Abstraction of life recommended, [159]98, [160]104, [161]165, [162]225,

[163]314, [164]461.

Actions, none are indifferent, [165]93, [166]109; to be perfect, must proceed from God and be directed towards Him, [167]109.

Active and Contemplative states differ, [168]35; and require different guidance, [169]37, [170]111.

Active state more usual at first, [171]37; represented by Martha, [172]38.

Active spirits not suited to guide Contemplatives, [173]174, [174]459.

Acts of the Will differ from Affections, [175]432.

Adam, in innocence, united with God, [176]30, [177]203, [178]240; his neglect of following the guidance of the Holy Spirit led to his fall, [179]67.

Affection to creatures must be mortified, [180]201.

Affective Prayer, [181]349.

Alvarez (F. Baltasar), his Apology, [182]385.

Angela de Foligno, [183]121.

Anger to be mortified by Patience, [184]273.

Anthony (St.), [185]154, [186]165, [187]229.

Antonio de Rojas, his method of Prayer, [188]490.

Apollonia (St.), [189]106.

Appetite to be mortified, and how, [190]266.

Aridities, [191]374, [192]464.

Aspirations, Prayer of, defined, [193]510; its excellency, [194]516.

Attention in Prayer, its degrees, [195]347.

Augustine (St.), [196]93, [197]138, [198]145, [199]180, [200]243, [201]266, [202]350, [203]362, [204]388, [205]435, [206]504.

Avila, [207]76, [208]78.

Barbanson, [209]87, [210]319, [211]396, [212]508, [213]519, [214]537, [215]544.

Basil (St.), [216]138, [217]350.

Bede (Ven.), [218]191.

Bellarmine on Affective Prayer, [219]351.

Benedict (St.), [220]47, [221]93, [222]100, [223]146, [224]154, [225]168, [226]172, [227]186, [228]221, [229]228, [230]311, [231]322, [232]330, [233]360, [234]366.

Bernard (St.), [235]41, [236]147, [237]159, [238]173, [239]183, [240]274, [241]326, [242]356, [243]388, [244]413, [245]435, [246]467, [247]508.

Bernardine Ochinus, his fearful instance, [248]176.

Blosius, [249]416, [250]439, [251]516.

Body to suffer for soul's sake, [252]483.

Books, a list of spiritual ones, [253]87.

Caligine, in, described, [254]533.

Calls, as distinct from Inspirations, [255]128; external must overrule internal, [256]129.

Canfield (F. Bennet), [257]87, [258]396, [259]423, [260]464, [261]518.

Cassian, [262]87, [263]153, [264]267, [265]274, [266]278, [267]361, [268]507.

Catherine of Siena (St.), [269]50, [270]79.

Caution necessary in trying vocations, [271]178.

Charity enlightens the soul, [272]108; its acts and fruits, [273]247; its order and objects, [274]256; of active spirits more outward than of Contemplative, [275]41; resides in the superior will, [276]246.

Cloud of unknowing, [277]74, [278]87, [279]89, [280]144, [281]515.

Confession, instituted for peace of soul, [282]294.

Confessions of the scrupulous, [283]293.

Constancy in prayer, a remedy against scruples, [284]299.

Contemplation, the occupation of beatified souls, [285]44; defined, [286]502; philosophical and mystical, [287]503; the exercise of Angels, [288]504; active and passive, [289]505; its excellency, [290]508; may be aspired to in the world, [291]138.

Contemplative exercises within reach of most simple, [292]39.

Contemplative state more perfect than Active, [293]38; represented by Mary, [294]38; more easy and secure, [295]39; better for Superiors, [296]175; guided differently from Active, [297]111.

Courage, necessary in a spiritual course, [298]45.

Creatures, affection to, must be mortified, [299]201; helped Adam towards Union, [300]30.

Crosses, their value, [301]208; of little advantage without Prayer, [302]214.

Custody of heart, identical with Mortification, [303]197, [304]238.

Death, a gate to glory, [305]32; preparation for, an end of Religion, [306]467.

Decay of Religion attributable to want of Prayer, [307]173.

Defects, not seen at first, become visible later, [308]47.

Degrees in the Spiritual life, [309]396.

Delay of Conversion, [310]467.

Denys (St.), [311]118, [312]388, [313]390.

Desolation, its great trial, [314]537; its benefits, [315]540.

Devil, his chief combat is against Prayer, [316]343.

Direction, necessary in internal ways, [317]66.

Director, an office not to be voluntarily assumed, [318]78; lay persons sometimes serves as such, [319]79; or even women, [320]79; obedience to, much to be insisted on, [321]82; ought to be able to discern spirits, [322]82; frequent consultations with, to be avoided, [323]83; must not raise doubts, [324]85; how to deal with scrupulous souls, [325]293; how to deal in cases of Vision, &c., [326]527.

