Living Without Hypocrisy: Spiritual Counsels of the Holy Elders of Optina (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780884650928)

Now in its second printing, this modest work is an anthology of spiritual advice given by various of the nineteenth-century teachers of Optina Monastery in central Russia, 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, and universally applicable, these counsels resemble the sayings of the ancient Desert Fathers. Appropriate both for prolonged study and for daily devotional reading.

Author: Optina Elders
ISBN-10: 0884650928
ISBN-13: 9780884650928
Publisher: Printshop of St Job of Pochaev
Language: English
Published: 01/01/2005
Pages: 205
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.55lbs
Size: 7.60h x 4.70w x 0.80d