How Can I Begin to Pray?


Reference materials for this episode:

The Art of Prayer
The Inner Closet of the Heart
St Dimitri of Rostov
pg 43, 45

St. Gregory of Sinai, “Instructions to Hesychasts”:

Scripture citations for this episode:
Psalm 140/141
Matthew 6: 6-15
Matthew 24: 36-44

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How Can I Overcome My Blindness?


Reference materials for this episode:

St Gregory Palamas
The Homilies
Homily 34: On the Holy Transfiguration of Our Lord & God & Savior Jesus Christ

St Symeon The New, Theologian
On the Mystical Life: The Ethical Discourses, Vol 2
Fifth Discourse

Book of Mystical Chapters: Meditations on the Soul’s Ascent
St Mark the Ascetic
Sayings of the Egyptian Fathers
St Hesychios
St Thalassios the Lybian

The Ladder of Divine Ascent
St John Climacus

The Dhammapada: The Path of Perfection
translation by Juan Mascaro


Scripture citations for this episode:
Psalm 101/102

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Why Can’t I Be Still?


Reference materials for this episode:

Lao Tsu
- Tao Te Ching
- - poem 16

Cai Song Fang
- Warriors of Stillness
- - author’s intro

Philokalia vol 1
- Evagrios the Solitary
- - pg 40-41
- - - watchdog passage
- St Mark the Ascetic
- - pg 128
- - - sayings 29-31
- St John Cassian
- - pg 91
- - - first paragraph “On Self Esteem”

St Gregory Palamas
- “On the Entry into the Holy of Holies II”
St Sophrony of Essex
- “His Life is Mine”
- - quote regarding Jesus’ peace


Scripture citations for this episode:

Genesis 4, 15
1 Kingdoms/1 Kings 19
Psalm 22/23, 45/46
Matthew 5
Luke 2
John 14, 16, 20
Revelation 1
Acts 9

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