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Description: The Ladder is a famous soul-saving guide written in the 6th century by the great ascetic of piety, the abbot of the Sinai monastery, St. John, who received the name Climacus in honor of his remarkable work. For many centuries, The Ladder has been a Christian's desk book. Imbued with deep spiritual experience, written in a simple, but full of power, pure and lively language, the work of St. John Climacus will help one who is zealous for his salvation to make a spiritual ascent along the Ladder that leads to Heaven. Let us, thirsty ones, not pass by this source of living water. And may that power, with which this great work is filled in abundance, transform us weak! The work of John Climacus consists of 30 chapters, representing the "steps" of virtues along which a Christian must ascend on the path to spiritual perfection. 00:00 Introduction 1 13:56 Introduction 2 The Struggle with Worldly Vanity (Steps 1–4) 00:24:30 Word 1. Renunciation of Worldly Life 00:44:50 Word 2. Impartiality (laying aside cares and sorrows about the world) 00:53:05 Word 3. Pilgrimship (avoidance of the world) 01:07:35 Word 4. Obedience