Introductory Note 7 Biographical Note of the Elder Paisios 9 Prologue 11 Contract 18 FIRST EPISTLE For Beginners 25 SECOND EPISTLE A Small Blessing of a Few "Nuts" 93 THIRD EPISTLE Spiritual Balms 161 FOURTH EPISTLE "A Handful of Pumpkinseeds Roasted over the Fire of Temptations" 175 FIFTH EPISTLE On Chastity and Love 197 SIXTH EPISTLE The Beatitudes 223 INDEX 233 PUBLICATIONS 247