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Professor Alexei Osipov. "Search for Truth on the Path of Reason". Nevertheless, what does all of this show? It shows that ev...

Elder Ephraim of Philotheou. "My life with elder Joseph". (translated from Russian) Elder Ephraim of Philotheou Th...

From the living of St. Ambrose of Optina. Shortly before his death the elder Ambrose said to another monastery monk Paulinus: "For...

Alexei Ilyich Osipov. "The Basics of Spiritual Life, Based on the Writings of St. Ignatius (Brianchaninov)". 5. Untimely dispa...

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Saint Peter of Damaskos. Book 1. A Treasury of Divine Knowledge. From Philokalia, Vol. 3. If by the grace of God you have received the ...

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Question to Archbishop Vikenty of Yekaterinburg and Verkhoturye in the air of TV channel "Soyuz". April, 2008. Archbishop Vi...

Letters of St. Ambrose of Optina. Letter 294. Unauthorized teaching of others and arrogance lead to temptations. Saint Ambrose of Opt...

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Letters of  Hegumen Nikon (Vorobyov) to Spiritual Children. Letter 132 Dear ... ! 10 days have already passed since I received your...

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From the Living of Saint Pachomius the Great. Chapter XLVIII On one occasion when he shut himself away from everyone in solitude, the ...

Saint Theophan the Recluse. "Thoughts for Each Day of the Year". St. Theophan the Recluse [Gal. 2:6-10; Mark 5:22-24, 35-6...

Saints Barsanuphius and John the Prophet. "Letters". Letter 414. Question: "If a sinner should acquire certain visions, shou...

The Letters of Saint Ambrose of Optina. You still worry about one of your letters thinking that I haven’t received it, while it contain...

Skhema-Hegumen Savva (Ostapenko). "The Experience of Formation of the True World View." Skhema-Hegumen Savva (Ostapenko) ...

Saints Barsanuphius and John. "Guidance Toward Spiritual Life: Answers to the Questions of Disciples.". Letter 421. Question...

The Letters of Saint Ambrose of Optina. On the harmful effects of improper prayer, and that the inconceivable Divinity should not be ima...

The Letters of Saint Ambrose of Optina. You are writing that on the eve of Archangel Michael Feast, a fiendish thought came to you, pro...

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Saint Maximos the Confessor. "Four Hundred Texts on Love". Second Century. From Philokalia, Vol. 2. 67. There are said to be ...

Saint John Climacus. "The Ladder of Divine Ascent". Step 26. Demons and passions quit the soul entirely or for some length of...

Saint Maximos Kavsokalyvites on Noetic Prayer. Sts. Maximos and Gregory A native of Lampsacus on the Hellespont, Saint Maximos bec...

Saint Nikitas Stithatos. "On the Inner Nature of Things and on the Purification of the Intellect: One Hundred Texts". From Phi...

Saint Symeon Metaphrastis. "Paraphrase of the Homilies of Saint Makarios of Egypt". VI The Freedom of the Intellect. From Phil...

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Saint Theognostos. "On the Practice of the Virtues, Contemplation and the Priesthood". From Philokalia, Vol. 2. Do not try t...

Saint John Cassian. "On the Holy Fathers of Sketis And on Discrimination". Written for Abba Leontios. From Philokalia, Vol. 1. ...

From the Living of Saint Pachomius the Great. Chapter XLVIII On one occasion when he shut himself away from everyone in solitude, the ...

About icon "Addition of mind". The icon "Addition of Mind" appears to be quite unusual among Orthodox icons ...