The Mystical Marriage: Spiritual Life According to St. Maximos the Confessor
The Mystical Marriage: Spiritual Life According to St. Maximos the Confessor
by Elder Aemilianos of Simonopetra
This book contains six talks by Elder Aimilianos on select passages from the Chapters on Love by St Maximos the Confessor. More than a simple commentary, these talks offer a profound yet approachable introduction to the principles and practice of Orthodox spirituality.
From Chapter One:
We often say that we love God, and sing the praises of His love, but we are not able to pray without distractions. If this is the case, it means we are not speaking truthfully, that our praises are empty, because genuine love for God is the generative cause of undistracted prayer, and undistracted prayer is the generative cause of the love of God.
220 pages, sewn softcover binding