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• What do you think of hesychasm? Is the constant repetition of the Jesus prayer until your heart actually says the words necessary? Do you think that this prayer is required this intensely to practice? I understand that 1 in 10,000 actually gets the Jesus prayer to be said by the heart, but would it be a good practice to do on the side not to the extreme? Do you think deep fervent prayer with the Agpeya prayers is enough? What is "Centering Prayer" and how can we grasp the highest level of contemplative prayer?