Orthodox teaching of the elders otelders is a multimedia library and an online framework featuring christian spirituality through voices of contemporary spiritual fathers. On prayer by archimandrite sophrony sakharov trans. Sophrony sakharov religious behaviour and experience. Sophrony sakharovs most popular book is saint silouan the athonite.
Mar 20, 2009 the incarnation of the logos of the father jesus christ furnishes a solid foundation for our knowledge of god. Eastern religions on the other hand provided the base upon which transpersonal theory was founded and developed. A friend shared archimandrite sophrony s 18961993 prayer at daybreak several years ago. This last book, a very frank, open spiritual autobiography, was. John the baptist in tolleshunt knights, maldon, essex. This page is dedicated to archimandrite sophrony sakharov, the disciple of saint silouan the athonite, his life, works, bibliography and photographs, email periodcal. Archimandrite sophrony sakharov 23 september 1896 11 july 1993 also referred to as elder sophrony, was best known as the disciple and biographer of st silouan the athonite and compiler of st silouans works, and as the founder of the patriarchal stavropegic monastery of st. I have been wearing a cassock for sixty years, but whenever i meet an orthodox christian or any other. Many of fr sophrony s later thoughts would arise out of the same topics addressed in this correspondence. This critical exposition of the theology of archimandrite sophrony sakharov 18961993, an outstanding christian ascetic. Pdf we shall see him as he is, by archimandrite sophrony. Sophrony sakharov 23 september 1896, in moscow 11 july 1993, in tolleshunt knights or elder sophrony was an archimandrite and one of the noted ascetic christian monks of the twentieth century.
Sophrony sakharov, the mind inclined towards imagination is not able to theologise, because theology is concrete life. Thus wrote archimandrite sophrony sakharov towards the end of his long. Sakharov ba, dphil, a priestmonk at the monastery of st john the baptist, tolleshunt knights, essex, will speak on the theology of archimandrite sophrony, his granduncle. It can be useful to anyone who is searching, or even curious, about the orthodox mode of thinking about salvation. Archimandrite sophrony sakharov 23 september 1896, moscow 11 july 1993, tolleshunt knights, also elder sophrony, was best known as the disciple and biographer of st silouan the athonite and compiler of st silouans works, and as the founder of the patriarchal stavropegic monastery of st. Archimandrite sophrony sakharov on psychology orthodox.
Fr sophrony talks about the reality of seeing god and also the way to get there. As well as numerous articles, his oxford dphil research on. Contemplation, prayer, spirituality these words have become popular in our day among those despairing at the banality and emptiness of the contemporary scene. Sophrony on personhood glory to god for all things. The spiritual autobiography of elder sophrony archimandrite sophrony sakharov, rosemary edmonds on. The spirituality and legacies of fr sophrony sakharov and. Sep 25, 2015 new books by archimandrite sophrony of essex, u. Modernday elders reflections on the ancient faith of the christian church modern video philokalia. John the baptist at tolleshunt knights, england, fell asleep in the lord. It is the free movement of spirits filled with wise knowledge of all. Elder sophrony seemed to move to his own works after this, publishing his life is mine in 1977 and we shall see him as he is in 1985. John the baptist monastery, essex, england archimandrite sophrony falls asleep in the lord on this past july 11, archimandrite sophrony, the spiritual elder of the monastery of st. But popular as well are a myriad of pseudospiritualities, each offering its own shortcut to spiritual satisfaction. From on prayer by archimandrite sophrony sakharov p.
I have found it a useful addition to my prayer rule. Staretz elder archimandrite sophrony sakharov was a contemporary and friend of saint silouan. We shall see him as he is by sophrony sakharov goodreads. The present thesis is a critical study of archimandrite sophrony sakharovs ecclesiology. Seraphim talks about why he loves the writing of father sophrony sakharov, the beloved monastic, writer, and founder of the english monastery at essex, england. Father zacharias a spiritual son of elder sophrony and a longtime member of the monastery of st. Sakharov in russian chapter one from the thesis in partial fulfilment of. The spirituality and legacies of fr sophrony sakharov. Christianity has remained relatively peripheral to the intellectual processes that shaped transpersonal theory. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Archimandrite sophrony1 thus wrote archimandrite sophrony sakharov towards the end of his long life,2 with more than seven decades spent in full dedication to god. Nonetheless there is a great deal of lifegiving wisdom to be absorbed by anyone at any sage in their spiritual journey. See all books authored by sophrony sakharov, including his life is mine, and wisdom from mount athos.
