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T he guarding of the intellect may appropriately be called light-producing, lightning-producing, light-giving and fire-bearing, for truly it surpasses endless virtues, bodily and other. Because of this, and because of the glorious light to which it gives birth, one must honour this virtue with worthy epithets… {Those who have become contemplatives} bathe in a sea of pure and infinite light, touching it ineffably and living and dwelling in it. They have tasted that the Lord is good (cf. Ps. 34:8)…

Saint Hesychios the Priest quote, Christianity, Orthodoxy
On Watchfulness and Holiness: ("Philokalia (Vol. 1)", p 192, text 171)

W hile we are being strengthened in Christ Jesus and beginning to move forward in steadfast watchfulness, He at first appears in our intellect like a torch which, carried in the hand of the intellect, guides us along the tracks of the mind; then He appears like a full moon, circling the heart's firmament; then He appears to us like the sun, radiating justice, clearly revealing Himself in the full light of spiritual vision.

Saint Hesychios the Priest quote, Christianity, Orthodoxy
On Watchfulness and Holiness: ("Philokalia (Vol. 1)", p. 191, text 166)

T he Lord fills His teachers with grace according to the quality and longing of those who listen.

The Philokalia quote, Christianity, Orthodoxy
St. John Cassian in On the Holy Fathers of Sketis: ("Philokalia (Vol. 1)", p. 98)

W hen Christ Himself spoke to Paul and called him, He could have opened his eyes at once and made known to him the way of perfection; instead He sent him to Ananias and told him to learn from him the way of truth, saying: Arise and go into the city, and there you will be told what you must do (Acts 9:6). In this manner He teaches us to be guided by those who are advanced on the way, so that the vision rightly given to Paul should not be wrongly interpreted; otherwise it might lead later generations presumptuously to suppose that each individual must be initiated into the truth directly by God, as Paul was, and not by the fathers…

The Philokalia quote, Christianity, Orthodoxy
St. John Cassian in On the Holy Fathers of Sketis: ("Philokalia (Vol. 1)", p. 107)

A ll men are made in God's image; but to be in His likeness is granted only to those who through great love have brought their own freedom into subjection to God. For only when we do not belong to ourselves do we become like Him who through love has reconciled us to Himself. No one achieves this unless he persuades his soul not to be distracted by the false glitter of this life.

The Philokalia quote, Christianity, Orthodoxy
St. Diadochos of Photiki in On Spiritual Knowledge: ("Philokalia (Vol. 1)", p. 253, text 4)

A brother named John came from the coast to Father Philimon and, clasping his feet, said to him: "What shall I do to be saved? For my intellect vacillates to and fro and strays after all the wrong things." After a pause, the father replied: "This is one of the outer passions and it stays with you because you still have not acquired a perfect longing for God. The warmth of this longing and of the knowledge of God has not yet come to you." The brother said to him: "What shall I do, father?" Abba Philimon replied: "Meditate inwardly for a while, deep in your heart; for this can cleanse your intellect of these things." The brother, not understanding what was said, asked the Elder: "What is inward meditation, father?" The Elder replied: "Keep watch in your heart; and with watchfulness say in your mind with awe and trembling: Lord Jesus Christ, have mercy upon me. For this is the advice which the blessed Diadochos gave to beginners."

The Philokalia quote, Christianity, Orthodoxy
("Philokalia (Vol. 2)", p. 347)

I f you really wish to cover your evil thoughts with shame, to be still and calm, and to watch over your heart without hindrance, let the Jesus Prayer cleave to your breath, and in a few days you will find that this is possible.

Saint Hesychios the Priest quote, Christianity, Orthodoxy
On Watchfulness and Holiness: ("Philokalia (Vol. 1)", pp. 194-195, text 182)

A ttentiveness is the heart's stillness, unbroken by any thought. In this stillness the heart breathes and invokes, endlessly and without ceasing, only Jesus Christ who is the Son of God and Himself God. It confesses Him who alone has power to forgive our sins, and with His aid it courageously faces its enemies…

Saint Hesychios the Priest quote, Christianity, Orthodoxy
On Watchfulness and Holiness: ("Philokalia (Vol. 1)", p. 163, text 5)

T he soul's true peace lies in the gentle name of Jesus and in its emptying itself of impassioned thoughts.

Saint Hesychios the Priest quote, Christianity, Orthodoxy
On Watchfulness and Holiness: ("Philokalia (Vol. 1)", p. 183, text 122)

T he name of Jesus should be repeated over and over in the heart as flashes of lightning are repeated over and over in the sky before rain…

Saint Hesychios the Priest quote, Christianity, Orthodoxy
On Watchfulness and Holiness: ("Philokalia (Vol. 1)", p. 180, text 105)

F or the complete fulfilment of its purpose we should give it nothing but the prayer "Lord Jesus". No one, it is written, can say 'Lord Jesus' except in the Holy Spirit (1 Cor 12:3). Let the intellect continually concentrate on these words within its inner shrine with such intensity that it is not turned aside to any mental images. Those who meditate unceasingly upon this glorious and holy name in the depths of their hearts can sometimes see the light of their own intellect. For when the mind is closely concentrated upon this name, then we grow fully conscious that the name is burning up all the filth which covers the surface of the soul; for it is written: Our God is a consuming fire (Deut. 4:24). Then the Lord awakens in the soul a great love for His glory; for when the intellect with fervour of heart maintains persistently its remembrance of the precious name, then that name implants in us a constant love for its goodness, since there is nothing now that stands in the way. This is the pearl of great price which a man can acquire by selling all that he has, and so experience the inexpressible joy of making it his own (cf. Matt. 13:45-46).

