66 - The Anthropology of Mysticism
The Symbolic World
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The Prayer of Concentration
The Hezi cast also had a physical practice, right? And it was the repetition of this prayer. They would talk about entering into the heart and compressing even the air as you breathe in, compressing it and pushing it down into your heart. This practice was demonized even within orthodox circles. The body is not excluded from that pattern. The body has to pray as well.
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