Love of the Beautiful: An Introduction to the Writings and Spirituality of the Philokalia
Aug 17th, 2010 by Office Manager
Love of the Beautiful: An Introduction to the Writings and Spirituality of the Philokalia The Philokalia (”love of the beautiful”, a love for everything of God, beauty’s source) is a collection of texts written between the fourth and fifteenth centuries by spiritual masters of the Eastern Christian contemplative, ascetic and hesychast tradition. They describe the conditions most effective for learning what their authors call the art of arts and the science of sciences, a learning which is not a matter of information or agility of mind but of a radical change of will and heart leading man towards the highest possibilities open to him, shaping and nourishing the unseen part of his being, and helping him to spiritual fulfillment and union with God. Every Thursday night at 7:30pm, beginning September 2nd, we will be considering the fundamental elements of this beautiful spiritual tradition by reading A Beginner’s Introduction to the Philokalia by Anthony Coniaris. This book focuses on twenty basic themes from the Philokalia, explaining them as simply as possible – such as watchfulness, thoughts, spiritual discipline, the heart, the intellect, inner stillness, the passions, deification, discernment, and of course, the Jesus Prayer. For more information, contact Fr. David at frdavid@pittsburghoratory.org Books are available. All are welcome! Additional Reflections have added for all interested @ www.philokalia.co
