The Paradise/Volume 2

by Palladius of Galatia

THE PARADISE

OF THE HOLY FATHERS

VOLUME II

CONTAINING THE COUNSELS OF THE HOLY MEN AND THE QUESTIONS & ANSWERS OF THE ASCETIC BRETHREN GENERALLY KNOWN AS THE SAYINGS OF THE FATHERS OF EGYPT

And again, we begin, by the power of our Lord, the Third (sic) Part with the Counsels of the holy Old Men, and the Questions and the Answers [which they gave] to the Brethren

Book I
Chapter I: Of Flight From Men, And Of Silent Contemplation, And Of Dwelling Continually In The Cell, [A Work] Which Was Composed By Bishop Palladius For The Prefect Lausus
Chapter II: Of Fasting And Abstinence And Of Other [Similar] Labours
Chapter III: Of The Reading Of The Scriptures, And Of Watching By Night, And Of The Service Of The Psalms, And Of Constant Prayers
Chapter IV: Of How It Is Meet For Us To Weep For Our Sins And To Mourn For Them Always
Chapter V: Of Voluntary Poverty
Chapter VI: Of Patient Endurance
Chapter VII: Of Obedience Towards God, And Towards Our Fathers And Brethren
Chapter VIII: Of Scrupulous Watchfulness In Our Thoughts And Words And Deeds
Chapter IX: Of Love, And Charity, And Of The Welcoming Of Strangers
Chapter X: Of Humility And Of Bow A Man Should Think Lightly Of Himself, And Should Esteem Himself The Interior Of Every Man
Chapter XI: Of Fornication
Chapter XII: Of The Acceptance Of Repentance, And Of How It Is Right For Us To Repent In Truth
Chapter XIII: Of [The Fathers Who] Wrought Wonderful Works
Chapter XIV: Of The Greatness Of The Sublime Rule Of The Solitary Life
Book II
Questions And Answers On The Rule Of Life Of The Holy Men Which They Taught Before The Multitude And In Their Cells On Every Kind Of Spiritual Excellence
Questions By The Pupils And The Answers [To The Same] By The Holy Fathers And Monks
Questions And Answers On The Vision Of The Mind
Appendix