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Ignatius Brianchaninov was a 19th-century monk and the abbot of the St. Sergius Monastery in St. Petersburg, Russia. He is the author of On the Prayer of Jesus. Kallistos Timothy Ware is an Orthodox Bishop of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople and the retired Spalding Lecturer in Eastern Orthodox Studies at Pembroke College, University of Oxford. He is best-known as the author of the classic text The Orthodox Church.

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The Arena

Guidelines for Spiritual and Monastic Life

Holy Trinity Publications

Contents

Foreword to the Original English-Language Edition, 
Introduction, 
Part I: COUNSELS FOR THE SPIRITUAL LIFE OF MONKS, 
1 On the Study of the Commandments of the Gospel and 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 Gospel, 
5 On Guarding Oneself from Occasions of Sin or Temptation, 
6 God-Pleasing Life in Human Society Must Precede God-Pleasing Life in Silence and Solitude, 
7 On Guarding Oneself from the Good That Belongs 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 in Obeying It, 
15 Love for Our Neighbor Is a Means of Attaining to Love for God, 
16 Humility in Our Dealings as a Means of Attaining to Love for Our Neighbor, 
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, 
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 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 and Mourning, 
Conclusion: Adaptations of the Rules for Present–Day Monasticism, 
Part II: RULES OF OUTWARD CONDUCT FOR NOVICES, 
Introduction: On the Need for 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 Behavior in Refectory and Use of Food, Rules 28–30, 
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 Brethren of the Monastery, Rules 39–43, 
On Leaving the Monastery, Rules 44–49, 
On Venerating the Miraculous Icons and Holy Relics, Rule 50, 
Conclusion, 
Glossary, 
Appendix: A Short Biography of St Ignatius (Brianchaninov), 
Notes, 
Subject Index, 
Scripture Index,