Treatise on Sobriety - Paperback

by Nicephorus the Solitary (Author), D. P. Curtin (Translator)

The famous 14th century Byzantine monk, Nicephorus the Solitary, grants some insight into the nature of Hesychast mediation and the contemplative life of the Eastern Christian. His draws from several other sources in this short work to grant some insight into how the contemplative life might be attained through studied self-emptying oneself to the divine providence.