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Hesychasm

by Jonathan Felix

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Hesychasm is a contemplative prayer in the Eastern Orthodox tradition. Practitioners seek divine quietness (Greek hēsychia) through the contemplation of God in uninterrupted prayer. Such prayer, involves the entire human being—soul, mind. Hesychasm is based on Christ's injunction that "whenever you pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you." In this practice.

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The the the has a chasm is a contemplative prayer in the eastern orthodox tradition practitioners seek divine quietness through the contemplation of god uninterrupted prayer such prayer involves the entire human being so mind strength as a chasm is based on christ's injunction in the gospel of matthew whenever you pray go into your room and shut the door and pray to your father who is in secret and your father who sees in secret will reward you this practice we retire inward in order to achieve experiential knowledge of god sing john klemaikos wrote that the remembrance of jesus be present with each breath and then you will know the value of the has a kaya luke eighteen as jesus approach to jericho blind man was sitting by the roadside begging when he heard the crowd going by he asked what was happening they told him jesus of nazareth is passing by he called out jesus son of david have mercy on me those who led the way rebuked him and told him to be quiet but he shouted all the more son of david have mercy on me jesus stopped in order to demand to be brought to him when he came near jesus asked him what do you want me to do for you lord i want to see he replied jesus said to him receive your sight your faith has healed you immediately he received his sight and followed jesus praising god when all the people saw it they also praised god so like the blind man i pray jesus son of david have mercy on me for i too want to see want to see as christ sees in solitude and retirement the hezekast repeats the jesus prayer lord jesus christ son of god have mercy on me the sinner lord jesus christ son of god have mercy on me the sinner focus your attention on the heart center we'll attach the prayer to the breathing we pray this with the heart with meaning with intent merely bear repetition lord jesus christ son of god have mercy on me lord jesus christ son of god have mercy on me the sinner jesus christ son of god have mercy on me the sinner you you Lord Jesus Christ son of God have mercy on me the sinner Lord Jesus Christ son of God have mercy on me the sinner you you you you Lord Jesus Christ son of God have mercy on me the sinner Lord Jesus Christ son of God have mercy on me the sinner you you you

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