On Watchfulness and the Guarding of the Heart
The Three Methods of Prayer
Three Centuries on Practice, Inner Nature, and Knowledge
Three Texts on Prayer and Purity of Heart
To the Most Reverend Nun Xenia
Volume V
The hesychast synthesis — Gregory Palamas, Kallistos & Ignatios