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To pray: stand with your mind in your heart before God, always – St Theophan

6 June 2016 By Andrew Leave a Comment

St Theophan the Recluse

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The principal thing is to stand with the mind in the heart before God, and to go on standing before Him unceasingly day and night, until the end of life.

— Igumen Chariton of Valamo: /The Art of Prayer: An Orthodox Anthology/ p63

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