Glossary

Theological and spiritual terms used in this book, with short definitions and back-links to every occurrence.

fear of God

Reverent awe before God’s holiness; in patristic usage, the disposition that opens the heart to grace, distinct from servile dread.

Occurs in: 1. On the Jesus Prayer and Interior Prayer (1.8.2).

Jesus Prayer

The short prayer ‘Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner’, repeated continuously as a means of cultivating ceaseless inner prayer; central to Eastern Orthodox hesychast practice.

Occurs in: 1. On the Jesus Prayer and Interior Prayer (1.6.2, 1.6.3, 1.8.1, 1.10.4).

noetic prayer

Prayer of the nous (the spiritual intellect), held in the heart in unceasing remembrance of God. The Greek nous is not ‘mind’ in the modern sense but the deepest faculty of spiritual perception.

Occurs in: 1. On the Jesus Prayer and Interior Prayer (1.8.3, 1.9.6, 1.10.4, 1.11.2).

remembrance of death

The constant awareness of one’s mortality cultivated as a spiritual discipline; in Orthodox ascetic theology, paired with the remembrance of God as a foundation of inner life (cf. John Climacus, Ladder, Step 6).

Occurs in: 1. On the Jesus Prayer and Interior Prayer (1.8.2).

remembrance of God

Continuous awareness of God’s presence cultivated by all forms of inner prayer.

Occurs in: 1. On the Jesus Prayer and Interior Prayer (1.6.1, 1.6.2, 1.8.1).

warmth of heart

The interior fervour that arises in the heart during prayer; in the Russian ascetic tradition, regarded as a natural fruit of inner attention rather than a sign of grace in itself.

Occurs in: 1. On the Jesus Prayer and Interior Prayer (1.8.2).

Glossary

Theological and spiritual terms used in this book, with short definitions and back-links to every occurrence.

prayer rule

A daily structured set of prayers observed at fixed times, both from established liturgical texts and from personal prayer; a central theme in Theophan’s correspondence.

Occurs in: 2. On the Prayer Rule and Attention (2.3.5).

Psalter

The book of Psalms, central to monastic and lay daily prayer in the Eastern tradition; read through in full each week in the monastic typikon.

Occurs in: 2. On the Prayer Rule and Attention (2.4.6, 2.4.8).

remembrance of death

Occurs in: 2. On the Prayer Rule and Attention (2.6.2).

remembrance of God

Continuous awareness of God’s presence cultivated by all forms of inner prayer.

Occurs in: 2. On the Prayer Rule and Attention (2.6.2).

Sacraments

The Holy Mysteries of the Church: Baptism, Chrismation, Eucharist, Confession, Marriage, Holy Orders, and Anointing of the Sick; channels of grace that unite the believer to Christ and his Body.

Occurs in: 2. On the Prayer Rule and Attention (2.12.6, 2.12.10).

Glossary

Theological and spiritual terms used in this book, with short definitions and back-links to every occurrence.

contemplation

Direct apprehension of divine reality, distinguished by the Fathers from rational knowledge (γνῶσις) and conceptual reasoning; the highest degree of prayer in the hesychast tradition.

Occurs in: 3. Purity of Heart and Purification From Spiritual Numbness (3.7.5, 3.7.8, 3.7.15, 3.7.18, 3.9.2).

Glossary

Theological and spiritual terms used in this book, with short definitions and back-links to every occurrence.

Jesus Prayer

Occurs in: 4. On Spiritual Guidance and Relations With Those of Other Faiths (4.9.9, 4.13.1, 4.14.1, 4.14.2).

Glossary

Theological and spiritual terms used in this book, with short definitions and back-links to every occurrence.

prayer rule

A daily structured set of prayers observed at fixed times, both from established liturgical texts and from personal prayer; a central theme in Theophan’s correspondence.

Occurs in: 7. On Prayer as the First Work of Christian Life (7.11.9, 7.21.1).

Theotokos

Greek ‘God-bearer’; the title of the Virgin Mary affirmed at the Third Ecumenical Council at Ephesus (431), asserting that the one she bore is truly God incarnate.

Occurs in: 7. On Prayer as the First Work of Christian Life (7.20.5).

Glossary

Theological and spiritual terms used in this book, with short definitions and back-links to every occurrence.

