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CONTENTS Foreword vi Preface xxi Introduction xxii Jesus Prayer a Divine Institution 1 Open to All 8 Power to Expel Demons 14 Greek and Russian Guides 23 Preparation for the Art of Arts 32 The Safe Way for Beginners 36 Teaching of St. Barsanouphius, Dorotheus the Russian, and St. Seraphim 40 The Method of St. John of the Ladder 47 Higher Levels of Prayer 54 Teaching of St. Nile Sorsky 59 St. Gregory the Sinaite 61 St. Nicephorus of Mount Athos 66 Sts. Kallistus and Ignatius Xanthopoulos 70 Material Aids 75 The Danger of Delusion 83 Human Opposition 88 Prayer and Life 97
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Jesus prayer.
Spiritual life -- Orthodox Eastern Church.