The book introduces readers to the spiritual experience of the Greek Orthodox Church. It contains edifying incidents from the ascetic life, sayings and miracles of modern Greek elders. The publication also includes the Charter of the Hilendar Monastery, compiled by St. Savva Serbsky. The Charter, which is a document on the history of Athos monasticism, concerns not only the organization of monastic life, but also affects many aspects of the moral and ascetic life of a Christian, and therefore it will be useful for every layman to read it.

All texts included in the book, except for “Three Words on Obedience” by Elder Ephraim, are published in Russian for the first time.