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St Theophan the Recluse: Nothing should obtrude on the mind...

If the practice of prayer is to proceed successfully, it is always essential at the outset to lay everything else aside, so that the heart is completely free of distraction. 


Nothing should obtrude on the mind: neither face, nor activity, nor object. At such a time all is to be driven out.



St Theophan the Recluse