Jesus Prayer

Occurs in: 8. On the Jesus Prayer and Noetic Activity (8.5.23, 8.5.24, 8.8.3, 8.9.4).

noetic prayer

Prayer of the nous (the spiritual intellect), held in the heart in unceasing remembrance of God. The Greek nous is not ‘mind’ in the modern sense but the deepest faculty of spiritual perception.

Occurs in: 8. On the Jesus Prayer and Noetic Activity (8.5.11, 8.5.25, 8.5.27, 8.5.31, 8.8.1, 8.9.4).

Psalter

The book of Psalms, central to monastic and lay daily prayer in the Eastern tradition; read through in full each week in the monastic typikon.

Occurs in: 8. On the Jesus Prayer and Noetic Activity (8.8.4).

remembrance of God

Continuous awareness of God’s presence cultivated by all forms of inner prayer.

Occurs in: 8. On the Jesus Prayer and Noetic Activity (8.5.23).

watchfulness

Sober vigilance over one’s thoughts; a precondition for noetic prayer and a fundamental discipline of the hesychast tradition.

Occurs in: 8. On the Jesus Prayer and Noetic Activity (8.5.11).

Glossary

Theological and spiritual terms used in this book, with short definitions and back-links to every occurrence.

Jesus Prayer

Occurs in: 9. On the Unfolding of Prayer of the Intellect and Heart Through Church Services (9.2.12).

Glossary

Theological and spiritual terms used in this book, with short definitions and back-links to every occurrence.

Jesus Prayer

Occurs in: 10. On the Prayer of Intellect and Heart (10.3.1, 10.6.3, 10.8.3).

Glossary

Theological and spiritual terms used in this book, with short definitions and back-links to every occurrence.

contemplation

Direct apprehension of divine reality, distinguished by the Fathers from rational knowledge (γνῶσις) and conceptual reasoning; the highest degree of prayer in the hesychast tradition.

Occurs in: 11. On the Jesus Prayer and the Formation of a Prayerful Habit (11.4.2).

Jesus Prayer

Occurs in: 11. On the Jesus Prayer and the Formation of a Prayerful Habit (11.6.1, 11.9.1, 11.11.1, 11.13.6, 11.14.1).

remembrance of God

Continuous awareness of God’s presence cultivated by all forms of inner prayer.

Occurs in: 11. On the Jesus Prayer and the Formation of a Prayerful Habit (11.16.1, 11.21.1, 11.24.2).

Sacraments

The Holy Mysteries of the Church: Baptism, Chrismation, Eucharist, Confession, Marriage, Holy Orders, and Anointing of the Sick; channels of grace that unite the believer to Christ and his Body.

Occurs in: 11. On the Jesus Prayer and the Formation of a Prayerful Habit (11.4.2).

Glossary

Theological and spiritual terms used in this book, with short definitions and back-links to every occurrence.

prayer rule

A daily structured set of prayers observed at fixed times, both from established liturgical texts and from personal prayer; a central theme in Theophan’s correspondence.

Occurs in: 13. On Unceasing Prayer and the Ordering of Our Affairs (13.4.5).

Glossary

Theological and spiritual terms used in this book, with short definitions and back-links to every occurrence.

fear of God

Reverent awe before God’s holiness; in patristic usage, the disposition that opens the heart to grace, distinct from servile dread.

Occurs in: 14. On Prayer as the Work of All Christians (14.8.4).

remembrance of God

Continuous awareness of God’s presence cultivated by all forms of inner prayer.

Occurs in: 14. On Prayer as the Work of All Christians (14.8.14).

warmth of heart

The interior fervour that arises in the heart during prayer; in the Russian ascetic tradition, regarded as a natural fruit of inner attention rather than a sign of grace in itself.

Occurs in: 14. On Prayer as the Work of All Christians (14.8.21).

Glossary

Theological and spiritual terms used in this book, with short definitions and back-links to every occurrence.

noetic prayer

Prayer of the nous (the spiritual intellect), held in the heart in unceasing remembrance of God. The Greek nous is not ‘mind’ in the modern sense but the deepest faculty of spiritual perception.

Occurs in: 16. On Spiritual Coldness in the Practice of Prayer (16.5.3).

