BLESSED PAISIUS VELICHKOVSKYThe Man Behind the Philokalia

The Elder Paisius (1722-1794) found the Philokalia (classic mystical and ascetical texts of ancient Christianity) and devoted the rest of his life disseminating the teaching on unceasing prayer, interior silence, unseen warfare and prayer of the heart. Includes a fifty page chapter on his journey to Mount Athos and pictures.