The Philokalia: The Complete Text, Volume I

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

   
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

Volume I of The Philokalia: The Complete Text

“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