You have pierced our hearts with the arrow of Your love.

St. Augustine

Tuesday, September 15, 2009

Brief directives for prayer of the heart

1. Sit or stand in a dimly lit place.
2. Recollect yourself.
3. With the help of your imagination find the place of your heart.
4. Leave your mind from the head and into the heart -your breathing can help you
descend to your heart.
4. Stay there with attention, and slowly repeat in your mind or softly with your lips, "Lord Jesus Christ have mercy on me."

From the writings of the Eastern Fathers in the Philokalia

Posted by Carlos J. Medina

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