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118. Happy is the spirit which, praying with distraction, goes on increasing its desire for God.

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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60. If you are a theologian, you truly pray. If you truly pray, you are a theologian.

52. The state of prayer can be aptly described as a habitual state of imperturbable calm. It snatches to the heights of intelligible reality the spirit which loves wisdom and which is truly spiritualized by the most intense love.

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.

118. Happy is the spirit which, praying with distraction, goes on increasing its desire for God. - Evagrius Ponticus

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