The Spiritual Life: And How to Be Attuned to It - Softcover

St. Theophan The Recluse

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0938635360 ISBN 13: 9780938635369

Publisher: St Herman Pr, 1996

Synopsis

St. Theophan the Recluse, possessing a rare degree of patristic scholarship, combined with a thorough understanding of the soul of his native Russia and of contemporary people in general, was enabled to carve out a genuine understanding of spirituality for modern man. He made this understanding accessible to the average person, for he knew that each "average person" is the possessor of an immortal soul, and each soul is to be attuned here upon earth to live eternally with God in Paradise.

THE SPIRITUAL LIFE AND HOW TO BE ATTUNED TO IT was the result of a correspondence between a young lady of the upper middle class and St. Theophan the Recluse. In the compilation of his letters of spiritual direction to her, it can be seen that St. Theophan strove to make sure that this young soul would not only be familiar with the principles of spiritual life, but first of all be able to keenly hear the right "tone" of spiritual life.

This tuning of the soul is necessary so that the soul will be in harmony with the voice of God's Providence echoing in the instrument of the heart. In that light, THE SPIRITUAL LIFE AND HOW TO BE ATTUNED TO IT could rightly be called a primer to be used before embarking into the realm of spiritual life.

About this title

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The spirit--as a force which has come from God--knows God, seeks God and in Him alone finds rest."

Our inner lives never get put into the proper order all of a sudden. What is always required and what lies ahead is intensified labor over oneself, over one's inner self, by the assimilation of good intention and the enabling of grace through the Mysteries. This labor is directed toward destroying the disorder that reigns inside; in its place it establishes order and harmony, after which follows inner peace and a continual joyful mood of the heart.

Language Notes:

Text: English (translation)
Original Language: Russian

About this edition

• Publisher: St Herman Pr
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0938635360
• ISBN 13: 9780938635369
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 320