Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Russian Mystics

Here is a quote from Russian mystic  
 Theophan the Recluse: 
 
 
"To pray 
 
is to descend 
 
with the mind into the heart, 
 
and there to stand 
 
before the face of the  Lord, 
 
 
ever-present, 
 
 
all seeing, 
 
 
within you." 

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