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长老四拉

俄罗斯精神巨匠

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Elder Silas (1866-1938) was born in a peasant family in the Russian countryside. He was strong and helpful since childhood. After completing his military service, he left home and went to the Monastery of St. Panteleimon on Mount Athos. On Mount Athos, the elder pursued God’s teachings persistently and prayed to the Lord all his life. For 46 years, he always lived a humble life as an ordinary monk, and finally passed away quietly. Elder Silas was famous for his piety and persistence in the Orthodox faith. His life and his teachings on “confession”, “humility”, “grace and freedom”, “love enemies”, “how to pray”, “keep your sanity in hell and don’t despair”, etc., demonstrated the essence of Orthodox spirituality. After his death, he was canonized by the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople in 1987 and by the Patriarchate of Moscow in 1992.

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Weight

0.675 kg

Dimensions

21.7 × 14 × 3.4 cm

Author

Saint Sophrony Sakharov

Language

Chinese

Book cover

Paperback

Publisher

华东师范大学出版社

Edition

1st edition

Pages

444

Publication year

2007

ISBN

9787561753408

Preface
Part 1: The Life and Thoughts of Elder Silas

1. He came to the Holy Mountain during his childhood and youth
when he was serving in the military

2. Practice achievements

3. The elders’ appearance and speech

4. The Elders’ Teachings
: Understanding God’s Will,
Listening to
the Holy Traditions and the Bible,
God’s Names,
Elders’ Thoughts: On
the Beauty of the Plant and Animal World
, Church Prayers
, Comparing Man to Christ ,
Finding God
’s Attitude toward Neighbors
, The Uniqueness of the Spiritual World and the Greatness of Saints,
Spiritual Visions
of the World, Knowing the Two Images of the World,
Characteristics of Gifts and Temptations,
Free Thought,
Man’s Attitude toward God
, Loving Enemies ,
Distinguishing Good from Evil,
the Church’s Way,
the Difference between Christ’s Love and Human Justice,
Elders’ Unceasing Prayers

5. Wise Silence and Single-Minded Prayer
Three Ways of
Prayer Development of the Mind
Christ’s Instructions – Love God with All Your Heart and Soul Lays on Silence
Anthropological Foundations of Wise Silence
Experience of Eternity
Beginning of Spiritual Life – Fighting against Desire

6. The form of subjective imagination and the struggle against it

7. Insight and its forms

8. The uncreated divine light and its intuitive image
resembles the passionlessness of God
to get rid of darkness

9. Gifts and the resulting doctrinal awareness

10. Spiritual Experience

11. In hell, please keep your sanity and don’t despair

12. The Way of Christ and the Limits of All Things
The Meaning of Praying for the World
Final Words

13. Death of the Elder

14. Review

Conclusion

Next: Elder Silas’s WordsEditor
’s Preface

1. My soul yearns for God, and I seek Him with tears in my eyes.

2. A heart of prayer

3. Pursue humility

4. Peace

5. Gifts and Humility

6. Human Freedom and God’s Will

7. Liberation through repentance

8. The Lord reveals to humble hearts

9. I will not leave you

10. We are children of God and are like Him

11. Our Lady

12. Saints

13. Pastor

14. Confessor

15.
Steward of a monastery

16. The Secret of Obedience

17. The Great Science of Spiritual Warfare

18. Thoughts and confusion

19. Adam’s Cry

20. Personal Experiences and Accounts of Meetings with Ascetics

Father John of Kronstadt

Father Stratonic

Young monk

The Eagle and the Rooster

Conversation with children

Ascetic Thoughts, Advice, and Observations

Thoughts on Death

Weight	0.675 kg
Dimensions	21.7 × 14 × 3.4 cm
Author	Saint Sophrony Sakharov
Language	Chinese
Book cover	Paperback
Publisher	华东师范大学出版社
Edition	1st edition
Pages	444
Publication year	2007
ISBN	9787561753408