This book is the third of three volumes containing conversations between Baines Duno and his students at the Rila Lakes during the summer council in 1931. Beinsa Duno (Petar Dunov) - Teacher of a theological school founded in Bulgaria in the first half of the 20th century. The Russian-speaking reader is already familiar with the ideas of this school from the books “Behold the Man”, “Fast Points of Life”, “The Path of the Student” and others; as well as from the lectures of one of Baines Duno’s students, Mikhail Aivankhov. This collection, “Departure and Return,” includes only part of the conversations. The other two volumes, “Love of God” and “Our Place,” include all the other conversations of this council. The book offered to the reader is addressed, first of all, to those who want to understand man’s place in the world, his purpose and path. Translation from Bulgarian made by the publishing group “The Word of the Teacher” based on the Sofia edition of 1931.