Little Russian Philokalia, Volume I: Saint Seraphim of Sarov—Spiritual Instructions

Publication Data: Platina, CA: St. Herman of Alaska Brotherhood, 1996
Format: softcover
Number of Pages: 159
Dimensions (l × w × h): 20.5 cm × 15.4 cm × 1.0 cm
Additional Information: black-and-white illustrations
ISBN: 0‒938635‒30‒1

   
Fourth Edition

translated by Fr. Seraphim Rose

Volume I of Little Russian Philokalia

“The best known of the Orthodox saints of modern times, St. Seraphim of Sarov, has much to teach the Orthodox Christians of these last times. Unfortunately, the striking nature of some of his spiritual experiences—which indeed stand in glaring contrast to the ordinary Christian experience of our days—has led some to miss the whole point of his teaching. [...]Only with great humility on our part—which we can learn from the profound humility of ‘poor Seraphim,’ as he called himself—can we hope to receive and apply this teaching of the true Christian spiritual life to our own poor Christian lives.”
—“Introduction”

CONTENTS

Preface to the Little Russian Philokalia Series
Introduction: The Life of St. Seraphim
   I. SPIRITUAL INSTRUCTIONS
   II. THE ACQUISITION OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
      Editor’s Preface
      Introduction
      Foreword by S. A. Nilus
      The Conversation
   III. THE GREAT DIVEYEVO MYSTERY
      Preface
      Concerning the Fate of True Christians
      The Great Diveyevo Mystery
      St. Seraphim’s Prophecy on the Resurrection of Russia
Appendix I: St. Seraphim in Bonds
Appendix II: Pascha in Summer
Index