Counsels on the Monastic Life, Vol. 1 - Monastic Devotion (Saint Paisios)

The first in a new four-volume series of inspiring spiritual counsels of St. Paisios the New of Mt. Athos specifically on the monastic life. A true ascetic who spent his life cultivating the virtues of humility and love, Elder Paisios always sought to draw people closer to the Kingdom of Heaven. In these spiritual counsels one sees the living, eternal wisdom of the Church Fathers through the suffering love of a beloved saint and modern guide of souls. From the book: "The monastic life is madness, divine madness. It is a soaring; it is freedom, spiritual freedom. The monastic becomes a rebel for the love of Christ in order to free himself from the slavery of the passions and to free others, as well, with his prayer and his life." 292 pp., softcover