On the Prayer of Jesus

by Ignatius Bryanchaninov

Publisher:

Saint John of Kronstadt Press

, 1995

Overview

A must-read guide to the Prayer: this is a vital antidote to the temptation, nurtured in our “New Ageö era, to treat the Prayer of Jesus as some sort of Orthodox mantra. While guiding the reader in understanding the intensive use of the Prayer, Bishop Ignatius equally guides him to prudence. To the basic work is appended a meditation upon the Prayer and the prayer rope by a monk of Mount Athos.

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Key Features

• Orthodox teachings on the practice of the Prayer of Jesus
• Notes on the origin, text, and translations
• A meditation on the prayer rope and explanation of the Lestovka, with illustration

Contents

• On the Prayer of Jesus
• Open to All
• Power to Expel Demons
• Greek and Russian Guides
• Preparation for the Art of Arts
• The Safe Way for Beginners
• Teaching of Saints Barsanuphius, Dorotheus the Russian, and Seraphim
• The Method of Saint John of the Ladder
• Higher Levels of Prayer
• Teaching of Saint Nil Sorsky
• Saint Gregory the Sinaite
• Saint Nicephorus of Mount Athos
• Saint Kallistus Xanthopoulos
• Material Aids
• The Danger of Delusion
• Human Opposition
• Prayer and Life
• The Prayer Rope: Meditations of a Monk of the Holy Mountain
• An Explanation of the Lestovka, From the Old Orthodox Prayer Book

Top Highlights

“One must train oneself to it as if one were reading by syllables” (Page 56)

“The gift is given to those who humble and abase themselves before the greatness of the gift” (Page 58)

“we forbid and warn our reader against striving for it prematurely” (Page 57)

“God is the teacher of prayer; true prayer is the gift of God.” (Page 58)

“‘When the fire descends into the heart,’ says St. John of the Ladder, ‘it revives prayer.” (Page 60)

Praise for the Print Edition

As an introduction to the proper utilization of the divinely inspired contents of The Philokalia and the many other works now available on the “Prayer of the Heart”, this little book is without equal. We heartily recommend it to all pious Orthodox Christians who yearn for the ineffable vision of the divine light of the All-holy Trinity.

—Hilarion, bishop of Manhattan

Product Details

• Title: On the Prayer of Jesus
• Author: Ignatius Brianchaninov
• Publisher: Saint John of Kronstadt Press
• Publication Date: 1995
• Pages: 114

About Ignatius Bryanchaninov

Saint Ignatius Brianchaninov (1807–1867) is a saint in the Russian Orthodox Church. He was born Demetrius Alexandrovich Brianchaninov, to a wealthy landowning family. He was educated at Pioneer Military School in St. Petersburg. Although successful in his studies he was deeply unhappy there and turned to a life of prayer. In 1827 he fell seriously ill and left the army on this ground.