
The first of two volumes containing the transcribed lectures of Grand Ayatollah Naser Makarem Shirazi on a range of topics mainly dealing with ethics, morality, and self-building.
- Ethical Discourses: Volume 1
- Biography of the Author
- Discourse 1: We Must Always Go To The Source of The Problem
- Discourse 2: Characteristics of The Shia – Part I
- Discourse 3: Characteristics of The Shia – Part II
- Discourse 4: Characteristics of The Shia – Part III
- Discourse 5: Characteristics of The Shia – Part IV
- Discourse 6: If Sahib Al-Zaman Were To Come (Right Now)…
- Discourse 7: Attaining One’s Sustenance
- Discourse 8: Characteristics Of The Shia – Part V
- Discourse 9: Characteristics of a Righteous Servant of Allah – Part I
- Discourse 10: Characteristics of a Righteous Servant of Allah – Part II
- Discourse 11: Five Good Qualities
- Discourse 12: The (Various) Levels of Perfection in Iman
- Discourse 13: Two Despised Characteristics: Eating too Much and Looking at Others
- Discourse 14: Characteristics of a True Believer – Part I
- Discourse 15: Characteristics of a True Believer – Part II
- Discourse 16: Characteristics of a True Believer – Part III
- Discourse 17: Characteristics of a True Believer – Part IV
- Discourse 18: Characteristics of a True Believer– Part V
- Discourse 19: Characteristics of The True Believer – Part VI
- Discourse 20: Five Life Giving Lessons and Refraining from Doubtful Things
- Discourse 21: Characteristics of a True Believer – Part VII
- Discourse 22: Characteristics of a True Believer – Part VIII
- Discourse 23: On the Occasion of ‘Eidul Ghadir
- Discourse 24: Four Islamic Commandments and the Transient Life of this World
- Discourse 25: The Status of Mankind in This Life and in the Next World
- Discourse 26: The Reasons Why We Are Prevented Froma Deep Cognizance (of the things around us)
- Discourse 27: Characteristics of the True Believer – Part IX
- Discourse 29: Confusion Around the World
- Discourse 30: Six Things Which Lead to Success
- Discourse 31: Dangers of the Tongue
- Discourse 32: The World is a Storehouse of Treasures
- Discourse 33: The Signs of a Muslim
- Discourse 34: Conflict Between Actions and Beliefs
- Discourse 35: The Final Journey and the Remembrance of Death
- Discourse 36: Paying Attention to Those who Came Before Us
- Discourse 37: Forgiveness and Pardon
- Discourse 38: Fleeing From Death
- Discourse 39: How to Keep Away from Doubtful Things and the Lower Desires (of the Soul)
- Discourse 40: Training of the Soul