“The second volume of the English language Little Russian Philokalia, is dedicated to the great refounder and abbot of Valaam Monastery, the humble monk of Sarov, Nazarius. The timeless quality of his teaching, a standard monastic counsel within a fundamentally Orthodox Christian society, is basically no different from that of fourth-century Egypt, fifth-century Palestine, sixth-century Gaul, or Ireland, Sinai, Britain, Italy, Syria, and later Mt. Athos, from which it took its roots. But the timelessness of his exposition is so vital precisely because most of these lands have lost the basic Orthodox Weltanschauung, world-view, or sense of unanimity, especially in the Western world.” —“Preface”
CONTENTS
Preface Preface to the Second Edition I. THE LIFE OF BLESSED NAZARIUS II. THE COUNSELS OF ELDER NAZARIUS 1. On the Love of God 2. On Christian Asceticism (Podvig) 3. On Monasticism 4. On Prayer, Especially in Church 5. Concerning the Time After Church Services 6. On Remaining in One’s Cell and on Leaving It 7. On the Liturgy and Partaking of the Divine Mysteries 8. Concerning Trapeza (Meals) 9. On the Daily Cleansing of Conscience 10. Instruction for the Evening and Night 11. Concerning One’s Spiritual Father and Counsellor of Conscience 12. On Not Judging One’s Neighbor III. INDICATION OF THE MOST ESSENTIAL SPIRITUAL DISPOSITIONS AND VIRTUES 1. The Prayer of Jesus 2. Self-reproach 3. Self-knowledge 4. Meekness 5. Humility 6. Obedience 7. A Clean Conscience 8. Silence 9. Have Not Your Own Will 10. Repentance 11. Patience IV. ELDER HILARION OF SAROV AND VALAAM IV. A SHORT SPIRITUAL LADDER by Elder Hilarion 1. Prayer 2. Self-reproach 3. Self-knowledge 4. Meekness 5. Humility 6. Obedience 7. The Conscience 8. Silence 9. The Will 10. Forgiveness 11. Patience 12. Various Instructions VI. SERVICE TO ST. NAZARIUS, ABBOT OF VALAAM VII. EPILOGUE: A Forgotten Saint Index
Item Number: BKP225 Publication data: Platina, CA: St. Herman of Alaska Brotherhood, 1996 Format: softcover Number of pages: 145 Dimensions (l × w × h): 20.5 cm × 15.4 cm × 0.9 cm Additional information: black-and-white illustrations ISBN: 0‒938635‒31‒X
