If you liked Instructions of Benefit to the Soul by St. Macarius of Optina and Vladimir Djambov, start with Modernity 1 in the Light of the Word of God (2020), Sentences by St. John Chrysostom (2019), and Canonical Rules of the Orthodox Church with Interpretations (2020). These recommendations are drawn from the same author, shared genres, and reader overlap on BookOrb.

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Instructions of Benefit to the Soul is by St. Macarius of Optina and Vladimir Djambov.