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Pure prayer is greatly aided by withdrawal from the worldly bustle and large crowds of people. (If possible, it is even better to be completely alone.) When one feels alone, the soul moves about comfortably, the heart erupts with reverence before God and gradually its hard shell bursts and is removed. Thereafter, our heart is moved not only when we think of God, but also even when we hear or see His name written down. The heart leaps and kisses it with great devotion. The same happens, of course, with the name of Christ or the Panagia. Our soul is then internally sweetened. -St. Paisios the Athonite #orthodox #orthodoxy #orthodoxchurch #christian #wisdomofthefathers #stpaisiostheathonite #prayer A photo posted by Wisdom of the Fathers (@wisdomofthefathers) on Mar 23, 2016 at 9:11pm PDT
Pure prayer is greatly aided by withdrawal from the worldly bustle and large crowds of people. (If possible, it is even better to be completely alone.) When one feels alone, the soul moves about comfortably, the heart erupts with reverence before God and gradually its hard shell bursts and is removed. Thereafter, our heart is moved not only when we think of God, but also even when we hear or see His name written down. The heart leaps and kisses it with great devotion. The same happens, of course, with the name of Christ or the Panagia. Our soul is then internally sweetened. -St. Paisios the Athonite #orthodox #orthodoxy #orthodoxchurch #christian #wisdomofthefathers #stpaisiostheathonite #prayer
A photo posted by Wisdom of the Fathers (@wisdomofthefathers) on Mar 23, 2016 at 9:11pm PDT
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