With newly translated material that provides practical advice for practicing the prayer of the heart.

The prayer of the heart, or the “Jesus Prayer,” is a practice that comes from the tradition of Eastern Christian spirituality. Its fruits are detachment from all anxious cares, enlightenment of the intellect, and a heart that bubbles over with love for all creation. The Way of a Pilgrim and The Pilgrim Continues His Way are intimate firsthand accounts of a life illuminated by the prayer. The anonymous narrator, carrying little more than a Bible, some dried bread, and a prayer rope, walked across nineteenth-century Russia repeating it, recording his experiences in his effort to put into practice the words of Saint Paul, “Pray without ceasing.”

The text is accompanied by a never-before-translated appendix from the Russian edition that gives instruction and advice on practicing the Jesus Prayer—including translations of some of the texts from the Philokalia referred to in The Way of a Pilgrim.

“One of the most influential spiritual books of the last hundred years. It is one of those rare books that can make a difference in a person’s life.” —JACOB NEEDLEMAN, author of Lost Christianity