hesychasm

Noun

Meaning

Hesychasm (uncountable)

The religious practices of the Hesychasts.

hesychasm (uncountable)

Alternative letter-case form of Hesychasm

Examples

Hesychasm is a form of constant purposeful prayer or experiential prayer, explicitly referred to as contemplation focusing on the idea of stillness and the characteristic mystical idea of light as the vehicle for knowing God. Source: Internet

Hesychasm is about the complete inner and outer stillness away from all such things: the experience of God unfiltered by distraction. Source: Internet

Most likely, the rise of the term Hesychasm reflects the coming to the fore of this practice as something concrete and specific that can be discussed. Source: Internet

Much of the literature of Hesychasm is occupied with the psychological analysis of such tempting thoughts (e.g. St Mark the Ascetic ). Source: Internet

The descent of the mind into the heart is taken quite literally by the practitioners of Hesychasm and is not at all considered to be a metaphorical expression. Source: Internet

Hesychasm is not about filtering the good from the bad in the world, and enjoying the good with God’s blessing. Source: Internet

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