Spiritual conversations. 2nd edition, fixed. Rev. Macarius Egyptian

The attention of readers is offered the creations of one of the greatest fathers of the ancient Church - the Monk Macarius of the Great, the Egyptian desert of the 4th century, the follower of the Monk Anthony the Great. Combining the path of solitude and silence with a paternal care for the brethren, the ascetic supported the spiritual children entrusted to him not only by prayer and personal example, but also by the instructions fulfilled by deep wisdom.

The main theme of the creations of the Monk Macarius of the Great is to cleanse a person from sin in the most secret "caches of the soul", which is a necessary condition for ascent to the true contemplation of God. The ascetic invariably returns the reader’s attention to this important issue: a person may not notice how deeply a sin is rooted in him, and thereby remain without spiritual healing, despite the appearance of repentance. But, discovering the depth of the fall of man, the Monk Macarius the Great shows the height of spiritual perfection in the acquisition of the fullness of being in Christ, to which each person is called up in the prey plan of the Creator.