The masterpiece of Orthodox ascetic literature, composed by the divinely inspired hand of Saint John of Sinai. This sacred work from the God-trodden Mount offers the modern person a safe guide on the journey towards spiritual perfection, complete with an extensive introduction, modern Greek translation, comments, tables, and indexes.

"Brother in the Lord and comrade, you who desire the upward path and strive for the conquest of heaven, take this holy book into your hands. Read and proceed. Each word of it constitutes a new step upward. Advance with courage, no matter how steep and thorn-laden the road may appear... Keep your gaze fixed on the final step, where the Lord and Bridegroom of our souls awaits us..." (from the prologue of the blessed Abbot of the Monastery, Archimandrite Cherubim).