1) Christian term
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Based on Christ`s injunction in the Gospel of Matthew to `when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray`, hesychasm in tradition has been the process of retiring inward by ceasing to register the senses, in order to achieve an experiential knowledge of God (see theoria). == Meanings of the term == Kallistos Wa......
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in Eastern Christianity, type of monastic life in which practitioners seek divine quietness (Greek hsychia) through the contemplation of God in ... [18 related articles]
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