compiled by St Nikodimos of the Holy Mountain and St Makarios of Corinth translated from the Greek and edited by G. E. H. Palmer, Philip Sherrard, Kallistos Ware with the assistance of The Holy Transfiguration Monastery (Brookline), Constantine Cavarnos, Basil Osborne, Norman Russell
“The Philokalia is a collection of texts written between the fourth and the fifteenth centuries by spiritual masters of the Orthodox Christian tradition. It was compiled in the eighteenth century by two Greek monks, St Nikodimos of the Holy Mountain of Athos (1749–1809) and St Makarios of Corinth (1731–1805), and was published at Venice in 1782. A second edition was published at Athens in 1893, and this included certain additional texts on prayer by Patriarch Kallistos not found in the 1782 edition. A third edition, in five volumes, was also published at Athens during the years 1957–1963 by the Astir Publishing Company. It is on the Astir edition that our English translation is based. Thus our translation, which we likewise hope to publish in five volumes, will reproduce all the texts included in the three Greek editions.” —“INTRODUCTION”
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION NOTE ON BIBLICAL QUOTATIONS AND REFERENCES ST ISAIAH THE SOLITARY Introductory Note On Guarding the Intellect: 27 Texts EVAGRIOS THE SOLITARY Introductory Note Outline Teaching on Asceticism and Stillness in the Solitary Life Texts on Discrimination in respect of Passions and Thoughts Extracts from the Texts on Watchfulness On Prayer: 153 Texts ST JOHN CASSIAN Introductory Note On the Eight Vices On the Holy Fathers of Sketis and on Discrimination ST MARK THE ASCETIC Introductory Note On the Spiritual Law: 200 Texts On Those who Think that They are Made Righteous by Works: 226 Texts Letter to Nicolas the Solitary ST HESYCHIOS THE PRIEST Introductory Note On Watchfulness and Holiness ST NEILOS THE ASCETIC Introductory Note Ascetic Discourse ST DIADOCHOS OF PHOTIKI Introductory Note Definitions On Spiritual Knowledge and Discrimination: 100 Texts ST JOHN OF KARPATHOS Introductory Note For the Encouragement of the Monks in India who had Written to Him: 100 Texts Ascetic Discourse Sent at the Request of the Same Monks in India APPENDIX: A Work Attributed to St Antony the Great Introductory Note On the Character of Men and on the Virtuous Life: 170 Texts GLOSSARY INDEX
Item Number: BKF161 Publication Data: London, United Kingdom: Faber and Faber, 1983 Format: softcover Number of Pages: 378 Dimensions (l × w × h): 19.8 cm × 12.8 cm × 2.5 cm ISBN-13: 978‒0‒571‒13013‒9 ISBN-10: 0‒571‒13013‒5
