Little Russian Philokalia: St. Seraphim of Sarov

As a Christian I value great spiritual reading and am especially interested in the lives of those of the past and how they infused spirituality into their daily living. My library contains many individual books on the lives of various saints and I also have the complete set of "The Lives of the Saints" which I find a great reference. The most inspiring by far, however, are the entire Philokalia series. My personal favorite is this subject book, "Little Russian Philokalia: St. Seraphim of Sarov" as he is a saint to whom I've special devotion.

While preparing a lecture on Surat Shabd Yoga, I came across the Philokalia and thought it might be useful in my talk. "Surat" is a Sanskrit word for "Soul", "Shabd" is the Sanskrit word for "Holy Spirit". "Yoga" simply means "To Yoke". Hence, Surat Shabd Yoga is the process of connecting the soul to the Holy Spirit. In the "Little Russian Philokalia", Saint Seraphim of Sarov taught that the main aim of Christian life is to acquire for oneself the Spirit of God. His amazing and supernatural conversation with N.A. Motovilov on "The Acquisition of the Holy Spirit" is included in this volume.

This book provides an excellent look into the life of Saint Seraphim and makes some of his many teachings accessible to English speakers.

Excellent

Great introduction to one of Russia's most beloved spiritual masters. Contains an good introduction by Fr. Seraphim Rose, the famous dialogue with Motovilov about the acquisition of the Holy Spirit, spiritual cousels of St. Seraphim, the Diveyevo mystery and more.

Good book.

I am reading this vol I history of the Orthodox Faith.

In excellent condition. Great teaching. It's a keeper.