The collection includes the works of the holy hesychast fathers—the silent ones who performed the mental Jesus Prayer in seclusion. The works reflect the theological problems that worried the Byzantine Empire in the last period of its existence (divine essence and energies, acquisition of the Holy Spirit and unity with God, uncreated grace), ascetic (methods of prayer, contemplative life, spiritual warfare) and monastic practice. Part of the works , included in this book, is included in the Greek “Philokalia”, but is not in the “Philokalia” of Bishop. Theophan the Recluse and is practically unknown to readers. The Russian translation of other works is published for the first time. The texts have been re-verified against the ancient Greek originals, edited and annotated. The hitherto unpublished “Tradition” of St. Philotheus Kokkin translated from an ancient Russian manuscript. The book is addressed to all those interested in the Orthodox tradition, as well as specialists (patrologists, Byzantine scholars, historians, ancient Russian scholars) and students of theological institutes and seminaries.© Comp., trans. from ancient Greek, edition of translations, preface. and notes: A.G. Dunaev, 1999© Translation from ancient Greek: A.A. Tahoe-Godi (translation by A.F. Losev); M.V. Gratsiansky, 1999© Translation from Old Russian: monk Alimpiy (Verbitsky), 1999© Design: Orthodox Brotherhood of St. Philaret of Moscow, 1999 Contents: Preface by the compilerMethod of sacred prayer and attention of Simeon the New Theologian Surviving chapters of Callistus Katafagiota, thoughtful and very lofty, about divine unity and contemplative life Callistus Angellicud. Homily XVI, On spiritual warfare and the sacred silence that goes with it Mark of Ephesus. Syllogical chapters on the distinction of the divine essence and energy against the heresy of the Akyndinists. His Holiness Patriarch Philotheus of Constantine-city of Cyrus tells his disciple how to stay attentively in his cell with his novices

COMMENTS AND APPENDIX. Problems of composition and authorship of the treatise “The Method of Sacred Prayer and Attention” ABBREVIATIONS