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26. Prayer is a state of the mind destructive of every earthly mental representation.

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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86. Knowledge! The great possession of man. It is a fellow-worker with prayer, acting to awaken the power of thought to contemplate the divine knowledge.

101. Just as bread is nourishment for the body and virtue for the soul, so is spiritual prayer nourishment for the intelligence.

123. Happy is the monk who considers all men as god — after God.

26. Prayer is a state of the mind destructive of every earthly mental representation. - Evagrius Ponticus

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