hesychast

Noun

Meaning

One of a mystical sect of the Greek Church in the fourteenth century; a quietist.

Examples

In Palamite theology, it is the uncreated energies of God that illumine the Hesychast who has been vouchsafed an experience of the Uncreated Light. Source: Internet

The Hesychast interprets Christ's injunction in the Gospel of Matthew to "go into your closet to pray" to mean that one should ignore the senses and withdraw inward. Source: Internet

The Great Schema or Megaloschema, worn by seasoned hesychasts The Hesychast is to bring his mind (Gr. Source: Internet

The guard of the mind is the practical goal of the Hesychast. Source: Internet

The Hesychast is to pay extreme attention to the consciousness of his inner world and to the words of the Jesus Prayer, not letting his mind wander in any way at all. Source: Internet

There is a very great emphasis on humility in the practice of the Jesus Prayer, great cautions being given in the texts about the disaster that will befall the would-be Hesychast if he proceeds in pride, arrogance or conceit. Source: Internet

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