Glossary

Theological and spiritual terms used in this book, with short definitions and back-links to every occurrence.

remembrance of God

Continuous awareness of God’s presence cultivated by all forms of inner prayer.

Occurs in: 17. On the Perfection of Noetic Prayer (17.9.2).

Glossary

Theological and spiritual terms used in this book, with short definitions and back-links to every occurrence.

contemplation

Direct apprehension of divine reality, distinguished by the Fathers from rational knowledge (γνῶσις) and conceptual reasoning; the highest degree of prayer in the hesychast tradition.

Occurs in: 19. On Acquiring the Jesus Prayer (19.11.1).

fear of God

Reverent awe before God’s holiness; in patristic usage, the disposition that opens the heart to grace, distinct from servile dread.

Occurs in: 19. On Acquiring the Jesus Prayer (19.18.1).

Jesus Prayer

Occurs in: 19. On Acquiring the Jesus Prayer (19.13.2, 19.16.1).

Glossary

Theological and spiritual terms used in this book, with short definitions and back-links to every occurrence.

Jesus Prayer

Occurs in: 20. On the Essence of the Jesus Prayer (20.3.5).

Glossary

Theological and spiritual terms used in this book, with short definitions and back-links to every occurrence.

warmth of heart

The interior fervour that arises in the heart during prayer; in the Russian ascetic tradition, regarded as a natural fruit of inner attention rather than a sign of grace in itself.

Occurs in: 22. On the Warmth of the Heart and Attention to Thoughts (22.3.2).

Glossary

Theological and spiritual terms used in this book, with short definitions and back-links to every occurrence.

Jesus Prayer

Occurs in: 25. On the Warmth of the Heart and the Jesus Prayer (25.3.4, 25.5.6, 25.6.1).

Glossary

Theological and spiritual terms used in this book, with short definitions and back-links to every occurrence.

prayer rule

A daily structured set of prayers observed at fixed times, both from established liturgical texts and from personal prayer; a central theme in Theophan’s correspondence.

Occurs in: 26. On Prayer Rule and Progress in Prayer (26.4.1).

Glossary

Theological and spiritual terms used in this book, with short definitions and back-links to every occurrence.

Jesus Prayer

Occurs in: 27. On Prayer and Patience in Afflictions (27.5.1).

Glossary

Theological and spiritual terms used in this book, with short definitions and back-links to every occurrence.

noetic prayer

Prayer of the nous (the spiritual intellect), held in the heart in unceasing remembrance of God. The Greek nous is not ‘mind’ in the modern sense but the deepest faculty of spiritual perception.

Occurs in: 31. On the Prayer of the Intellect and Heart to God (31.5.1).

Glossary

Theological and spiritual terms used in this book, with short definitions and back-links to every occurrence.

noetic prayer

Prayer of the nous (the spiritual intellect), held in the heart in unceasing remembrance of God. The Greek nous is not ‘mind’ in the modern sense but the deepest faculty of spiritual perception.

Occurs in: 32. On Feeling Toward God in Prayer (32.4.1).

prayer rule

A daily structured set of prayers observed at fixed times, both from established liturgical texts and from personal prayer; a central theme in Theophan’s correspondence.

Occurs in: 32. On Feeling Toward God in Prayer (32.4.8).

Glossary

Theological and spiritual terms used in this book, with short definitions and back-links to every occurrence.

prayer rule

A daily structured set of prayers observed at fixed times, both from established liturgical texts and from personal prayer; a central theme in Theophan’s correspondence.

Occurs in: 33. On Prayer Rule and Ascesis (33.5.4).

Glossary

Theological and spiritual terms used in this book, with short definitions and back-links to every occurrence.

contemplation

Direct apprehension of divine reality, distinguished by the Fathers from rational knowledge (γνῶσις) and conceptual reasoning; the highest degree of prayer in the hesychast tradition.

Occurs in: 34. On Slothfulness in Prayer and Instruction in Noetic Prayer (34.8.1).

Jesus Prayer

Occurs in: 34. On Slothfulness in Prayer and Instruction in Noetic Prayer (34.4.7).

noetic prayer

Prayer of the nous (the spiritual intellect), held in the heart in unceasing remembrance of God. The Greek nous is not ‘mind’ in the modern sense but the deepest faculty of spiritual perception.

