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Psalmody calms the passions and awakens the nous – Evagrios the Solitary

11 August 2016 By Andrew Leave a Comment

Pray gently and calmly, sing with understanding and rhythm; then you will soar like a young eagle high in the heavens. Psalmody calms the passions and curbs the uncontrolled impulses in the body; and prayer enables the [nous] to activate its own energy.

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External works are not effective without inner work – Sts Barsanuphius and John

6 June 2016 By Andrew Leave a Comment

Unless a man is assisted by inner work according to the will of God, he labours in vain at what is external.

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Work at prayer, to clear your mind for Christ – St John of Karpathos

6 June 2016 By Andrew Leave a Comment

Much labour and time is needed in prayer, in order painfully to achieve a state of mind free from all disturbance — that new heaven of the heart in which Christ dwells, as the Apostle says: ‘Know ye not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ dwells in you?’ (2 Cor. 13:5)

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Obedience in marriage is discernment and love — St John Chrysostom Share on X
When we speak of the wife obeying the husband, we normally think of obedience in military or political terms: the husband giving orders and the wife… [ Read more ]
–St John Chrysostom

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