PHILOKALIA MINISTRIES

On the Preparation Without Which Christ Does Not Remain “My heart is ready, O God, my heart is ready.” The Athonite monk and author of The Watchful Mind  speaks without ornament because the path allows none. You want the prayer. You want the Name to live within you as breath and fire. You want light without first consenting to be stripped. This is why you remain outside. The monk tells you plainly. Christ does not dwell in a careless heart. He does not take root in what is un