Discretion, a gift of the Holy Ghost, [327]107; its happy effects, [328]110; as regards Mortification, [329]484; Sensible devotion, [330]486; Meditation, [331]487.

Distractions, an effect of Original sin, [332]378; the result of inordinate affections, [333]379; their remedy, [334]379.

Distractive offices in reference to Prayer, [335]457; not to be sought after, [336]458.

Ecclesiastical state, a high state, [337]138; has our B. Lord as a model, [338]139.

Ecstasy, or rapture, defined, [339]521.

End of man is union with God, [340]29; of Religious state, [341]99.

Enemies, love of, and its degrees, [342]262, [343]264.

Euchitæ, their error regarding Prayer, [344]358.

Extraordinary ways and means to be avoided, [345]115.

Feasting, its dangers and evils, [346]267.

Fervor novitius of St. Benedict, [347]47, [348]183.

Florentius (St.), [349]139.

Forced immediate Acts of the Will, [350]432; variety of forms, [351]438; liberty to be exercised in, [352]440.

Francis Assisi (St.), [353]97; de Sales (St.), [354]79; Xavier (St.), [355]85.

Friendship, [356]245.

Gerson, [357]76.

God, His presence in a contemplative soul, [358]42; how He communicates Himself to recollected spirits, [359]151; rewards no actions but His own, [360]109; clears the understanding, [361]115; and moves the will, [362]117.

Good-nature, its real meaning and advantage, [363]179.

Grace, its power and efficacy, [364]33; to be followed, not outrun, [365]57; wholly driven away by mortal sin, [366]68; ordinary suffices for ordinary persons, but extraordinary for Contemplatives, [367]70.

Gregory (St., the Great), [368]155, [369]269, [370]318, [371]388; Nazianzen (St.), [372]138, [373]350; of Nyssa, [374]138.

Guide, necessary, especially at first, [375]73; necessary conditions of, [376]75; experience better than learning in, [377]75; active unfitting for Contemplatives, [378]76; requires illumination, [379]77; two always attend us, viz Nature and the Divine Spirit, [380]67.

Happiness of the Contemplative state, [381]43.

Harphius, [382]54, [383]250, [384]270, [385]351, [386]369, [387]371, [388]483, [389]489, [390]506.

Heaven and Hell differ in their objects of love, [391]249.

Hermits, their internal prayer, [392]166; their manual labour, [393]168.

Hesychius, [394]166, [395]197.

Hilton (F. Walter), [396]58, [397]87, [398]426, [399]526.

Holy Ghost, His gift, the principle of all good, [400]105; excited by Grace and our own efforts, [401]105; urges to extraordinary heroic acts, [402]106.

Humility defined, [403]310; properly regards God, [404]310; and our own nothingness, [405]314; how necessary, [406]315; becomes more perfect by prayer, [407]317; inspires a desire for Union, [408]45.

Ignorance inexcusable in Religious, [409]162.

Images, distracting, how to be removed, [410]98; of creatures disturb active spirits, [411]38; to be transcended by Prayer, [412]116.

Impatience, how to be repressed, [413]273.

Inspirations of God, our real guide, [414]67 &c., [415]92, [416]123 &c.; a principle to be admitted, [417]68; objections answered, [418]127; extraordinary, not to be desired, [419]72, [420]115; their necessity, [421]92, [422]98; are internal: calls are external, [423]128; obedience to, urged by St. Benedict, [424]93, [425]96; and St. Francis, [426]97; may be discerned, [427]125.

Introversion, the spirit of the Religious state, [428]151; same as recollectedness, [429]151; in what it consists, [430]152; perfect in ancient solitaries, [431]153; the spirit of Contemplatives, [432]36.

John the Evangelist (St.), [433]43, [434]233; of the Cross (St.), [435]52, [436]76, [437]84, [438]351, [439]384, [440]525, [441]528; Damascene (St.), [442]138; Climacus (St.), [443]277.

Knowledge, of self and God, the foundation of the spiritual life, [444]196.

Languishing love of Harphius, [445]489.

Lay brothers and sisters, not to be neglected, [446]182.

Liberty of spirit, [447]100, [448]412, [449]440, [450]449; evils from its want, [451]101.

Light grows brighter, [452]47; of the Holy Ghost, habitual and actual, [453]109; how to be obtained in doubt, [454]113.

Lord's Prayer, a model of Acts, [455]445.

Love, an impelling power, [456]34, [457]104; our supreme happiness, [458]542; how to be mortified, [459]243; the root of all passions, [460]243; its objects are things or persons, [461]245; how sublime in perfect souls, [462]546; of God, an universal remedy, [463]244; of God, its acts, fruits, and expression, [464]247; of our neighbour, how to be ordered, [465]255; of our neighbour, must be rooted in love for God, [466]256; to enemies inculcated, [467]262.

