The Perils of Self-Reliant Prayer

Published, translated, and edited from the original Greek by: St. John Chrysostomos Greek Orthodox Monastery - Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin. 2021.

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In honor of the most-noble Athonite Elder, Saint Joseph the Hesychast, teacher of noetic prayer and reviver of the neptic tradition in modern times.

Dedicated to: My Elder of blessed memory, Father Ephraim of Philotheou and Arizona, the unwavering guide of noetic, grace-filled prayer.

CONTENTS: Praying with the Name of Jesus Christ; "Lord Jesus Christ, have mercy on me" for Clergy and Laity; Manners and Phases of the Prayer; The Jesus Prayer and the Warfare of the Devil; The Jesus Prayer and Purification from the Passions; Prayer, Nepsis and Hesychia; Prayer and Enlightenment of the Nous; Prayer and Mystical Union with God within the Heart; Prayer and Delusion; Epilogue