RT Article
T1 THE HESYCHAST METHOD OF PRAYER
JF Journal of Dharma
VO 2
IS 2
SP 204
OP 216
A1 Aerthayil, James
LA English
PB Dharmaram College
YR 1977
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1837745250
AB One of the many fascinating interests of contemporary times is the quest for God-experience. Traditionally, expressions like contemplation, God-experience etc., have been used for talking about the elite. This is being challenged now. Everybody has a right to God-experience and the consequent calm and peace of mind. To achieve this, the general tendency today is to avoid elaborate traditional methods involving ritualism, and pursue simple forms of prayer. Hence people everywhere have turned towards the Buddhists in Japan, the Hindu Yogis in India, and the monks of Mount Athos, in their search for experience and interiority. Zen, Yoga, T.M., Jesus Prayer etc., are no longer strange words to modern man. Irrespective of their religious affiliation, people positively affirm the therapeutic and spiritual value of these methods. In the past few decades, so much has been written about these methods. The Hesychast method of prayer of the Christian East has also gained considerable atten- tion. However what exactly is Hesychasm and Jesus Prayer, and what their relationship is, is not clear to many. Through an historical and theoretico-practical survey, we make an attempt to clarify some of their aspects in the following pages.
K1 Beginning and Development of Hesychasm
K1 Hesychasm
K1 Historical Development
K1 Jesus Prayer
K1 Practice of Jesus Prayer
K1 Theology of Hesychastic Prayer