The Ladder

by Hays, Edward M.

• ISBN13: 9780939516469
• ISBN10: 0939516462
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-11-01
• Publisher: Forest of Peace Books

Table of Contents

Parabolicpictogram: Parabolic Thinking	12	(1)
Introduction	13	(2)
Caution	15	(1)
The Discovery of Abba Syah's Sayings of Jesus	16	(12)
The Sayings of Jesus	19	(1)
Don't Believe in God	19	(1)
The Fastest Way to Heaven	19	(1)
Blessed Are the Poor	19	(1)
God Is Allergic	19	(1)
The Letter-Notes of Abba Syah	20	(8)
The Right Walk of Life	21	(1)
The Vocation of a Mystic	22	(1)
How to Be Humble	23	(1)
What Vice to Guard Against	24	(1)
The Quest for Holiness	25	(1)
Amma Ananda's Letter	26	(2)
The Tradition of the Desert Fathers and Mothers	28	(1)
The Sayings and Stories of Amma Ananda	29	(10)
The Sayings of Amma Ananda	31	(1)
Blessed Are the Truly Poor	31	(1)
Blessed Are Those Who Enjoy Paradise	31	(1)
The Heart Is a Potbellied Stove	31	(1)
Impure Thoughts	31	(1)
Fear Not Particular Friendships	31	(1)
The Last Stage of Poverty	31	(1)
The Stories of Amma Ananda	32	(7)
A Word by Which to Live	32	(2)
The Most Frightening Words	34	(1)
The Taste of God	35	(1)
Patting the Goat	36	(1)
The Quest for Greatness	37	(1)
The Fortunate Fortune Hunters	38	(1)
Living with God	39