Occurs in: 34. On Slothfulness in Prayer and Instruction in Noetic Prayer (34.3.4, 34.4.6, 34.4.12).

prayer rule

A daily structured set of prayers observed at fixed times, both from established liturgical texts and from personal prayer; a central theme in Theophan’s correspondence.

Occurs in: 34. On Slothfulness in Prayer and Instruction in Noetic Prayer (34.7.1).

Glossary

Theological and spiritual terms used in this book, with short definitions and back-links to every occurrence.

Jesus Prayer

Occurs in: 35. On the Jesus Prayer in the Church (35.4.24).

Glossary

Theological and spiritual terms used in this book, with short definitions and back-links to every occurrence.

Psalter

The book of Psalms, central to monastic and lay daily prayer in the Eastern tradition; read through in full each week in the monastic typikon.

Occurs in: 36. On Short Little Prayers and Humility (36.3.4).

Glossary

Theological and spiritual terms used in this book, with short definitions and back-links to every occurrence.

watchfulness

Sober vigilance over one’s thoughts; a precondition for noetic prayer and a fundamental discipline of the hesychast tradition.

Occurs in: 38. On Reciting Prayers With Little Prayers and Sobriety (38.4.11, 38.4.13).

Glossary

Theological and spiritual terms used in this book, with short definitions and back-links to every occurrence.

noetic prayer

Prayer of the nous (the spiritual intellect), held in the heart in unceasing remembrance of God. The Greek nous is not ‘mind’ in the modern sense but the deepest faculty of spiritual perception.

Occurs in: 41. On Guarding Against Self-Love and Angry Words (41.3.11).

Glossary

Theological and spiritual terms used in this book, with short definitions and back-links to every occurrence.

prayer rule

A daily structured set of prayers observed at fixed times, both from established liturgical texts and from personal prayer; a central theme in Theophan’s correspondence.

Occurs in: 42. On Overcoming Slothfulness Toward Prayer (42.5.2).

Glossary

Theological and spiritual terms used in this book, with short definitions and back-links to every occurrence.

Jesus Prayer

Occurs in: 44. On the Jesus Prayer and Hope in God (44.4.9).

Glossary

Theological and spiritual terms used in this book, with short definitions and back-links to every occurrence.

Theotokos

Greek ‘God-bearer’; the title of the Virgin Mary affirmed at the Third Ecumenical Council at Ephesus (431), asserting that the one she bore is truly God incarnate.

Occurs in: 46. On Warmth of Prayer and Spiritual Coldness (46.4.9).

Glossary

Theological and spiritual terms used in this book, with short definitions and back-links to every occurrence.

Jesus Prayer

Occurs in: 48. On the Jesus Prayer and its Spiritual Action (48.2.3).

Glossary

Theological and spiritual terms used in this book, with short definitions and back-links to every occurrence.

Jesus Prayer

Occurs in: 49. Lessons of Illness and the Path of Spiritual Restoration (49.8.2).

Glossary

Theological and spiritual terms used in this book, with short definitions and back-links to every occurrence.

Jesus Prayer

Occurs in: 50. On the Imagelessness of Noetic Prayer (50.2.1).

noetic prayer

Prayer of the nous (the spiritual intellect), held in the heart in unceasing remembrance of God. The Greek nous is not ‘mind’ in the modern sense but the deepest faculty of spiritual perception.

Occurs in: 50. On the Imagelessness of Noetic Prayer (50.2.5, 50.2.7).

Glossary

Theological and spiritual terms used in this book, with short definitions and back-links to every occurrence.

Jesus Prayer

Occurs in: 51. On the Jesus Prayer and the Preservation of Interior Warmth (51.5.1, 51.5.10).

Psalter

The book of Psalms, central to monastic and lay daily prayer in the Eastern tradition; read through in full each week in the monastic typikon.

Occurs in: 51. On the Jesus Prayer and the Preservation of Interior Warmth (51.9.7).

Sacraments

The Holy Mysteries of the Church: Baptism, Chrismation, Eucharist, Confession, Marriage, Holy Orders, and Anointing of the Sick; channels of grace that unite the believer to Christ and his Body.

Occurs in: 51. On the Jesus Prayer and the Preservation of Interior Warmth (51.9.4).

