Abba Dorotheos is one of the few saints of the Orthodox Church who is both so simple and yet so profound in his analyses of the human soul. His writings, although initially addressed to monks, cenobites, and hermits, do not exclude anyone from their purpose. Everything he teaches can and should be applied by every Christian. The reader can identify their personal interests and concerns in every line of his Teachings. They feel as if they are in the saint's audience, enjoying the fruits of his many years of spiritual experience. The central message of his teaching is that every person, under any circumstances, can benefit and walk the path of sanctification in Christ.

Nothing prevents a person from being saved, neither temptations, nor fellow humans, nor even their passions, which, if appropriately utilized, keep the person in humility and thus become a cause for salvation.

The salvation of a person begins with their free will. God, respecting the free will He granted to man at creation, waits for the person to take the first step. That is, to believe that Christ can and wants to save them from sin and its consequences, and to desire this. The rest of the work then belongs to God. God does not shame anyone when they humbly hope in His mercy.