Manifestation of Conscience, [468]322, [469]436, [470]528.

Manual labour, a help to Contemplation, [471]168; afterwards gave way to study, [472]170.

Martyrs of Love of Harphius, [473]489.

Mary (B.V.M.), her Contemplation, [474]43.

Mary Magdalene, [475]43.

Meditation, defined, [476]406; who are apt or unapt for, [477]407; most are to begin with, [478]407; how to supply its want, [479]408; how to be exercised, [480]413; what to avoid in practice, [481]410.

Melancholy must he resisted, [482]235.

Michael Constantiensis, [483]120, [484]124.

Mission, obligation of English Benedictines, [485]187; a sublime employment, [486]188; not to be undertaken too readily, [487]189; no excuse for neglecting prayer, [488]192.

Mixed state, most ordinary, [489]37.

Mortification and Prayer, duties of Religion, [490]195; its importance in removing obstacles, [491]197; must never cease, [492]197; its objects, [493]200, [494]241; its benefits, [495]209; taught by our Lord's example, [496]201; subjects body to spirit, and spirit to God, [497]208; includes all virtues, [498]209; its general rules, [499]212; of little value without prayer, [500]214; of contemplative and active spirits, [501]215; sometimes harder in Religion than in the world, [502]216; necessary and voluntary, [503]218; caution necessary, [504]220; the kind most to be recommended, [505]225; in eating and drinking, [506]266; in sickness, [507]471, [508]475.

Mystic writers sometimes differ, [509]89.

Natural good dispositions beneficial, [510]207.

Nature not wholly driven out by Grace, [511]68; must be mortified, [512]207.

Nisteron, the Abbot, [513]117.

Not doing to be preferred by contemplatives, [514]71, [515]223; various instances enumerated, [516]71.

Novices, advices to, [517]183.

Obedience, to be insisted upon, [518]121, [519]129; to Inspirations no prejudice to authority, [520]128; required by St. Benedict, [521]157, [522]323; a great remedy against scruples, [523]294, [524]300; a good exercise of Mortification, [525]321; properly regards God, [526]321; not always binding under sin, [527]325; in grievous and dangerous matters, [528]328; wonderful instance in St. Basils life, [529]329; to brethren, [530]330.

Old age of Contemplatives, [531]483.

Parents, our first, their loss by sin, [532]30.

Particular friendships to be guarded against, [533]257.

Passions must be mortified, [534]99, [535]210.

Patience commended, [536]83, [537]273; its degrees, [538]276.

Paulinus (St.), [539]161.

Peace, the end of a contemplative life, [540]240.

Perfection, all must aspire to, [541]33, [542]359; consists in union with God, [543]33; end of the Religious Life, [544]34, [545]361; seldom attained till old age, [546]50; worth all pains to secure, [547]51; first step towards is Faith, [548]59; may be aspired to in the world, [549]138; in Prayer, the perfection of the Religious State, [550]152, [551]360; in prayer, the Spirit of St. Benedict, [552]155; its happy state described, [553]542; not to be expected too soon, [554]90.

Pilgrim, Parable from Hilton, [555]58, &c.

Prayer, best remedy against discouragement, [556]48; best step towards restoring primitive fervour, [557]160; vocal led the ancient Fathers to perfection, [558]167, [559]344; spirit of necessary in Superiors, [560]176; and Mortification our two great duties, [561]196; peace of mind necessary for, [562]236; degrees of, [563]396; defined, [564]341; its excellency and necessity, [565]342; division into Vocal and Mental not correct, [566]343; conditions and obligation of Vocal, [567]345; degrees of Attention, [568]347; Internal, Affective, Mental, [569]349; urged by the ancient Fathers, [570]350; its great blessings, [571]352; an universal Mortification, [572]354; its difficulties, [573]356, its conditions, [574]357; defended by F. Baltasar Alvarez, [575]384, &c.; when a change is advisable, [576]422; of internal silence of Rojas, [577]490.

Presence of God, [578]213.

Prosperity, its danger, [579]208.

Purgative, Illuminative, Unitive stages, [580]396.

Purity and Simplicity the perfection of Religious, [581]166.

Purity of Intention, [582]112, [583]249.

Quietism, [584]490 note.

Reading spiritual books, next to Prayer, [585]86; recreative sometimes advisable, [586]86; to be used with discretion, [587]88; must give way to Prayer, [588]90; mortification to be practised in, [589]90; not essential for Contemplation, [590]91.

Recollectedness, or introversion, [591]151.

Recreation, [592]233.

Redemption, its office to restore Union, [593]32; its grace more helpful than innocence, [594]33.

Religious should always love to be under obedience, [595]172.

