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The Russian Philokalia: Dobrotolubie, Volume V
Collected by Saint Theophan the Recluse
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Continue into the Philokalia’s teachings on inward prayer.
The fifth volume of Saint Theophan’s Russian Dobrotolubie gathers teachers of watchfulness, stillness, and prayer of the heart. Symeon the New Theologian, Niketas Stethatos, Gregory of Sinai, and Gregory Palamas appear within a sustained treatment of repentance and attention. This volume offers readers already grounded in Orthodox spiritual life a deeper encounter with the texts behind discussions of hesychasm and the Jesus Prayer.
Inside this book
- Teachers of stillness and inward prayer
- Repentance, humility, attention, and illumination
- The Jesus Prayer within the ascetical life
Choose Volume V for its particular prayer texts, read in the context of the commandments and experienced spiritual guidance rather than as techniques to imitate.
Edition details
- Compiler
- Saint Theophan the Recluse
- Format
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- Length
- 438 pages
- Trim size
- 6 × 9 inches
- ISBN
- 9798189667138
- Publication date
- July 29, 2026