The collection of works of the famous shepherd includes works dedicated to St. Paisius Velichkovsky, Optina Pustyn Monastery, as well as a number of selected articles on issues of spiritual life. Source: Contents: MOLDAVAN ELDER PAISIY VELICHKOVSKYPreface 5 PART ONE. Life at home and at school (1722-1739) 9Chapter 1 10Chapter 2 15Chapter 3 26PART TWO. Years of wandering - in search of spiritual guidance (1739-1746) 35Chapter 1 36Chapter 2 44Chapter 3 54Chapter 4 61Chapter 5 64PART THREE. The solitary life of Elder Paisius on Mount Athos and the beginning of the cenobitic brotherhood (1746-1763) 75Chapter 1 76Chapter 2 80Chapter 3 90Chapter 4 97PART FOUR. The rise of the Paisian Brotherhood in Moldova: Dragomirna, Sekul, Neamets. The last days of life and death of the elder (1763-1794) 105Chapter 1 106Chapter 2 130Chapter 3 168Chapter 4 202Chapter 5 235PART FIVE. Disciples of Elder Paisius on Athos, in Moldova and in Russia 243Index of literature about Elder Paisius Velichkovsky 279APPENDICESAppendix 1 286Appendix 2 291Appendix 3 295ABOUT SMART PRAYER 299Preface by Elder Paisius 301Chapter 1 303Chapter 2 310Chapter 3 324Chapter 4 326Chapter 5 328Chapter 6 331OPTINA OF DESERTS 337Preface 339Chapter 1 341Chapter 2 348Chapter 3 352Chapter 4 356Chapter 5 362Chapter 6 369Chapter 7 384Chapter 8 394Chapter 9 397THE TRUTH OF CHRISTIANITY 399About the sacraments 401The holiness of the church 404Spiritual life in the world 407From letter 417