Author: Publisher:
ISBN: 9789607407337
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 327
Book Description
Elder Ephraim of Katounakia
Author: My Elder, Joseph the Hesychast
Author: The Mountain of Silence
Author: Kyriacos C. MarkidesPublisher: Image
ISBN: 0385500920
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
An acclaimed expert in Christian mysticism travels to a monastery high in the Trodos Mountains of Cyprus and offers a fascinating look at the Greek Orthodox approach to spirituality that will appeal to readers of Carlos Castaneda. In an engaging combination of dialogues, reflections, conversations, history, and travel information, Kyriacos C. Markides continues the exploration of a spiritual tradition and practice little known in the West he began in Riding with the Lion. His earlier book took readers to the isolated peninsula of Mount Athos in northern Greece and into the group of ancient monasteries. There, in what might be called a “Christian Tibet,” two thousand monks and hermits practice the spiritual arts to attain a oneness with God. In his new book, Markides follows Father Maximos, one of Mount Athos’s monks, to the troubled island of Cyprus. As Father Maximos establishes churches, convents, and monasteries in this deeply divided land, Markides is awakened anew to the magnificent spirituality of the Greek Orthodox Church. Images of the land and the people of Cyprus and details of its tragic history enrich the Mountain of Silence. Like the writings of Castaneda, the book brilliantly evokes the confluence of an inner and outer journey. The depth and richness of its spiritual message echo the thoughts and writings of Saint Francis of Assisi and other great saints of the Church as well. The result is a remarkable work–a moving, profoundly human examination of the role and the power of spirituality in a complex and confusing world.
Monastic Wisdom
Author: Elder JosephPublisher: Saint Anthony's Greek Orthodox Monastery
ISBN: 9780966700015
Category : Christian life
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Presented here for the first time in English as "Monastic Wisdom," this collection of Elder Joseph's letters makes the wealth of his wisdom and experience available to readers from all walks of life. As his struggles and lifestyle of stillness unfold, readers witness his difficult trials and battles with the demons, his profound visions and spiritual guidance, his martyric endurance in illnesses and finally his holy repose.
Elder Joseph the Hesychast
Author: Iōsēph (ho Hēsychastēs.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Hesychasm
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
The Angelic Life
Author: Father EphraimPublisher:
ISBN: 9781733884907
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 540
Book Description
This book is a compilation of two thousand quotes from the holy Fathers on Orthodox Christian monasticism, with comments by Elder Ephraim's former cell-attendant in Arizona.
Father Seraphim Rose
Author: Damascene (Hieromonk)Publisher: St. Xenia Skete Press
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 1164
Book Description
Saint Silouan, the Athonite
Author: Archimandrite SofroniĭPublisher: RSM Press
ISBN: 9780881411959
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 514
Book Description
Part I is a remarkable account of St Silouan's life, personality and teaching. Part II consists of St Silouan's writings, which he had laboriously penciled on odd scraps of paper, expressing an authentic personal experience of Christianity identical with that of the early Desert Fathers.
Elder Arsenios the Cave - Dweller (1886 - 1983)
Author: Monk Joseph DionysiatisPublisher:
ISBN: 9781716935367
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
I must confess that for Elder Arsenios, the Gospel words, "Here is truly an Israelite in whom there is no guile!"are relevant. He was naturally straight-forward, simple, offenceless, meek, obedient; a rare struggler, who possessed nothing. For Elder Arsenios, his yes was always yes, and his no, no. He never harboured resentment, no matter how he was wronged. He never got angry; he never hurt anyone. He lived obedience with precision. That is why, through obedience and his unwavering faith in his Elder, he lived in a way that surpassed the laws of nature. During vigils, he began the night labouring excessively by kneeling thousands of times and then remained standing until morning. (Elder Joseph of Vatopaidi)
The Scent of Holiness
Author: Constantina R. PalmerPublisher: Ancient Faith Publishing
ISBN: 9781936270422
Category : Christian pilgrims and pilgrimages
Languages : en
Pages : 285
Book Description
Every monastery exudes the scent of holiness, but women's monasteries have their own special flavor. Join Constantina Palmer as she makes frequent pilgrimages to a women's monastery in Greece and absorbs the nuns' particular approach to their spiritual life. If you're a woman who's read of Mount Athos and longed to partake of its grace-filled atmosphere, this book is for you. Men who wish to understand how women's spirituality differs from their own will find it a fascinating read as well.