Living Without Hypocrisy: Spiritual Counsels of the Holy Elders of Optina children and prayer with being in

and prayer with being in contact with people

8mm and 10 mm

and total self-sacrifice for the salvation of his fellow man

Hesychasm is the quintessence of the unbroken tradition ‘in the Holy Spirit’ of the Orthodox Church

And here I am in the same condition

Living Without Hypocrisy: Spiritual Counsels of the Holy Elders of Optina children and prayer with being inby George (Schaefer) This modest work is an anthology of spiritual advice given by various of the nineteenth century Holy Elders of Optina Monastery, organized thematically under headings such as spiritual warfare, the love of neighbor, faith, the will of God, the education of children, the commandments of God, the path of salvation, etc. Each piece of advice varies in length from a single sentence to a full paragraph. Pithy, immediately accessible,