Some Aspects of Hesychasm and Society
Some Aspects of Hesychasm and Society
Author(s): Emanuel George OpreaSubject(s): History, Sociology, Eastern Orthodoxy, History of Religion
Published by: EDIS- Publishing Institution of the University of Zilina
Keywords: Christianism; Orthodoxy; ascetism; prayer; monarchism; spirituality;
Summary/Abstract: The Hesychasm has a unique doctrine which combines many Eastern concepts and connects to a world of the West and the East. This belief practiced a kind of prayer, which is repeated “Lord, have mercy” and it repeats so often that even resembles rather a kind of mantra which appeals to the inner world that unites the human spirit with reality for a conscious perception of their actions with full awareness and sobriety to evaluate absolutely everything. This practice of awareness is practiced in many faiths of the East. One of the closest to realization is the Buddhism. Some researchers even consider Sufism.
Journal: Dialogo
- Issue Year: 3/2016
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 305-310
- Page Count: 6
- Language: English
