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The power of prayer
Evagrius on Prayer: …prayer makes the spirit strong and pure for combat since by its very nature the spirit is made to pray.
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The place of battle: taking on the enemy
I am working my way through the work of Evagrius called Praktikos. It’s been too long since I’ve read this marvelous work on the contemplative life. Evagrius is intense when it comes to spiritual warfare. When you are tempted do not fall immediately to prayer. First utter some angry words against against the one who afflicts you. The reason for this…
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Learning from the Pentecostal Monks
I am lecturing on my favorite subject: Pentecostal monks. One monk who has been influential in my life has been Evagrius Ponticus. In preparing my lectures, I came across this thought from R.R. Reno in “Fighting the Noon Day Devil”: There are no intellectual solutions to spiritual problems. Acedia is fought with spiritual discipline. We hate that. We fantasize about…
Tag: Evagrius Ponticus
