For those of you who are not yet Orthodox, but would like to explore:
Christ the Eternal Tao, by Monk Damascene – a wonderful book for those who love an Eastern influence and would like to understand the differences between Taoism, Judaism, and Eastern Orthodox Christianity.
A Spiritual Life by St. Theophan – can give you a very good background on the mystical/metaphysical aspects of Orthodox Christianity.
The way of the Pilgrim – has been around for years and this is very good book about the Jesus prayer, which is a very profound prayer we practice in orthodox Christianity. Monk Damascene talks about this prayer in his book I mentioned above.
There’s also little book by St.Theophan called the path of prayer–that presents a very simple way to approach prayer and gives you some wonderful prayers to begin practicing.
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I am a native San Franciscan currently living in Sacramento, CA. Due to health issues in my early 20s, I began a spiritual journey in quest of inner peace and healing. I felt my soul and body were connected and if my soul could heal, perhaps so could my body.
I was a lapsed Catholic who studied Eastern religions. I had a guru and Tibetan lama, practiced prayer and fasting, and meditation techniques. I studied metaphysics, channeling and the life of the soul, which I later taught to others.
Yet, after twenty-five years of seeking within the New Age and Eastern religions, I was left depressed and spiritually unfulfilled. Thanks to my late husband and the grace of God, my spiritual journey ultimately allowed me to convert to back to Christianity, find God and open my heart newly to Jesus Christ through the study of ancient Christianity in the Eastern Orthodox Church.
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