With an introduction by Metropolitan Anthony of Sourozh, The Way of a Pilgrim presents one of Russia's greatest spiritual classics of Christian truth in an unpretentious literary prose of genuine beauty. An unknown pilgrim of the mid-nineteenth century tells his story of wandering through Russia and Siberia, from one holy place to another, in search of the way of prayer. R. M. French's superb translation conveys the charm of the original as well as brilliantly conveying the spiritual truths of the gospel, which are never bound to or owned by a particular culture. In the much-loved sequel, The Pilgrim Continues His Way, the narrator shares more of his story. He describes his journeyings among the holy places of Russia and his challenging encounters with holy people, the desire still burning within him to discover deeper experiences of prayer and draw closer to the heart of God.

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The Way of a Pilgrim

The Pilgrim Continues His Way

__With an introduction by Metropolitan Anthony of Sourozh, The Way of a Pilgrim presents one of Russia's greatest spiritual classics of Christian truth in prose of genuine beauty.__

In The Way of a Pilgrim, an unknown pilgrim describes his wanderings through mid-nineteenth century Russia and Siberia, from one holy place to another, in search of the way of prayer.

R.M. French's superb translation conveys the charm of the original text, as well as brilliantly communicating the spiritual truths of the gospel. In the much-loved sequel, The Pilgrim Continues His Way, the narrator shares more of his story, as desire burns within him to discover deeper experiences of prayer, and to draw closer to the heart of God.

With an introduction by Metropolitan Anthony of Sourozh, The Way of a Pilgrim presents one of Russia's greatest spiritual classics of Christian truth in prose of genuine beauty. An unknown pilgrim of the mid-nineteenth century tells his story of wandering through Russia and Siberia, from one holy place to another, in search of the way of prayer.

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Here is a beautiful and profound classic of Eastern Orthodox Christianity, to be treasured by Christians of any background. An unknown pilgrim describes his wanderings through nineteenth century Russia and Siberia, in search of a way of prayer true to what he has heard in St. Paul’s first Letter to the Thessalonians – ‘Pray without ceasing’. He learns that the answer lies in the constantly repeated use of the ‘Jesus Prayer’, ‘Lord Jesus Christ, have mercy on me, a sinner’. Along with his Bible, he carries with him an anthology of Orthodox spiritual writings called the Philokalia, which he reads devotedly at every opportunity. How I warm to this humble, gentle man, and am fascinated by the experiences he describes and the many varied people he meets. I cannot commend these two little books highly enough.  
For further research you may find your reading enriched by some investigation of these topics:  
The Jesus Prayer   
The Philokalia   
Hesychasm (the method of prayer on which the Jesus Prayer is grounded)   
Being a Pilgrim

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