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An acclaimed expert in Christian mysticism travels to a monastery high in the Trodos Mountains of Cyprus and offers a fascinating look at the Greek Orthodox approach to spirituality that will appeal to readers of Carlos Castaneda.
In an engaging combination of dialogues, reflections, conversations, history, and travel information, Kyriacos C. Markides continues the exploration of a spiritual tradition and practice little known in the West he began in Riding with the Lion. His earlier book took readers to the isolated peninsula of Mount Athos in northern Greece and into the group of ancient monasteries. There, in what might be called a “Christian Tibet,” two thousand monks and hermits practice the spiritual arts to attain a oneness with God. In his new book, Markides follows Father Maximos, one of Mount Athos’s monks, to the troubled island of Cyprus. As Father Maximos establishes churches, convents, and monasteries in this deeply divided land, Markides is awakened anew to the magnificent spirituality of the Greek Orthodox Church.
Images of the land and the people of Cyprus and details of its tragic history enrich the Mountain of Silence. Like the writings of Castaneda, the book brilliantly evokes the confluence of an inner and outer journey. The depth and richness of its spiritual message echo the thoughts and writings of Saint Francis of Assisi and other great saints of the Church as well. The result is a remarkable work–a moving, profoundly human examination of the role and the power of spirituality in a complex and confusing world.
In an engaging combination of dialogues, reflections, conversations, history, and travel information, Kyriacos C. Markides continues the exploration of a spiritual tradition and practice little known in the West he began in Riding with the Lion. His earlier book took readers to the isolated peninsula of Mount Athos in northern Greece and into the group of ancient monasteries. There, in what might be called a “Christian Tibet,” two thousand monks and hermits practice the spiritual arts to attain a oneness with God. In his new book, Markides follows Father Maximos, one of Mount Athos’s monks, to the troubled island of Cyprus. As Father Maximos establishes churches, convents, and monasteries in this deeply divided land, Markides is awakened anew to the magnificent spirituality of the Greek Orthodox Church.
Images of the land and the people of Cyprus and details of its tragic history enrich the Mountain of Silence. Like the writings of Castaneda, the book brilliantly evokes the confluence of an inner and outer journey. The depth and richness of its spiritual message echo the thoughts and writings of Saint Francis of Assisi and other great saints of the Church as well. The result is a remarkable work–a moving, profoundly human examination of the role and the power of spirituality in a complex and confusing world.
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An academic goes to visit Mt. Athos, and is so taken with the life of the monks and their charismatic abbot, that when he hears the abbot has been sent to minister on the island of Cyprus, he jumps at the opportunity to get to know him better, and find out at first hand about the Orthodox way of life. He obtains permission from the abbot to live in the monastery as a monk, and is given the duty of chauffeur. This position allows him to have many forthright conversations with the Abbot, as he drives him around the island on his various pastoral missions. Often the situations are deeply personal, and bring up difficult questions both about the monk's way of life, and his relationship to the wider world. The questions often seem to be those you would yourself want to ask, posed in a very direct yet open-minded way and the abbot's responses are full of the insights of the Orthodox tradition, thought-provoking and clear, with an obvious sensitivity to the problems of the modern world. The book shows how an ancient Christian tradition, apparently fossilised on the timeless Mt Athos, is very much alive, vibrant and necessary. Very worthwhile.
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A great book. I think I've purchased five copies or more, given to new age friends who are interested in spirituality. Gave one to my yoga teacher as a thank you!
Wish this author had written this work ten years ago, would have handed a copy off to my mom who loved eastern mystics and a little bit of Jesus Christianity, too; but couldn't easily put the two together as this author does. Our Orthodox Book Club read and loved this work, which is on my coffee table again this week for a re-read as I get to know better a holy man I first learned of in this book, elder Porphyrios.
Buy this book. Tales on the pages here will rock your comfortable Christian world as the author drives a monk around from here to there at 5am, asking questions you'd expect from a New England humanities prof and guru lover looking for God, one who started thinking late in life that just maybe he'd better take another look at the Old Time Religion of the eastern church, the faith of his youth he'd tossed off. A fun read.
Wish this author had written this work ten years ago, would have handed a copy off to my mom who loved eastern mystics and a little bit of Jesus Christianity, too; but couldn't easily put the two together as this author does. Our Orthodox Book Club read and loved this work, which is on my coffee table again this week for a re-read as I get to know better a holy man I first learned of in this book, elder Porphyrios.
Buy this book. Tales on the pages here will rock your comfortable Christian world as the author drives a monk around from here to there at 5am, asking questions you'd expect from a New England humanities prof and guru lover looking for God, one who started thinking late in life that just maybe he'd better take another look at the Old Time Religion of the eastern church, the faith of his youth he'd tossed off. A fun read.
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An amazing book, definitely recommend it to readers. Valuable information, great insight on spirituality and learning about yourself. A lot of my friends have read it as well and thought it was brilliant.
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