The Way of a Pilgrim: Candid Tales of a Wanderer — Table of Contents

“The Way of a Pilgrim: Candid Tales of a Wanderer to His Spiritual Father” is a 19th-century spiritual classic of Eastern Christian hesychasm about unceasing prayer of the heart, inner stillness, and spiritual wandering.

Part I: The Pilgrim’s Journey

The four classical narratives of the pilgrim in search of unceasing prayer, his encounter with the elder, and travels across Siberia.

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  The First Narrative
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  The Second Narrative
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  The Third Narrative
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  The Fourth Narrative

Part II: Patristic Treasuries

Three keys to the inner treasury of prayer and patristic instructions on the inward prayer of the heart.

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  Three Keys to the Inner Treasury of Prayer
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  Patristic Instructions on Inward Prayer of the Heart
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  Second Group of Instructions
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  A Profitable Word on Abba Philemon
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  A Summary of the Patristic Lessons

Part III: The Pilgrim Continues His Journey

Further spiritual conversations of the pilgrim: fifth, sixth, and seventh meetings, mystery of salvation, and spiritual confession.

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  Fifth Meeting: The Wanderer’s Narrative
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  Confession of the Inward Man, Leading to Humility
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  Sixth Meeting
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  The Mystery of Salvation through Unceasing Prayer
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  Confession on the Power and Action of Prayer
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  Seventh Meeting: Spiritual Conversations