The Watchful Mind: Teachings on the Prayer of the Heart

Written by an anonymous priest-monk living in asceticism on the Holy Mountain of Athos, The Watchful Mind is the fruit of a life of deep prayer. The unknown writer was a hesychast a practitioner of stillness and the Jesus Prayer and in these pages he shares with readers his hidden life, a life filled with spiritual struggles, ecstatic experiences, and mystical revelations. Moved by a burning love for Christ, the author does not give us a neatly composed reflection on the spiritual life, but rather an account of his own passionate search. This deeply personal book is an account of one holy man s unique journey in the life of contemplation. It touches on many aspects of the spiritual and ascetic life, particularly the hesychastic themes of watchfulness, spiritual warfare, and the prayer of the heart.

• On Acquisition of the Holy Spirit
• Our Thoughts Determine Our Lives: The Life and Teachings of Elder Thaddeus of Vitovnica
• A Time to Die: Monks on the Threshold of Eternal Life
• The Art of Prayer: An Orthodox Anthology
• Writings from the Philokalia: On Prayer of the Heart
• Wounded by Love: The Life and Wisdom of Saint Porphyrios
• The Sayings of the Desert Fathers: The Alphabetical Collection
• Prayer Book
• The Mystical Theology of the Eastern Church
• The Orthodox Veneration of the Mother of God (Orthodox Theological Texts)