So the Philokalia is poetry?

[Chocolatesa]

My mom recently lent me the Philokalia, I thought it was sayings of the early fathers, but this one is Philokalia: New and selected poems by Scott Cairns. I don't feel like waiting an hour for my break to call home and ask my mom about it. I'm confused now, is this the one I heard about, or another one?

[Thekla]

nope -- not the one :)

translated by Palmer, Sherrard, and Ware

(the last being Bishop Kallistos Ware)

it is published in 4 volumes by Faber & Faber

[Mary of Bethany]

Not the same thing.

This is what you're thinking of:

http://orthodoxwiki.org/Philokalia

Mary

[Lukaris]

Just a side note, I would recommend reading The Way of a PIlgrim & The Pilgrim Continues His Way (isbn # 1-880364-12-3) as a primer for the Philokalia. If you already have read it, then great.

[Chocolatesa]

Thanks!!!
Actually my mom is going to give me(I think) one of those two... anyways I know it has pilgrim in the name lol. If it's not that one I'll look it up.

[Lukaris]

Sometimes the Pilgrim is published as 2 books or combined as 1. The isbn # edition I listed is combined and issued by New Sarov Press & a dual edition exists elsewhere. BTW, if you have ever heard of a novel by J.D. Salinger (Catcher in the Rye) called "Franny and Zooey" the Way of a PIlgrim etc. and the Jesus Prayer are a portion of an underlying theme of a spiritual crisis Franny experiences (because she is willing to syncretize Christian prayer w/ other belief system meditations etc.). Just thought I'd add a little trivia.:wave: One more side note, I found reading the writings of St Maximos the Confessor in vol. 2 of the Philokalia as a good starting point.

[Chocolatesa]

Thanks! :)

[IsaakScottCairns]

Sorry for the confusion. That's my fifth collection of poetry, published in 2002. I hope you're able to get your hands on the real thing. The four volumes are available, but you might find a more reader-friendly introduction in a selection of excerpts called _The Art of Prayer_, also edited by Bishop Kallistos.

Kalo taxidi, philimou

Isaak Scott Cairns

[Thekla]

Sorry for the confusion. That's my fifth collection of poetry, published in 2002. I hope you're able to get your hands on the real thing. The four volumes are available, but you might find a more reader-friendly introduction in a selection of excerpts called _The Art of Prayer_, also edited by Bishop Kallistos.

Kalo taxidi, philimou

Isaak Scott Cairns
welcome to TAW :wave:

[Thekla]

at the risk of causing offense (sorry, Mr.Cairns)

this looks interesting :)

http://my.orthodoxcircle.com/_landing/view.php?std=1188630000

[icedtea]

I read (most) of it last spring, and thought it was poetic, whether it was meant that way or not.:)

[Chocolatesa]

My mom lent me The way of the pilgrim & the pilgrim continues his way, I'm halfway through it and love it!

[Chocolatesa]

Sorry for the confusion. That's my fifth collection of poetry, published in 2002. I hope you're able to get your hands on the real thing. The four volumes are available, but you might find a more reader-friendly introduction in a selection of excerpts called _The Art of Prayer_, also edited by Bishop Kallistos.

Kalo taxidi, philimou

Isaak Scott Cairns

Hehe, don't worry about it. My mom lent me a 1992 copy edited by K. Ware that she had in her stash of books.