From the authors of the popular paid Arzamas podcast "Syrian Mystics Answer"

Answers to current life questions in the philosophy of Syrian mystics - Christian sages who lived in the Middle East more than a thousand years ago
The nature of evil, love for one's neighbor, guilt, burnout, reaction to criticism, fear, success, joy and other topics for reflection
The book was written by the authors of the popular Arzamas podcast "Syrian Mystics Answer" Maxim Kalinin (philologist, translator, senior lecturer at the Institute of Classical East and Antiquity of the Higher School of Economics, editor-in-chief of the ANO "Poznanie") and Philip Dzyadko (writer, philologist, author of the novel "Radio Martyn", co-founder and former editor-in-chief of the educational projects Arzamas and "Gusgus").

The book is structured as a dialogue and divided into chapters that examine such important topics as the nature of evil, love for one's neighbor, guilt, burnout, criticism, fear, success, and joy.

Throughout human history, there have always been periods when millions of people lost their support and hope. The 7th century was such an era for many nations. Empires that seemed eternal proved powerless against the Arab invasion. The destruction of centuries-old social relations, the rapid change of power, religion, and language in the territories occupied by the Caliphate made people believe that the end of the world was near.

How can you find meaning in a world where your faith is failing? Is it possible to find love in a society where everyone's eyes are filled with fatigue and their minds are filled with anxiety? Oddly enough, it was then that people appeared who not only claimed that love was the basis of the world, but also found ways to find it in these difficult times. These people are the Syrian mystics.

Their wisdom helps us find answers to the difficult questions we often ask ourselves today.