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Conference XIV. The First Conference of Abbot Nesteros. On Spiritual Knowledge.
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Chapter I. The words of Abbot Nesteros on the knowledge of the religious.
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Chapter II. On grasping the knowledge of spiritual things.iv.v.v.ii
Chapter III. How practical perfection depends on a double system.iv.v.v.iii
Chapter IV. How practical life is distributed among many different professions and interests.iv.v.v.iv
Chapter V. On perseverance in the line that has been chosen.iv.v.v.v
Chapter VI. How the weak are easily moved.iv.v.v.vi
Chapter VII. An instance of chastity which teaches us that all men should not be emulous of all things.iv.v.v.vii
Chapter VIII. Of spiritual knowledge.iv.v.v.viii
Chapter IX. How from practical knowledge we must proceed to spiritual.iv.v.v.ix
Chapter X. How to embrace the system of true knowledge.iv.v.v.x
Chapter XI. Of the manifold meaning of the Holy Scriptures.iv.v.v.xi
Chapter XII. A question how we can attain to forgetfulness of the cares of this world.iv.v.v.xii
Chapter XIII. Of the method by which we can remove the dross from our memory.iv.v.v.xiii
Chapter XIV. How an unclean soul can neither give nor receive spiritual knowledge.iv.v.v.xiv
Chapter XV. An objection owing to the fact that many impure persons have knowledge while saints have not.iv.v.v.xv
Chapter XVI. The answer to the effect that bad men cannot possess true knowledge.iv.v.v.xvi
Chapter XVII. To whom the method of perfection should be laid open.iv.v.v.xvii
Chapter XVIII. Of the reasons for which spiritual learning is unfruitful.iv.v.v.xviii
Chapter XIX. How often even those who are not worthy can receive the grace of the saving word.iv.v.v.xix