Glossary

Theological and spiritual terms used in this book, with short definitions and back-links to every occurrence.

fear of God

Reverent awe before God’s holiness; in patristic usage, the disposition that opens the heart to grace, distinct from servile dread.

Occurs in: 53. On the Remembrance of Death and the Guarding of the Intellect (53.5.8).

Jesus Prayer

Occurs in: 53. On the Remembrance of Death and the Guarding of the Intellect (53.4.6).

Glossary

Theological and spiritual terms used in this book, with short definitions and back-links to every occurrence.

contemplation

Direct apprehension of divine reality, distinguished by the Fathers from rational knowledge (γνῶσις) and conceptual reasoning; the highest degree of prayer in the hesychast tradition.

Occurs in: 54. On Prayer Made and Given (54.5.4).

Jesus Prayer

Occurs in: 54. On Prayer Made and Given (54.3.24).

Glossary

Theological and spiritual terms used in this book, with short definitions and back-links to every occurrence.

Jesus Prayer

Occurs in: 58. On the Jesus Prayer and Interior Order (58.4.19, 58.5.1).

Glossary

Theological and spiritual terms used in this book, with short definitions and back-links to every occurrence.

Jesus Prayer

Occurs in: 59. On Conscience and What Is Necessary for Salvation (59.8.1).

Glossary

Theological and spiritual terms used in this book, with short definitions and back-links to every occurrence.

Jesus Prayer

Occurs in: 60. On the Remembrance of God and the Jesus Prayer (60.6.1).

remembrance of God

Continuous awareness of God’s presence cultivated by all forms of inner prayer.

Occurs in: 60. On the Remembrance of God and the Jesus Prayer (60.5.2).

Glossary

Theological and spiritual terms used in this book, with short definitions and back-links to every occurrence.

Jesus Prayer

Occurs in: 61. On the Jesus Prayer and Living Communion With the Lord (61.4.8, 61.9.4, 61.12.3).

noetic prayer

Prayer of the nous (the spiritual intellect), held in the heart in unceasing remembrance of God. The Greek nous is not ‘mind’ in the modern sense but the deepest faculty of spiritual perception.

Occurs in: 61. On the Jesus Prayer and Living Communion With the Lord (61.4.8).

remembrance of God

Continuous awareness of God’s presence cultivated by all forms of inner prayer.

Occurs in: 61. On the Jesus Prayer and Living Communion With the Lord (61.5.1).

Glossary

Theological and spiritual terms used in this book, with short definitions and back-links to every occurrence.

fear of God

Reverent awe before God’s holiness; in patristic usage, the disposition that opens the heart to grace, distinct from servile dread.

Occurs in: 63. On Prayer Without Images and Attention of the Heart (63.4.10).

Glossary

Theological and spiritual terms used in this book, with short definitions and back-links to every occurrence.

fear of God

Reverent awe before God’s holiness; in patristic usage, the disposition that opens the heart to grace, distinct from servile dread.

Occurs in: 64. On the Essence of Prayer and the Feeling of Contrition (64.4.5, 64.4.6).

Jesus Prayer

Occurs in: 64. On the Essence of Prayer and the Feeling of Contrition (64.7.7).

remembrance of death

Occurs in: 64. On the Essence of Prayer and the Feeling of Contrition (64.7.2).

Glossary

Theological and spiritual terms used in this book, with short definitions and back-links to every occurrence.

fear of God

Reverent awe before God’s holiness; in patristic usage, the disposition that opens the heart to grace, distinct from servile dread.

Occurs in: 66. On the Remembrance of God and Prayer of the Heart (66.5.5).

remembrance of God

Continuous awareness of God’s presence cultivated by all forms of inner prayer.

Occurs in: 66. On the Remembrance of God and Prayer of the Heart (66.5.5).

Glossary

Theological and spiritual terms used in this book, with short definitions and back-links to every occurrence.

fear of God

Reverent awe before God’s holiness; in patristic usage, the disposition that opens the heart to grace, distinct from servile dread.

Occurs in: 67. Establishment in Noetic Prayer and the Struggle Against Distraction (67.8.1, 67.8.9).

remembrance of death

Occurs in: 67. Establishment in Noetic Prayer and the Struggle Against Distraction (67.5.11).

remembrance of God

Continuous awareness of God’s presence cultivated by all forms of inner prayer.

