Library of Books, Articles and Links on Hesychasm

Online Books and Patristic Sources on Hesychasm

The Three Ways of Attention and Prayer, by By St. Symeon the New Theologian On Unceasing Prayer (excerpt from Philokalia, vol.5) Dionysius, the Pseudo-Areopagite Saint Seraphim of Sarov On Acquisition of the Holy Spirit "The Path to Salvation" A Manual of Spiritual Transformation. By St. Theofan the Recluse. Works of  St. Ignatius Brianchaninov (1807-1867)            On Practicing the Jesus Prayer            The Rule For Attending To Oneself For One Dwelling In The World - By St. Ignatii Brianchaninov            Love of God  Works of Metropolitan Hierotheos of Nafpaktos       A Night in the Desert of the Holy Mountain - On the Jesus Prayer             ORTHODOX PSYCHOTHERAPY             THE ILLNESS AND CURE OF THE SOUL IN THE ORTHODOX TRADITION             SAINT GREGORY PALAMAS AS A HAGIORITE             ORTHODOX SPIRITUALITY. A brief introduction  Elder Paisios the New of Mount Athos. Works of  Bishop Alexander (Mileant)             Instructions of the Holy Fathers on Spiritual Life   Part I.   Part II.  Part III.             Love, The Queen of Virtues             The Poverty that Enriches. On the Virtue of Humility             St. Seraphim of Sarov. Life and Teachings             The Life and Teachings of Elder Siluan From “Orthodoxy and the Religion of the Future” By Fr. Seraphim Rose (outlines important differences between Christian prayer and Eastern meditation techniques) The Byzantine Ascetic and Spiritual Fathers, by Fr. Georges Florovsky HESYCHASM: AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY (This book is mostly in Russian, but there is a rich bibliography in various languages in each section)

Published books on Hesychasm

The Way of a Pilgrim: And the Pilgrim Continues His Way The Philokalia: The Complete Text WRITINGS FROM THE PHILOKALIA on Prayer of the Heart On the Ascetical Life, by St. Isaac of Syria John Climacus. The Ladder of Divine Ascent Hymns of Divine Love, By St. Symeon The New Theologian The Practical and Theological Chapters, By St. Symeon The New Theologian On the Mystical Life, St Symeon the New Theologian Gregory Palamas: Triads By Gregory Palamas Works by Gregory Palamas Saint Gregory the Sinaite: Discourse on the Transfiguration Nil Sorsky: The Complete Writings The Spiritual Life and How to be Attuned to It, by St. Theophan the Recluse Guidance Towards Spiritual Life, by Saints Barsanuphius and John Living the Jesus Prayer, by: Irma Zaleski The Jesus Prayer, by Kallistos Ware The Power of the Name, by Kallistos Ware Gregory Palamas, by John Meyendorff Saint Gregory Palamas and Orthodox Spirituality, by John Meyendorff Modern Orthodox Saints: St. Nicodemos the Hagiorite Great Theologian & Teacher of the Orthodox Church, Reviver of Hesychasm St Symeon the New Theologian and Orthodox Tradition, by Hilarion Alfeyev Wisdom from Mount Athos: The writings of Starets Silouan The monk of Mount Athos: Staretz Silouan Little Russian Philokalia : St. Seraphim of Sarov Little Russian Philokalia Volume Four: St. Paisius Velichkovsky Saint Seraphim, Wonderworker of Sarov and his Spiritual Inheritance, by Helen Kontsevitch Blessed Paisius Velichkovsky Elder Zosima: Hesychast of Siberia Athonite Fathers and Athonite Matters, by Elder Paisios of Mount Athos Christ the Eternal Tao, by Hieromonk Damascene The Mountain of Silence: A Search for Orthodox Spirituality, by Kyriacos C. Markides Library of Monastic Spirituality The Mystical Theology of the Eastern Church, by Vladimir Lossky Living Prayer, by Metropolitan Anthony Bloom The Lord's Prayer, by Fr. Thomas Hopko (3 CDs) Iguman Charitan (ed.), The Art of Prayer, (London: Faber & Faber, 1966)

Articles and Links on Hesychasm

The Jesus Prayer, OCA - Spirituality Unceasing Prayer, OCA - Spirituality The Jesus Prayer, by Metropolitan Anthony Bloom Saying the Jesus Prayer, by Albert S. Rossi St Symeon the New Theologian The vision of the Divine Light Interpretation of the Prayer: Lord, have Mercy! That all Christians: clergy, monastics and laity, should pray in the name of Jesus Christ Prayer of the Heart for the faithful living in the world Elder Joseph the Hesychast Every Christian Should Pray 'Unceasingly', by St. Gregory Palamas Prayer of the Heart: the duty of those living in the world, by Bishop Theophan the Recluse Saint Theophane the Recluse: Of Prayer and Fire The Jesus Prayer, by Fr. Steven Peter Tsichlis Hesychasm, by Stefan Crisbasan Evagrius Ponticus Prayer as the Act From Which All Good Comes. Ascetic: Reflections on the Way of Self Sacrifice Introduction to the Jesus Prayer, by H.R.H. Princess Ileana of Romania On The Teachings Of Father Agapit On The Jesus Prayer The Holy Fathers on THE JESUS PRAYER ON THE JESUS PRAYER Unreal Christian contemplative practices by Fr. Seraphim Rose Real and unreal divine union by Archimandrite Sophrony "THEOSIS" IN SAINT SILOUAN THE ATHONITE AND STARETS SOPHRONY OF ESSEX, by Christopher Veniamin Saint Silouan of Mount Athos Blessed elder Archimandrite Sophrony (Sakharov) The Theory Of Knowledge of St. Isaac the Syrian - Excerpt from the Essay by St. Justin Popovich The Teaching of Gregory Palamas on Man, by Panayiotis Christou St Maximos of Kapsokalyvia and Fourteenth-Century Athonite Hesychasm, by KALLISTOS, Bishop of Diokleia PEARLS of Saint Isaac from Syria Hesychasm: Orthodox Spirituality Compared and Constrasted with Other Religious Traditions by Dr. Thomas Mether Website on Hesychasm in Italian Saint Gregory Palamas Monastery “...WITHIN YOU” By Dr. Alexandre Kalomiros Philokalia webzine The Glory of God Hidden in His Creatures, by Olivier L. Clément Prayer without Ceasing, from The Way of the Pilgrim HESYCHASM A CHRISTIAN PATH OF TRANSCENDENCE, by Mitchell B. Liester PRAYER IN EVAGRIUS PONTICUS AND ST. NIL SORSKI Praying with the heart. The Jesus Prayer Desert Fathers The Inner Light "Thought of the Week" Newsletter and Archive A HISTORY OF MONASTIC SPIRITUALITY