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Nous Part Five - Memories, Imagination, Prayer

Cultural Collapse and Schizoid nature of modern society; purification of memories and imagination; Remembrance of Death and Perception of Religious a…

13 years, 5 months ago

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Nous Part Four - Purification of Memories and Recollections

Healing of the Nous through purification of the memories and recollections; Analogy of Psychoanalysis - projecting memories onto screen of Nous to be…

13 years, 5 months ago

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Nous Part Three - Purifying the Nous and Asceticism in Modern Culture

Importance of Holy Spirit in teaching Nous how to heal the soul; Holy Desire necessary for pursuing purity of Nous, Striving for perfection; Ascetici…

13 years, 6 months ago

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Nous Part Two - Vigilant Gate Keeper

Nature of Struggle with attacks on Nous; Obedience and Remembrance of God; Hating Sin; Unceasing Prayer; Watchfulness and Prayer Linked together; Beg…

13 years, 6 months ago

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The Nous - Part One

Definition of the Nous; Man as Triune Image of God - nous, word, spirit; Three powers of the soul; Creative factor of every aspect of civilization; d…

13 years, 6 months ago

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Nepsis, Wakefulness, Attentiveness

How to Read the Fathers, What is Nepsis: Being present to where we are; Aliveness to God; the Mind as a sentry; Mindfulness; Attentiveness and Prayer…

13 years, 6 months ago

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Intro. to History of Philokalia and Characteristics of Philokalic Spirituality

Ressourcement, Kollyvades, primary features of movement; Three basic themes of Philokalia; Relevance of Philokalic spirituality for contemporary Chri…

13 years, 7 months ago

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Invitation to Philokalia Study Group

Season 1 Episode 1

13 years, 7 months ago

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