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The complete text of the Letters of Barsanuphius and John appears here in English for the first time. John Chryssavgis’s faithful and deft translation brings vividness and freshness to the wisdom of a distant world, ensuring its accessibility to contemporary readers. Addressed to local monastics, lay Christians, and ecclesiastical leaders, these remarkable questions and responses (850 of them)...

will not sow in you the thought that whoever receives the money owes you any thanks. God will do what is in your interest for the salvation of your soul. The same person asked the Great Old Man whether he ought to distribute the money through his abbot, and how he should distribute it, as well as to whom. Response by Barsanuphius. May the Lord bless you, child! For you want to become carefree, and yet at the same time you do not want to, being tormented by your own will. Simply say what
Pages 257–258