Being Still

Reflections on an Ancient Mystical Tradition

Paperback, 141 pages

English language

Published March 26, 2003 by Paulist Press.

ISBN:
978-0-8091-4177-7
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OCLC Number:
50422828

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For more than fifteen hundred years Christianity has cultivated a rich and varied teaching on the practice of stillness and inner calm. Here we can find answers to the contemporary psychological struggle for inner peace.

In a fresh and engaging reading of this ancient contemplative spirituality, Jean-Yves Leloup explores the writings of many spiritual masters from across the centuries. In particular he focuses on the Desert Fathers, the fourth-century monk Evagrius, St. John Cassian, and the anonymous 19th-century author of The Way of the Pilgrim. Drawn from the experience of the monasteries of Sinai and Mount Athos, here is a clear and practical presentation of the spiritual art of arts: stillness in the face of interior pain and confusion.

2 editions

Subjects

  • Religion - Inspirational/Spirituality
  • Mysticism
  • Religion
  • Spirituality - General
  • Christian Life - General
  • Hesychasm
  • Orthodox Eastern Church