Fr sophrony sakharov we shall see him as he is youtube. Log in to get better recommendations with a free account. If youve not come across it before, you may find it useful as well. The wisdom of andrei sakharov table of contents with links. The spirituality and legacies of fr sophrony and metropolitan anthony the very revd dr nicholas v. The following words of archimandrite sophrony sakharov were recorded by various athonite monks. John the baptist, founded by elder sophrony in essex, england, in 1959. A russian, he prayed in community at mount athos, and later at the monastery of st. Sophrony is perhaps best known as a disciple of st. Sophrony sakharov books list of books by author sophrony. John the baptist at tolleshunt knights, essex, england, and like most orthodox religious, he was a contemplative.
Sources in russian or french are given in my translation unless otherwise indicated. I have been wearing a cassock for sixty years, but whenever i meet an orthodox christian or any other person, i bow my head low before him. Even before his earthly introduction to the world, his soul peered into the abyss of death. Personhood in the life and ministry of elder sophrony by. The ecclesiology of archimandrite sophrony sakharov. Our spirit finds itself on opposite poles in both the black depths of hell and the kingdom of god illumined by the sun that never sets. During labor his mother, catherine, was in great danger of dying. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Buy a cheap copy of his life is mine book by sophrony sakharov. Sophrony sakharov has 19 books on goodreads with 932 ratings.
Eastern orthodox mysticism and transpersonal theory kyriacos c. Due to great artistic talent, sergei studied at the academy of arts between 1915 and 1917 and then at the moscow school of painting, sculpture and architecture between 1920 and 1921. Father archimandrite constantine, whom probably many of you know, the reposed editor of the journal orthodox rus, a profound christian mind, considered that the most terrible among all the achievements of the communists was that the communists created their. Books by sophrony sakharov author of saint silouan the athonite.
Father zacharias is also the primary conduit in contemporary orthodoxy of the life. Jul 11, 1993 elder sophrony sakharov july 11, 1993 orthodox outlet for dogmatic enquiries archimandrite sophrony was born in 1986, to orthodox parents in tsarist russia. John the baptist in tolleshunt knights, maldon, essex, england. Earlier in his career, however, sakharov had been one of the leading developers of the. May 17, 2014 elder sophrony sakharov on thoughts and deception those who want to pray with a cleansed mind nous must not concern themselves with the latest news from the newspapers, or read books that are irrelevant to our spiritual life especially those books that arouse the passions and they must not strive to learn out of curiosity whatever. Personhood in the life and ministry of elder sophrony sakharov is a series of seven lectures delivered by archimandrite zacharias zacharou. Jan 22, 2016 and here is something to which i would like to draw your attention to something about which very many do not think about. Here i will be simply listing quotes of archimandrite sophrony taken from the book, i know a man in christ, by metrtopolitan of nafpaktos, hierotheos, published by, birth of the theotokos monastery, 2015. This page is dedicated to archimandrite sophrony sakharov, the disciple of saint silouan the athonite, his life, works, bibliography and photographs, email. An amazing book on prayer, it is a joy to sit with someone who has seen as far into god as sophrony. In 1973, a more complete translation of the life of st silouan, under the title monk of mt athos, was published, followed by the publication of wisdom of mt athos, the writings of st silouan. A familiar episode to those who recall events within the soviet union during the final stages of the cold war was a hunger strike undertaken by dissident russian physicist and nobel peace prize recipient 1975 andrei sakharov and his wife elena bonner in 1984, as an attempt at compelling the u.