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Spiritual Maxims

John Nicholas Grou, S.J. · d. 1803

  1. 1 Author's Preface
  2. 2 Spiritual Maxims - First Maxim: The Knowledge of God and the knowledge of self
  3. 3 Spiritual Maxims - Second Maxim: Christian liberty and the active and passive ways
  4. 4 Spiritual Maxims - Third Maxim: Good direction
  5. 5 Spiritual Maxims - Fourth Maxim: The practice of the presence of God
  6. 6 Spiritual Maxims - Fifth Maxim: Devotion to Our Lord
  7. 7 Spiritual Maxims - Sixth Maxim: The Sacraments of Penance and Holy Eucharist
  8. 8 Spiritual Maxims - Seventh Maxim: Purity of intention, simplicity and uprightness
  9. 9 Spiritual Maxims - Eighth Maxim: The natural spirit and the spirit of Christ
  10. 10 Spiritual Maxims - Ninth Maxim: The outward and inward man
  11. 11 Spiritual Maxims - Tenth Maxim: Recollection, active and passive
  12. 12 Spiritual Maxims - Eleventh Maxim: A childlike spirit
  13. 13 Spiritual Maxims - Twelfth Maxim: Fidelity
  14. 14 Spiritual Maxims - Thirteenth Maxim: Mortification
  15. 15 Spiritual Maxims - Fourteenth Maxim: Contemplative prayer
  16. 16 Spiritual Maxims - Fifteenth Maxim: Difficulties in prayer
  17. 17 Spiritual Maxims - Sixteenth Maxim: Temptations
  18. 18 Spiritual Maxims - Seventeenth Maxim: Self-love
  19. 19 Spiritual Maxims - Eighteenth Maxim: A retired love
  20. 20 Spiritual Maxims - Nineteenth Maxim: Discretion
  21. 21 Spiritual Maxims - Twentieth Maxim: Social relationships
  22. 22 Spiritual Maxims - mx21
  23. 23 Spiritual Maxims - mx22
  24. 24 Spiritual Maxims - mx23
  25. 25 Spiritual Maxims - mx24
  26. 26 John Nicholas Grou, S.J.
  27. 27 Translator's Preface
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