About thoughts. Pontic A.

Evagriy Pontic - a well -known representative of the monastic writing of the 4th century, a student of the great holy fathers of the Capadeki. The proposed work “On thoughts” contains the finest analysis of the inner world of the monk -driver, which leads the invisible abuse against the devil and in need of the right criterion - the gift of “distinguishing of the thoughts”. The book reveals the deep psychological laws of experimental Orthodox asceticism and, in general, spiritual life. This work was translated by the professor of MDA A. I. Sidorov and is equipped with extensive comments to the text, which even more deepens the understanding by the reader.