A brother came to me and said that after reading several books about the Jesus Prayer, he tried to forcefully apply what he had read. As a result, his heart ached. I said to him: "Do you have no reason to be humble? Do you have no sins? Deal with it. Having humbled yourself, you will feel the need for God's mercy to you, and the prayer will itself, and not through force, flow within." - St. Paisios the Athonite
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