The Philokalia Volume 5

St Symeon the New Theologian, St Niketas Stethatos, Theoleptos of Philadelphia, St Gregory of Sinai, St Nikephoros The Solitary, St Gregory Palamas, St Kallistos the Patriarch

By: Various Authors, Based Books

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

The Philokalia Volume V - Revised and Expanded
Translated from the Russian Edition of Saint Theophan the Recluse

The Hesychast Masters: Prayer of the Heart and Divine Union

This fifth volume of Saint Theophan the Recluse's expanded Russian Philokalia presents the mature flowering of Orthodox hesychasm through the writings of eleven spiritual masters from the eleventh through fifteenth centuries. These texts form the heart of the Orthodox tradition of interior prayer, contemplative stillness, and direct experience of divine grace.

What Makes This Edition Unique:

• Complete and Unabridged: Every word faithfully rendered from Saint Theophan's Russian text
• Expanded Content: Includes writings not found in the Greek Philokalia, plus the full text of Venerable Peter Damascene
• Modern, Flowing English: Reverent yet accessible translation that preserves the patristic voice
• Orthodox Study Bible Citations: All Scripture references updated to OSB-NKJV
• Systematic Arrangement: Saint Theophan's thoughtful organization for progressive spiritual reading

Volume V Contains:

• Saint Symeon the New Theologian: Practical and theological chapters, plus ascetical discourse on the spiritual life
• Venerable Niketas Stethatos: Three centuries of chapters on purification, contemplation, and perfection
• Theoleptos, Metropolitan of Philadelphia: Instructions on the work hidden in Christ and monastic labor
• Saint Gregory of Sinai: Comprehensive chapters on commandments, hesychast practice, silence, and prayer
• Nikephoros the Solitary: The classic treatise on sobriety and guarding of the heart
• Saint Gregory Palamas: Instructions on prayer, purity of heart, hesychia, and the distinction between essence and energies
• Kallistos the Patriarch and Ignatios Xanthopoulos: One hundred chapters of detailed hesychast instruction, plus chapters on prayer and the hesychastic life
• Saint Symeon of Thessaloniki: On sacred prayer and the meaning of "Lord, have mercy"
• Venerable Maximos Kausokalyvites: On the prayer of the nous and grace
• Venerable Peter Damascene: Complete two-book collection on spiritual knowledge, virtues, and contemplation (Appendix)
• Saint Kallistos Kataphygiotes: Chapters on divine union and contemplative life