Abba Dorotheos:

Prologue: Concering the Life
of the Blessed Dorotheos

Letter: to the brother who asked
that the extant writings of our holy father, Abba Dorotheos, be sent to him

On Abba Dositheos

1. Lesson One:
   On renunciation
2. Lesson Two:
   On humility
3. Lesson Three:
   On the conscience
4. Lesson Four:
   On the fear of God
5. Lesson Five:
   That one should not trust his own understanding
6. Lesson Six:
   That we should not judge our neighbor
7. Lesson Seven:
   That a person should blame himself
8. Lesson Eight:
   On resentment
9. Lesson Nine:
   On lies
10. Lesson Ten:
    On going along the way of God with purpose and vigilance
11. Lesson Eleven:
    On taking care to cut off passions quickly before the soul becomes accustomed to them
12. Lesson Twelve:
    On the fear of the future hell and that the person that wants to be saved must not be negligent about his own salvation
13. Lesson Thirteen:
    On the suffering of temptation calmly and thankfully
14. Lesson Fourteen:
    On the building and construction of the virtues of the soul
15. Lesson Fifteen:
    On the Holy Fast
16. Lesson Sixteen:
    An interpretation of some verses of St. Gregory sung in certain hymns of Holy Pascha
17. Lesson Seventeen:
    An interpretation of certain sayings of St. Gregory sung in the hymn for the holy martyrs

1. Letter One:
   To some cell dwellers who asked him about associating with others
2. Letter Two:
   To the supervisors of monasteries and to the disciples, how they must direct the brothers and how the brothers must obey them
3. Letter Three:
   To the monk in charge of the cellar
4. Letter Four:
   To the same
5. Letter Five:
   To the same
6. Letter Six:
   To the same
7. Letter Seven:
   To the brother who asked about insensibility of the soul and weakening of love
8. Letter Eight:
   To a brother distressed by temptation
9. Letter Nine:
   To the same
10. Letter Ten:
    To a brother who had fallen into prolonged sickness and various other symptoms
11. Letter Eleven:
    To a brother in temptation
12. Letter Twelve:
    To the same
13. Letter Thirteen:
    To the same
14. Letter Fourteen:
    To the same
15. Letter Fifteen:
    To the same
16. Letter Sixteen:
    To a most weak brother who admitted various thoughts about those managing his needs