hesychasm

Pax, Ειρήνη, שלום! Christ is Crucified! Σώτερ σώσον ημάς! Dear brothers and sisters of the Eastern Orthodox Churches, Firstly, I wish all of y'all a blessed & solemn Great & Holy Friday. Pascha is coming; I know of many Greek Catholics who are aching for the day as they also follow the Julian...

Howdy! Since today is the Second Sunday of Lent, there is a commemoration of St. Gregory Palamas, so I wanted to know which are common myths and misinformation about him and his teachings.

I came across Hesychasm on a website I used to frequent. Can you expound on the concept and your personal experiences if applicable? Thank you. :-) Yours in His Service, ~bella

I owe you a clarification. We made the text below after some research specially for you. No, really. There was some interest in these forums and I answered something from top of my head. Now you have a (more) complete overview about Philokalia: Philokalia: Definition, History, and Source Enjoy!

What is the Uncreated Light and how can we experience it? A marvelous text from Saint Gregory Palamas about something which - I hope - will get you out from depressing themes which are to be seen in our day-by-day reality.

I wrote a blog post about silence and hesychasm in prayer. I would appreciate your thoughts: A Lutheran Approach to Hesychasm