Occurs in: 67. Establishment in Noetic Prayer and the Struggle Against Distraction (67.5.11).

Glossary

Theological and spiritual terms used in this book, with short definitions and back-links to every occurrence.

fear of God

Reverent awe before God’s holiness; in patristic usage, the disposition that opens the heart to grace, distinct from servile dread.

Occurs in: 68. On the Remembrance of God and the Fear of God (68.4.4, 68.9.2, 68.10.2, 68.10.4).

remembrance of death

Occurs in: 68. On the Remembrance of God and the Fear of God (68.4.3).

remembrance of God

Continuous awareness of God’s presence cultivated by all forms of inner prayer.

Occurs in: 68. On the Remembrance of God and the Fear of God (68.4.3).

Glossary

Theological and spiritual terms used in this book, with short definitions and back-links to every occurrence.

Psalter

The book of Psalms, central to monastic and lay daily prayer in the Eastern tradition; read through in full each week in the monastic typikon.

Occurs in: 72. On Attentive Prayer and Images in Prayer (72.4.1, 72.4.2, 72.4.3).

Glossary

Theological and spiritual terms used in this book, with short definitions and back-links to every occurrence.

contemplation

Direct apprehension of divine reality, distinguished by the Fathers from rational knowledge (γνῶσις) and conceptual reasoning; the highest degree of prayer in the hesychast tradition.

Occurs in: 73. On Prostrations, the Reading of Psalms, and Prayer of the Heart (73.4.2).

remembrance of God

Continuous awareness of God’s presence cultivated by all forms of inner prayer.

Occurs in: 73. On Prostrations, the Reading of Psalms, and Prayer of the Heart (73.6.2).

Glossary

Theological and spiritual terms used in this book, with short definitions and back-links to every occurrence.

remembrance of God

Continuous awareness of God’s presence cultivated by all forms of inner prayer.

Occurs in: 74. On Receiving Penitents and the Struggle Against the Passions (74.6.10).

Glossary

Theological and spiritual terms used in this book, with short definitions and back-links to every occurrence.

remembrance of death

Occurs in: 75. On Errors in the Practice of the Jesus Prayer (75.6.2).

remembrance of God

Continuous awareness of God’s presence cultivated by all forms of inner prayer.

Occurs in: 75. On Errors in the Practice of the Jesus Prayer (75.6.2).

Glossary

Theological and spiritual terms used in this book, with short definitions and back-links to every occurrence.

Jesus Prayer

Occurs in: 76. Errors in the Practice of the Jesus Prayer (76.3.1, 76.4.3).

remembrance of God

Continuous awareness of God’s presence cultivated by all forms of inner prayer.

Occurs in: 76. Errors in the Practice of the Jesus Prayer (76.6.2).

Glossary

Theological and spiritual terms used in this book, with short definitions and back-links to every occurrence.

Jesus Prayer

Occurs in: 77. On the Jesus Prayer and Its True Fruit (77.3.2, 77.7.1).

remembrance of God

Continuous awareness of God’s presence cultivated by all forms of inner prayer.

Occurs in: 77. On the Jesus Prayer and Its True Fruit (77.3.5).

Glossary

Theological and spiritual terms used in this book, with short definitions and back-links to every occurrence.

noetic prayer

Prayer of the nous (the spiritual intellect), held in the heart in unceasing remembrance of God. The Greek nous is not ‘mind’ in the modern sense but the deepest faculty of spiritual perception.

Occurs in: 78. On Prayer and the Interior Fire (78.9.5, 78.10.1).

Sacraments

The Holy Mysteries of the Church: Baptism, Chrismation, Eucharist, Confession, Marriage, Holy Orders, and Anointing of the Sick; channels of grace that unite the believer to Christ and his Body.

Occurs in: 78. On Prayer and the Interior Fire (78.8.4).

Glossary

Theological and spiritual terms used in this book, with short definitions and back-links to every occurrence.

Sacraments

The Holy Mysteries of the Church: Baptism, Chrismation, Eucharist, Confession, Marriage, Holy Orders, and Anointing of the Sick; channels of grace that unite the believer to Christ and his Body.

Occurs in: 80. On Prayer From the Heart and its Gift (80.4.2).

