This book contains the instructions and sayings of one of the most revered elders of the Russian Orthodox Church Archimandrite John Peasantkin, a friend and spiritual mentor of Tikhon Shevkunov, the author of the book Unholy Saints. John the Peasant was a resident of Pskov-Pechersk monastery for about forty years. Throughout his life, the elder helped people to maintain their faith, supported them in difficult times and guided them on the right path. “The Word of God, which penetrated into the heart and settled there, will give the self-sacrificing soul courage, strength and strength to endure temptations. And the word of the confessor is a spiritual sword that strives to cut off impurity."