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Using the Jesus Prayer well requires a constant aliveness to God – St Theophan

6 June 2016 By Andrew Leave a Comment

St Theophan the Recluse

You regret that the Jesus Prayer is not unceasing, that you do not recite it constantly. But constant repetition is not required. What is required is a constant aliveness to God — an aliveness present when you talk, read, watch, or examine something. But since you are already practising the Jesus Prayer… in due course the prayer will widen its scope.

— Igumen Chariton of Valamo: /The Art of Prayer: An Orthodox Anthology/ p83

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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

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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St Theophan: The only road to the Kingdom is a cross

4 June 2016 By Andrew Leave a Comment

St Theophan the Recluse

There is but one road to the Kingdom of God — a cross, voluntary or involuntary.

— Igumen Chariton of Valamo: /The Art of Prayer: An Orthodox Anthology/ p231

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