Author:the Spiritual Elder
John of DalyathaPublisher:Dar El-MachreqPublish Year:1986Pages:235Categories:Spiritual life and VirutesDescription:The Spiritual Letters collection by the Spiritual Elder John of Dalyatha represents the spiritual experience of an obscure father of the Syriac Church from the eighth century. Translated and introduced by Father Salim Daccache SJ, this book addresses ascetic topics including fasting, vigilance, seclusion, discernment of senses, humility, and prayer, alongside soul progression and grace. It features chapters like Spiritual Teaching of John of Dalyatha, The First Way Way of Love Ascetic Practice as Heart Practice
, External and Internal Man, Fasting, Vigilance, Seclusion, Discerning Senses, Understanding Asceticism, Discernment of Spirits, Humility, Manifest Humility, Humility in the Heart, Prayer, Prayer through External and Internal Movements, Remembrance of God, Purification by Grace, Few Fluctuations, Way of Love from Illumination to Union, Middle Mansion Illumination, Upper Mansion Perfection or Union, and twelve distinctive letters including Letters to Elders, Brothers, and Monks regarding Oaths, Factions, and Prayer.
