About the book: 2009 / The book is a collection of letters from Archimandrite Sophrony Sakharov (1896–1993) - an outstanding spiritual writer - the ascetic of our time. The letters are addressed to D. Balfour, an Englishman who converted to Orthodoxy. They touch on the themes of knowledge of God and Orthodox asceticism. The author openly shares the experience of his spiritual life, which makes the book fascinating and spiritually convincing..