शनिवार, 28 अप्रैल 2012

concentration of attention in the heart






Images, however sacred
they may be, retain
the attention outside,
whereas at the time of prayer
the attention must be within -
in the heart.  The concentration
of attention in the heart -
this is the starting point of prayer.




~ Saint Theophan the Recluse
from for lovers of god everywhere
compiled by Roger Housden