Book 1: The contagion of the worldly spirit in spiritual life
In this first book of the series, Elder Symeon points out that, in our times, the most dangerous thing of all is the worldly spirit, which each person has within himself and which serves his ego. This contagion of the worldly spirit, which has made of the earth a desert devoid of any consolation, is discussed here. So what then? Are we poisoned and rejected, alone and wretched in a world without God’s grace, with no hope of consolation? No! With the optimistic spirit that characterizes all his teaching, Fr. Symeon assures us that never before has humanity been so ready to accept the message of salvation.