Diadochos of Photiki quote, Christianity, Orthodoxy
On Spiritual Knowledge: ("Philokalia (Vol. 1)", pp. 370-371, text 59)

W e should know, moreover, that a person energized by God to such love rises, at that moment, even above faith, since by reason of his great love he now senses consciously in his heart the One whom he previously honoured by faith…

Diadochos of Photiki quote, Christianity, Orthodoxy
On Spiritual Knowledge: ("Philokalia (Vol. 1)", text 91, p. 290)

S teadfast faith is a strong tower; and for one who has faith Christ comes to be all.

Saint Mark the Ascetic quote, Christianity, Orthodoxy
On the Spiritual Law: ("Philokalia (Vol. 1)", text 4, p. 110)

F asts and vigils, the study of Scripture, renouncing possessions and everything worldly are not in themselves perfection, as we have said; they are its tools. For perfection is not to be found in them; it is acquired through them. It is useless, therefore, to boast of our fasting, vigils, poverty, and reading of Scripture when we have not achieved the love of God and our fellow men. Whoever has achieved love has God within himself and his intellect is always with God.

The Philokalia quote, Christianity, Orthodoxy
St. John Cassian quoting Abba Moses in On the Holy Fathers of Sketis: ("Philokalia (Vol. 1)", p. 96)

W hen the intellect forgets the purpose of true devotion, then external works of virtue bring no profit.

Saint Mark the Ascetic quote, Christianity, Orthodoxy
No Righteousness by Works: ("Philokalia (Vol. 1)", text 51, p. 129)

T here is no gainsaying what the fathers have so well affirmed, that a man does not find rest except by acquiring inwardly the thought that God and he alone exist; and so he does not let his intellect wander at all towards anything whatsoever, but longs only for Him, cleaving to Him alone. Such a man will find true rest and freedom from the tyranny of the passions. My soul, as David says, is bound to Thee; Thy right hand has upheld me (Ps. 63:8. LXX).

The Philokalia quote, Christianity, Orthodoxy
St. Theodoros the Great Ascetic in A Century of Spiritual Texts: ("Philokalia (Vol. 2)", p. ?)

A man who merely practises the remembrance of God from time to time, loses through lack of continuity what he hopes to gain through his prayer. It is a mark of one who truly loves holiness that he continually burns up what is worldly in his heart through practising the remembrance of God, so that little by little evil is consumed in the fire of this remembrance and his soul completely recovers its natural brilliance with still greater glory.

Diadochos of Photiki quote, Christianity, Orthodoxy
On Spiritual Knowledge: ("Philokalia (Vol. 1)", p. 294, text 97)

W hen you are praying, do not shape within yourself any image of the Deity, and do not let your intellect be stamped with the impress of any form; but approach the Immaterial in an immaterial manner, and then you will understand.

Saint Evagrios the Solitary quote, Christianity, Orthodoxy
On Prayer: ("Philokalia (Vol. 1)", p. 63, text 67)

H e who wishes to be spared all misfortunes should associate God with everything through prayer; with his intellect he should set his hope in Him, putting aside, so far as possible, all concern about things of the senses.

Saint Mark the Ascetic quote, Christianity, Orthodoxy
On the Spiritual Law: ("Philokalia (Vol. 1)", p. 140, text 172)

T hink nothing and do nothing without a purpose directed to God…

Saint Mark the Ascetic quote, Christianity, Orthodoxy
On the Spiritual Law: ("Philokalia (Vol. 1)", p. 114, text 54)

Y ou cannot attain pure prayer while entangled in material things and agitated by constant cares. For prayer means the shedding of thoughts.

Saint Evagrios the Solitary quote, Christianity, Orthodoxy
On Prayer: ("Philokalia (Vol. 1)", pp. 62-63, text 71)

S tand on guard and protect your intellect from thoughts while you pray. Then your intellect will complete its prayer and continue in the tranquility that is natural to it. In this way He who has compassion on the ignorant will come to you, and you will receive the blessed gift of prayer.

Saint Evagrios the Solitary quote, Christianity, Orthodoxy
On Prayer: ("Philokalia (Vol. 1)", p. 63, text 70)

W hen your intellect in its great longing for God gradually withdraws from the flesh and turns away from all thoughts that have their source in your sense-perception, memory or soul-body temperament, and when it becomes full of reverence and joy, then you may conclude that you are close to the frontiers of prayer.

Saint Evagrios the Solitary quote, Christianity, Orthodoxy
On Prayer: ("Philokalia (Vol. 1)", pp. 62-63, text 62)

T he delighted intellect delights in the light of the Lord when, free from concepts, it enters into the dawn of spiritual knowledge. By continually denying itself, it advances from the wisdom necessary for the practice of the virtues to an ineffable vision in which it contemplates holy and ineffable things. Then the heart is filled with perceptions of infinite and divine realities and sees the God of gods in its own depths, so far as this is possible. Astounded, the intellect lovingly glorifies God, the Seer and the Seen, and the Saviour of those who contemplate Him in this way.

Saint Hesychios the Priest quote, Christianity, Orthodoxy
On Watchfulness and Holiness: ("Philokalia (Vol. 1)", p. 185, text 131)

T o human beings it seems hard and difficult to still the mind so that it rests from all thoughts. Indeed, to enclose what is bodiless within the limits of the body does demand toil and struggle, not only from the uninitiated but also from those experienced in inner immaterial warfare. But he who through unceasing prayer holds the Lord Jesus within his breast will not tire in following Him, as the Prophet says (cf. Jer. 17:16.LXX). Because of Jesus' beauty and sweetness he will not desire what is merely mortal…

Saint Hesychios the Priest quote, Christianity, Orthodoxy
On Watchfulness and Holiness: ("Philokalia (Vol. 1)", p. 188, text 148)

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