Writings from the Philokalia on Prayer of the HeartThe Philokalia is an important collection of writings by Fathers of the Eastern Church dating from the fourth to the fourteenth century. It exists in three versions: the Greek, complied in the eighteenth century; the Slavonic; and the Russian. The Russian text, translated by St. Theophan the Recluse in the nineteenth century, is the most complete of all three versions, and is the source of this English translation, which presents selections that deal

then he understands the vanity of this present life and prepares his passport for the other life

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so that they may resolve to become conscientious members of the Church and enjoy

Our father among the saints Seraphim of Sarov was a Russian ascetic and wonderworker who lived at the Sarov Monastery in the 18th century

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the author raises our minds and hearts to a greater awareness of the holiness and majesty of God

many of his spiritual teachings

the texts also touch upon differences found in Greek usage

this book is a real treasure that will help establish the mysteries of Orthodoxy deep in a child's soul