The principal forms of contemplation are eight in number. - Gregory of Sinai
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About Gregory of Sinai
Gregory of Sinai (1260s–1346) was a monk of Mount Athos in Greece. He is known for his role in developing the tradition of hesychasm at Mount Athos, and also for founding Paroria Monastery in Bulgaria. Some of his writings are also included in the Philokalia. His disciples included Nicodemus of Tismana, Athanasius the Meteorite, and Callistus I of Constantinople.
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The source and ground of our distractive thoughts is the fragmented state of our memory. The memory was originally simple and one-pointed, but as a result of the fall its natural powers have been perverted: it has lost its recollectedness in God and has become compound instead of simple, diversified instead of onepointed.
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