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	• The Mountain of Silence: A Search for Orthodox Spirituality Kyriacos C. Markides Image, 2002 - 272 pages average customer review:based on 41 reviews view larger image
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Mystical and moving

I'm about as far from being an Eastern Orthodox mystic as you can get. But as a conservative Evangelical I found Markides' quest for spiritual meaning to be strangely compelling.

Perhaps in part because I felt it was genuinely more story-telling than sermonizing. I enjoyed the fact that this book's journey into a very different approach to Christian spirituality helped me see my own journey from a different perspective.

Quite a spiritual adventure!

Deeply Engaging

While I've enjoyed many of Markides' other books, The Mountain of Silence stands on its own. The book is about the author's journey to Mount Athos (a large Greek Orthodox Christian monastic community in Northern Greece) where he spends time with a profound, charismatic monk, and documents the received wisdom for us to partake in. I was raised in the Greek Orthodox church, which from the outside, can be as dogmatic, political, and hypocritical as any organized religion. Thankfully, the deep spiritual experience that many seekers leave to go find in the Eastern faiths, is still preserved in the monasteries, where it is practiced as a way of life. From the all-night vigils and endless chants, to the fruits of contemplative prayer, to the incredible stories of the living saints of Mount Athos, this book captivates the reader in a very accessible style.

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A practical guide for those searching for fairness in Spiritual life

Of course there are many books refered to Orthodox Spirituality. How ever the whole matter of struggling against sinful thoughts ( "logismoi" in Greek ) under the chapters "Invisible Intruders" and "Strategies" (for facing invisible intruders) had helped me more than any other book I have ever read in tackling with them in day to day practice.
For this reason I am greatful to Kyriacos Markides because with the assistance of his book I realy feel that my life has changed. I have given this book as a present to more than 20 friends and most of them have expressed their enthusiasm.
It is a good present for all people fervently desiring to return to the genuine spiritual life without compromise.

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The Treasure Trove of Eastern Christianity

Western Christianity in its quest for a "rational" spirituality has lost the rich tradition of meditation and contemplation which was presevered in communities in the Mid-East since earliest times.

This work introduces spiritual practices now seen as "New Age" or non-Christian oriental religious practice as bone fide early Chrisitan practices of our ancestors in faith.

Reading this book will re-inforce that Christian spirituality must transform the totality of the human person: body, mind (rationality) and spirit.

The Must Have Book on Eastern orthodoxy

Written for ease of comprehension but over-flowing with valuable mystical truths. If you are seriously spiritually questing, this is your answer. A must have for seekers !

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