Religious State, its end, [596]99, [597]145, [598]161; its advantages, [599]146; its commendation by St. Bernard, [600]147; secure only to those who live up to it, [601]148; motives for embracing it, [602]149, [603]305; special duties of, [604]172.

Retreats, not advisable for all, [605]417.

Riddance, a remedy under difficulties, [606]83.

Robust health, less encouraging to Contemplation, [607]96.

Rusbrochius, [608]174.

Sacraments, more likely to be profaned in Religion than in the world, [609]182.

Saints, indiscreet imitation of, to be avoided, [610]88.

Scrupulosity, defined, [611]279; how to be overcome, [612]280; must be resisted at first, [613]281; regarding inward temptations, [614]283; regarding the Divine Office, [615]288; regarding Confession, [616]292; regarding Contrition, [617]298; regarding Holy Communion, [618]301; to be conquered by Obedience,

[619]294; arises from Tepidity, [620]303; concerning one's vocation, [621]305.

Secular persons may aspire to Contemplation, [622]140; must not be solicitous, [623]144.

Self-abnegation a secure practice of Divine Love, [624]249.

Self-esteem, corrected by mortification, [625]213.

Self-examination, a caution to the scrupulous, [626]297.

Self-judgment, a cause of scrupulosity, [627]296.

Self-knowledge at the foundation of spiritual duties, [628]196.

Self-love is natural, [629]206.

Sensible Devotion, not to be too much relied on, [630]125; is twofold, [631]368; not necessarily a sign of grace, [632]370; must be dealt with cautiously, [633]371, [634]486, [635]517.

Seraphinus Firmanus, [636]76.

Sickness, how Prayer is to be exercised in, [637]466; its danger to tepid souls, [638]468; impatience to be resisted, [639]469; how Mortification is to be exercised, [640]471, [641]475; resignation as to the future during, [642]471; temptations during, [643]474, [644]481; remedies to be taken, [645]476; a fit time for meditation on the Passion, [646]478; best kind of prayer for, [647]480; not an excuse for self-indulgence, [648]481.

Sick persons are God's prisoners, [649]470.

Silence, an useful mortification, [650]230.

Sin consists in the enjoyment, not the use, of creatures, [651]203.

Sleep, how to be regulated, [652]271.

Solitude, proper school for Contemplation, [653]135; may be found even in the world, [654]136; an useful Mortification, [655]225.

Soto, on Mental Prayer, [656]355.

Spirit of an Order, an abused phrase, [657]80.

Stability, required by St. Benedict, [658]157.

Stephen of Grammont (St.), [659]165.

Superiors, qualities of, [660]173; their duties, [661]177; their heavy responsibility, [662]182.

Suso, [663]45, [664]52, [665]274, [666]351, [667]384, [668]542.

Tears to be repressed, [669]371.

Temperance, identical with Mortification, [670]197; in refection, [671]266.

Temptations are not sins, [672]283; but occasions of merit, [673]283; purifying, yet not to be sought for, [674]284; how to be resisted, [675]285.

Tepidity renders Perfection impossible, [676]54; its character, [677]52; its miserable consequences, [678]55, [679]182; causes much uneasiness at death, [680]55; its bad effect upon others, [681]57; worse than open scandal, [682]57; must be resisted with great courage, [683]57; a cause of scrupulosity, [684]303.

Teresa (St.), [685]52, [686]78, [687]174, [688]206, [689]235, [690]351, [691]384, [692]411, [693]435, [694]523, [695]528.

Thauler, [696]52, [697]78, [698]109, [699]119, [700]124, [701]150, [702]174, [703]182, [704]351, [705]478, [706]485, [707]497, [708]506, [709]516.

Thomas (St.), [710]93, [711]117, [712]335, [713]387, [714]393.

Tranquillity of mind, a Mortification, [715]236; how to be procured, [716]238.

Turrecremata, [717]527, [718]363.

Union with God, the end of man, [719]29; even natural, [720]35; helped by Grace, [721]35; end of the Religious state, [722]150; Passive, described, [723]520; more perfect ones, [724]531; effect on Understanding, [725]533; effect on Will, [726]534; effect on Imagination, [727]535.

Union of Nothing with Nothing, [728]545.

Venial Sin, affection to, must be mortified, [729]203, [730]208; an impediment to Perfection, [731]204.

Virtues, how to be obtained, [732]332; progress in, measured by progress in Prayer, [733]334.

Vocation to Religion, [734]149; Scruples regarding, [735]305.

Vows or promises, discretion in, [736]103.

Want need not be feared by those who give themselves to God, [737]144.

Way to Perfection long and painful, [738]46; one of rising and falling, [739]46.

Will of God made known to us in two ways, [740]115.

Women, more saved than men, [741]137; better suited for Contemplation, [742]136; less apt for Meditation, [743]407.