hesychast tradition

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Christian mystical tradition spiritual practice

The hesychast tradition is an Eastern Christian mystical practice centered on inner stillness, continual prayer, and the direct experience of God, especially associated with Byzantine monasticism.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Hesychasm	7
hesychasm	2
Byzantine monasticism	1
Eastern Orthodox spirituality	1
Hesychast tradition	1
hesychast tradition canonical	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian mystical tradition ⓘ spiritual practice ⓘ
associatedWith	Byzantine Empire ⓘ hesychast tradition self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Byzantine monasticism Mount Athos ⓘ
contrastsWith	purely intellectual theology ⓘ
controversy	Hesychast controversy ⓘ
coreConcept	direct experience of God ⓘ inner stillness ⓘ unceasing prayer ⓘ
developedInCentury	13th century ⓘ 14th century ⓘ
emphasizes	asceticism ⓘ contemplative prayer ⓘ repentance ⓘ silence ⓘ watchfulness (nepsis) ⓘ
goal	theosis ⓘ union with God ⓘ
influenced	Russian monasticism ⓘ later Orthodox spirituality ⓘ modern Orthodox contemplative renewal ⓘ
influencedBy	Desert Fathers ⓘ Evagrius Ponticus ⓘ St. John Climacus ⓘ surface form: John Climacus St. Symeon the New Theologian ⓘ surface form: Symeon the New Theologian
linkedDoctrine	essence–energies distinction ⓘ
practicedIn	Eastern Catholic Churches ⓘ Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church Oriental Orthodox contexts (to a lesser extent) ⓘ
practiceElement	attention to the heart ⓘ bodily stillness ⓘ fasting ⓘ regulated breathing (in some forms) ⓘ repetitive invocation of the name of Jesus ⓘ solitude ⓘ vigil ⓘ
recognizedBy	Palamite councils of Constantinople ⓘ
religiousBranchOf	Eastern Christianity ⓘ
requires	spiritual guidance by an elder (geron or starets) ⓘ
seeksExperienceOf	uncreated light ⓘ
textualSource	Philokalia ⓘ Desert Fathers ⓘ surface form: Sayings of the Desert Fathers writings of Gregory Palamas ⓘ
theologicalDefenseBy	St. Gregory Palamas ⓘ surface form: Gregory Palamas
usesPractice	Jesus Prayer ⓘ
viewedAs	path of inner purification ⓘ