Teophan the Recluse, saint The science of prayer Translated from Russian by Adrian Tanasescu-Vlas We learn how to pray from the prayer books, by uttering ready-made prayers, bequeathed to us by the Lord and by the Holy Fathers who advanced on the path of prayer. We must not, however, stop here: we must strive to progress and, having learned how to turn our minds and hearts towards God, with outer help, we must then seek God on our own, we must reach a state in which our souls with their own words, enter into dialogue with God by way of prayer. The soul by its own efforts must elevate itself and discover Him, and confess to Him what lies within it, and what it thirsts for. This is what the soul must learn. (St. Teophan the Recluse) Format: 13 x 20 cm, 152 p. ISBN: 978-973-136-088-1 «« back