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153. When you give yourself to prayer, rise above every other joy — then you will find true prayer.

Evagrius Ponticus

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Evagrius Ponticus (345–399 AD) was a Christian monk and ascetic.

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Alternative Names: Evagrius the Solitary • Evagrius of Pontus

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Sarada Devi Peter Deunov Isaac the Syrian Gregory of Sinai Teresa of Ávila

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34. The mind is the temple of the Holy Trinity.

65. If you long to pray, then avoid all that is opposed to prayer. Then when God draws near, he has only to go along with you.

5. Pray first for the gift of tears so that by means of sorrow you may soften your native rudeness. Then having confessed your sins to the Lord you will obtain pardon for them.

153. When you give yourself to prayer, rise above every other joy — then you will find true prayer. - Evagrius Ponticus

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