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Book 1: Beneficial Advice for Mental Life
Chapter 1: Renouncing the Vanities of the World and Following Christ · 19
Chapter 2: Humility and Self-Lowering · 21
Chapter 3: Following the Path of Truth·23
Chapter 4: Acting Wisely·27
Chapter 5: Reading the Bible·29
Chapter 6: Overcoming Unrestrained Desires · 30
Chapter 7: Avoiding False Hopes and Pride · 31
Chapter 8: Avoiding Excessive Friendships·33
Chapter 9: Obedience and Submission 34
Chapter 10: Avoiding Useless Talk · 35
Chapter 11: The Desire for Virtue and the Search for Peace·37
Chapter 12: The Benefits of Adversity·39
Chapter 13: Resisting Temptation·41
Chapter 14: Avoiding Hasty Judgments·45
Chapter 15: Tasks Performed with Love·47
Chapter 16: Tolerating Others' Faults·48
Chapter 17: Life in the Capital·51
Chapter 18: The Example of the Holy Fathers 52
Chapter 19: Lessons from a Great Monk·55
Chapter 20: Loving Stillness and Silence·59
Chapter 21: Earnest Repentance·64
Chapter 22: Reflections on Human Misfortune · 67
Chapter 23: Reflections on Death·71
Chapter 24: Judgment and Punishment for Sin·76
Chapter 25: The Desire to Improve Our Lives · 81

Book 2: Admonitions Leading to the Inner Life
Chapter 1: Meditation - Inner Actions·91
Chapter 2: Humility·96
Chapter 3: Goodness and Peace Within People·97
Chapter 4: Purity and Innocence·99
Chapter 5: Self-Care·101
Chapter 6: The Joy of a Good Conscience·103
Chapter 7: Loving Jesus Above All Things · 105
Chapter 8: Intimacy with Jesus·107
Chapter 9: When Comfort Is Unavailable·110
Chapter 10: Gratitude for God's Grace·115
Chapter 11: Jesus' Love for the Cross · 118
Chapter 12: The Holy Cross, the Royal Road · 121

Book 3: On Inner Comfort
Chapter 1: Christ's Inner Word to the Faithful Soul · 133
Chapter 2: The Truth Spoken Silently Within · 134
Chapter 3: God's Word Must Be Heard with Humility · 136
Chapter 4: Living Truthfully and Humbly in the Presence of God · 140
Chapter 5: The Amazing Effects of Heavenly Love·143
Chapter 6: Testing the Lover · 148
Chapter 7: Hiding Grace in Humility·152
Chapter 8: Despising Yourself Before God · 155
Chapter 9: God, the Ultimate Purpose of All Things · 157
Chapter 10: The Joy of Leaving the World and Serving God · 159
Chapter 11: Controlling the Will of the Mind · 163
Chapter 12: Fighting Selfishness and Cultivating Patience · 165
Chapter 13: Following the Example of Jesus Christ in Humility and Obedience · 167
Chapter 14: Watching God's Judgment to Avoid Pride in Good Deeds·169
Chapter 15: The Attitude You Should Take in Everything You Love · 172
Chapter 16: True Comfort, Seeking Only from God · 174
Chapter 17: Casting All Your Worries on God · 176
Chapter 18: Following Christ's Example, Enduring the Hardships of This Life · 178
Chapter 19: Enduring Insults and Evidence of True Patience·180
Chapter 20: Weakness and the Hardships of This World · 183
Chapter 21: Resting in God, Beyond All Good and Grace · 186
Chapter 22: Reflecting on God's Abundant Grace · 190
Chapter 23: Four Things Necessary for Peace·194
Chapter 24: Avoiding Unnecessary Prying into Other People's Lives · 197
Chapter 25: How to Maintain Peace of Mind and Advance to Perfection · 199
Chapter 26: Freedom of the Soul through Humble Prayer, Not Reading · 201
Chapter 27: Private Love: A Hindrance to the Highest Good · 203
Chapter 28: On the Words of Critics·206
Chapter 29: How to Call on and Praise God in Suffering · 207
Chapter 30: Asking God for Help and Waiting for Grace to Come · 209
Chapter 31: Trivializing Creation to Attain the Creator · 212
Chapter 32: Overcoming Yourself and Severing All Greed · 216
Chapter 33: The Soul's Restlessness: Turning Our Ultimate Intention to God · 218
Chapter 34: Those Who Love Taste Only God in Everything · 219
Chapter 35: There Can Be No Trials in This Life · 222
Chapter 36: The Vain Judgments of People · 224
Chapter 37: Complete Self-Disengagement for Freedom of Mind · 226
Chapter 38: Be Careful and Trust in God in Danger · 228
Chapter 39: Not Being Panicked by Anything · 229
Chapter 40: There is no good in man, nothing to glory in. 230
Chapter 41: Despising All the Vanities of the World · 234
Chapter 42: Peace Not Left to Man · 235
Chapter 43: Worldly Vain Knowledge·236
Chapter 44: Not Paying Attention to Outside Affairs · 238
Chapter 45: You Can't Trust Everyone · 240
Chapter 46: Turning to God When Facing Criticism · 243
Chapter 47: Enduring All Difficulties to Gain Eternal Life·247
Chapter 48: Eternal Day and the Plight of This World · 249
Chapter 49: The Happiness Granted to Those Who Fight Bravely for Eternal Life (253)
Chapter 50: Turning to God When Comfort Is Missing · 258
Chapter 51: If You Lacking Strength for Great Things, Focus on Small Things · 263
Chapter 52: Feeling More Deserving of Punishment than of Comfort · 264
Chapter 53: God's Grace Does Not Appear to Those Who Have a Taste for the World · 267
Chapter 54: The Difference Between the Operations of Nature and Grace·269
Chapter 55: The Corruption of Nature and the Effect of Grace 274
Chapter 56: Renunciation of Self, Carrying Up the Cross, and Following Christ · 278
Chapter 57: Not Being Discouraged by Faults · 281
Chapter 58: Not Exploring Profound Matters and God's Secret Judgments · 284
Chapter 59: Placing All Hope and Faith in God Alone·290

Book 4: On the Dignified Sacrament of the Eucharist
Communion Recommendation·297
Chapter 1: Receive Christ with Respect · 297
Chapter 2: God's Great Grace and Love Revealed in the Eucharist · 305
Chapter 3: Frequent Communion is Very Beneficial · 309
Chapter 4: Those Who Receive Holy Communion with Devotion Receive Many Blessings·312
Chapter 5: The Nobility of the Eucharist and the Status of the Priest·316
Chapter 6 Questions about the Lessons to be Done Before Communion · 318
Chapter 7: Examining Your Conscience and Resolving to Repent of Sins · 319
Chapter 8: Christ's Sacrifice on the Cross and Our Entrustment to God · 322
Chapter 9: Offering Yourself to God and Praying for All · 324
Chapter 10: Not to Miss Communion indiscriminately·327
Chapter 11: The Body and Word of the Lord Are Necessary for the Cultivation of Devotion·331
Chapter 12: Those Who Receive the Eucharist Must Prepare Diligently · 337
Chapter 13: The Devout Soul Desires to Be United with Christ · 339
Chapter 14: The Devout Devotion to the Blessed Sacrament, 342
Chapter 15: The Grace of Faith is Obtained Through Humility and Self-Dedication·344
Chapter 16: Revealing Our Needs to Christ and Seeking Grace · 346
Chapter 17: The Ultimate Love and Earnest Desire to Receive the Body of Christ · 348
Chapter 18: Do Not Study the Eucharist Out of Curiosity, but Humbly Follow Christ · 351

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