Glossary

Theological and spiritual terms used in this book, with short definitions and back-links to every occurrence.

noetic prayer

Prayer of the nous (the spiritual intellect), held in the heart in unceasing remembrance of God. The Greek nous is not ‘mind’ in the modern sense but the deepest faculty of spiritual perception.

Occurs in: 81. On the Work of Salvation and the Jesus Prayer (81.6.1).

Glossary

Theological and spiritual terms used in this book, with short definitions and back-links to every occurrence.

Jesus Prayer

Occurs in: 82. On the Prayer of Novices (82.6.3).

Glossary

Theological and spiritual terms used in this book, with short definitions and back-links to every occurrence.

Jesus Prayer

Occurs in: 83. On the Writings of Hierarch Ignatius and Spiritual Delusion in Prayer (83.5.5).

Glossary

Theological and spiritual terms used in this book, with short definitions and back-links to every occurrence.

Jesus Prayer

Occurs in: 84. On the Jesus Prayer and its True Practice (84.5.1).

Glossary

Theological and spiritual terms used in this book, with short definitions and back-links to every occurrence.

Jesus Prayer

Occurs in: 85. On the Jesus Prayer and a Contrite Spirit (85.3.8).

Glossary

Theological and spiritual terms used in this book, with short definitions and back-links to every occurrence.

Jesus Prayer

Occurs in: 86. On Brief Prayers and Noetic Prayer (86.8.5).

noetic prayer

Prayer of the nous (the spiritual intellect), held in the heart in unceasing remembrance of God. The Greek nous is not ‘mind’ in the modern sense but the deepest faculty of spiritual perception.

Occurs in: 86. On Brief Prayers and Noetic Prayer (86.10.1).

Glossary

Theological and spiritual terms used in this book, with short definitions and back-links to every occurrence.

noetic prayer

Prayer of the nous (the spiritual intellect), held in the heart in unceasing remembrance of God. The Greek nous is not ‘mind’ in the modern sense but the deepest faculty of spiritual perception.

Occurs in: 88. On the Jesus Prayer: Vocal, Noetic, and Prayer of the Heart (88.6.2, 88.6.3, 88.6.7).

Glossary

Theological and spiritual terms used in this book, with short definitions and back-links to every occurrence.

Jesus Prayer

Occurs in: 89. On the Essence of the Jesus Prayer and the Grace of God (89.3.1, 89.4.1).

remembrance of God

Continuous awareness of God’s presence cultivated by all forms of inner prayer.

Occurs in: 89. On the Essence of the Jesus Prayer and the Grace of God (89.4.2).

Glossary

Theological and spiritual terms used in this book, with short definitions and back-links to every occurrence.

fear of God

Reverent awe before God’s holiness; in patristic usage, the disposition that opens the heart to grace, distinct from servile dread.

Occurs in: 90. On the Prayer Rule and Unceasing Prayer (90.8.5, 90.18.5).

noetic prayer

Prayer of the nous (the spiritual intellect), held in the heart in unceasing remembrance of God. The Greek nous is not ‘mind’ in the modern sense but the deepest faculty of spiritual perception.

Occurs in: 90. On the Prayer Rule and Unceasing Prayer (90.7.6, 90.7.7).

Psalter

The book of Psalms, central to monastic and lay daily prayer in the Eastern tradition; read through in full each week in the monastic typikon.

Occurs in: 90. On the Prayer Rule and Unceasing Prayer (90.14.1).

Glossary

Theological and spiritual terms used in this book, with short definitions and back-links to every occurrence.

noetic prayer

Prayer of the nous (the spiritual intellect), held in the heart in unceasing remembrance of God. The Greek nous is not ‘mind’ in the modern sense but the deepest faculty of spiritual perception.

Occurs in: 93. On the Difference Between Noetic Prayer Among the Latins and Among Us (93.12.3).

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Jesus Prayer

Occurs in: 97. On the Jesus Prayer and Its Technique of Practice (97.4.1).

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Jesus Prayer

Occurs in: 98. Noetic Prayer and the Technique of the Jesus Prayer (98.3.8).

noetic prayer

Prayer of the nous (the spiritual intellect), held in the heart in unceasing remembrance of God. The Greek nous is not ‘mind’ in the modern sense but the deepest faculty of spiritual perception.

Occurs in: 98. Noetic Prayer and the Technique of the Jesus Prayer (98.3.5, 98.3.6, 98.3.8, 98.3.9).

