THE PHILOKALIA are writings second only to the Bible in the Orthodox Christian faith. They represent priceless spirituality from the 4^th to the 15^th  centuries. Sts. Makarios & Nikodemos brought these writings into the 18^th century, while the translation of Palmer, Sherrard, & Bishop Kallistos brought them into the English-speaking world of the 20^th century.

 THE MASTER REFERENCE GUIDE¹ brings these works into the 21st century. The Master Index of Persons and Sources as well as the Master Index of Subjects in the Reference Guide are an especially powerful tool for the researcher as well as any seeker of the ageless spiritual wisdom of the Philokalia.  Selecting a subject with the ability to cross reference from one author, in his time, to another author, in another time, is most illuminating. Additionally, compiling the indexes alphabetically and listing them in one master volume is certainly an easier and quicker reference into all four volumes for the casual reader as well as the ardent researcher.

THE COMPLEMENTARY CD OF ALL 4 PRIMARY VOLUMES² of the Philokalia permits easy access to the work with a personal computer and gives us the ultimate reference tool. This CD is in familiar Microsoft Word format, thus permitting the entire 1650-page Philokalia to be simply and quickly explored by computer. This computerized rendition into Microsoft Word is very effective. Its use permits a user to search, find, copy, cut-and-paste, move, sort, edit, insert, add, and merge any and all portions of these invaluable texts. In other words, we now have the ability to utilize all the advantages of computerized document manipulation for the full exposure of the wisdom contained in the Philokalia. All one has to do is insert a sought word or subject with its volume and page number into the MS Word “Edit/Find” function for instant access to any subject indexed, or not indexed, in the  accompanying Master Reference Guide.

¹ Published by Light & Life Publishing

2 Please contact Bill Stapakis by email to place an order: Bill623@aol.com or visit his website at: www.philokaliaguide.com