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Three prayers – Abba Evagrius the Solitary

Posted on June 15, 2020 by sayingsoftheorthodoxfathers

“First of all pray to be purified from your passions. Secondly, pray to be delivered from ignorance. Thirdly, pray to be freed from all temptation and abandonment.

[Abba Evagrius Ponticus, Chapters on Prayer]

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Free yourself from passions – Abba Evagrius the Solitary

Posted on June 14, 2020 by sayingsoftheorthodoxfathers

“A man in chains cannot run. Nor can the mind that is enslaved to passion see the place of spiritual prayer. It is dragged along and tossed by these passion-filled thoughts and cannot stand firm and tranquil.”

[Abba Evagrius Ponticus, Chapters on Prayer]

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