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Jesus Prayer

Occurs in: 102. On the Warming of the Heart in Prayer (102.5.2, 102.7.6, 102.8.1).

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noetic prayer

Prayer of the nous (the spiritual intellect), held in the heart in unceasing remembrance of God. The Greek nous is not ‘mind’ in the modern sense but the deepest faculty of spiritual perception.

Occurs in: 105. On Learning Noetic Prayer (105.5.1).

remembrance of God

Continuous awareness of God’s presence cultivated by all forms of inner prayer.

Occurs in: 105. On Learning Noetic Prayer (105.10.2).

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Jesus Prayer

Occurs in: 106. On the Power of Prayer and Spiritual Disposition (106.5.2).

remembrance of God

Continuous awareness of God’s presence cultivated by all forms of inner prayer.

Occurs in: 106. On the Power of Prayer and Spiritual Disposition (106.6.1).

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Sacraments

The Holy Mysteries of the Church: Baptism, Chrismation, Eucharist, Confession, Marriage, Holy Orders, and Anointing of the Sick; channels of grace that unite the believer to Christ and his Body.

Occurs in: 107. On Attention in Prayer and the Spirit of the Labor of Prayer (107.12.12).

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noetic prayer

Prayer of the nous (the spiritual intellect), held in the heart in unceasing remembrance of God. The Greek nous is not ‘mind’ in the modern sense but the deepest faculty of spiritual perception.

Occurs in: 108. On the Essence of Prayer and Its Forms (108.10.1, 108.10.14).

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fear of God

Reverent awe before God’s holiness; in patristic usage, the disposition that opens the heart to grace, distinct from servile dread.

Occurs in: 109. On Sobriety, Noetic Prayer, and Patience (109.8.3).

noetic prayer

Prayer of the nous (the spiritual intellect), held in the heart in unceasing remembrance of God. The Greek nous is not ‘mind’ in the modern sense but the deepest faculty of spiritual perception.

Occurs in: 109. On Sobriety, Noetic Prayer, and Patience (109.5.4, 109.5.5, 109.6.1, 109.7.3).

prayer rule

A daily structured set of prayers observed at fixed times, both from established liturgical texts and from personal prayer; a central theme in Theophan’s correspondence.

Occurs in: 109. On Sobriety, Noetic Prayer, and Patience (109.12.6).

watchfulness

Sober vigilance over one’s thoughts; a precondition for noetic prayer and a fundamental discipline of the hesychast tradition.

Occurs in: 109. On Sobriety, Noetic Prayer, and Patience (109.5.6, 109.7.1, 109.9.2).

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Jesus Prayer

Occurs in: 110. On the Jesus Prayer and the Guarding of Attention (110.4.1).

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Jesus Prayer

Occurs in: 111. On Surrendering Yourself to God and Unceasing Prayer (111.4.11).

noetic prayer

Prayer of the nous (the spiritual intellect), held in the heart in unceasing remembrance of God. The Greek nous is not ‘mind’ in the modern sense but the deepest faculty of spiritual perception.

Occurs in: 111. On Surrendering Yourself to God and Unceasing Prayer (111.4.24).

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Theotokos

Greek ‘God-bearer’; the title of the Virgin Mary affirmed at the Third Ecumenical Council at Ephesus (431), asserting that the one she bore is truly God incarnate.

Occurs in: 112. On Unceasing Prayer and the Order of the Day (112.3.3, 112.4.1, 112.5.6).

Glossary

Theological and spiritual terms used in this book, with short definitions and back-links to every occurrence.

fear of God

Reverent awe before God’s holiness; in patristic usage, the disposition that opens the heart to grace, distinct from servile dread.

Occurs in: 113. On Noetic Prayer for Laymen (113.3.31, 113.3.32, 113.3.34, 113.3.37, 113.4.24).

noetic prayer

Prayer of the nous (the spiritual intellect), held in the heart in unceasing remembrance of God. The Greek nous is not ‘mind’ in the modern sense but the deepest faculty of spiritual perception.

Occurs in: 113. On Noetic Prayer for Laymen (113.3.1, 113.3.2, 113.3.3, 113.3.8, 113.3.13, 113.3.14, 113.3.15, 113.3.35, 113.3.44).