How to Learn to Pray

Description

This book contains advice from St. Theophanes the Enclosed on how to learn to pray, what is important in prayer, what is the Jesus prayer, how to perform it and what mistakes are made during the act of prayer.

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The advice has been drawn from the letters of Saint Theophanous. The edition is enriched with notes.

Contents:

Curator’s introductory note
From the publishers of the Russian original
What is prayer
About reading the holy books
About church services
What hinders success in prayer
What is essential in prayer
About the prayer struggle
About attention
How to pray in the midst of workload
How to observe the prayer rule
About penances (kneelings)
How to move to supplication through our prayers
How we will configure our rule
About rashness and coldness
Tips on the Jesus Prayer
Notes