The Apostles’ letters also point to the great value of the wilderness, noetic hesychia, inner purification and watchfulness. Here too I would like to recall a few relevant passages. Continue reading “Hesychia: Our Method of True Healing (Orthodox Psychotherapy) – Part 2” →

by Metropolitan Hierotheos of Nafpaktos

One of the fundamental methods of curing the soul is stillness in the full sense of the word. I believe that we have already made this clear. Contemporary man is seeking healing for his life, especially for his inner condition, precisely because he is over-strained. Therefore one of the messages which Orthodoxy can offer to the contemporary weary, discouraged and floundering world is the message of silence. Continue reading “Hesychia: Our Method of True Healing (Orthodox Psychotherapy) – Part 1” →