This synthwave track "orthowave02," is the third release on the upcoming album "return."

Chapter Sections: 00:00 Intro 03:11 The focus of the attention 04:46 About the book 06:47 Authors included in the anthology 08:13 Book topics and their page numbers 11:02 Quotes from the book 15:32 Conclusion The Art of Prayer: An Orthodox Anthology by Igumen Chariton is a collection of quotes with short title descriptions and the attribution of each author that Igumen Chariton collected during the course of his life. He would write down the quotes of authors that he would read and ended up with a collection that makes this book. The majority of the quotes are about interior prayer and the Jesus prayer and these make a great introductory manual into the Orthodox spiritual life. Apart from Theophan and Ignatii, Father Chariton also quotes on occasion from other Russian authorities of the late nineteenth or early twentieth century, such as Bishops Justin and Nikon, and St. John of Kronstadt. As well as these Russian writers, he includes a number of Greek texts—for example, passages from St. Mark the Monk and the Homilies of St. Makarios, from Sts. Barsanouphios and John, St. Simeon the New Theologian, Sts. Gregory of Sinai and Gregory Palamas. A few Syriac Fathers make their appearance, such as St. Ephraim and St. Isaac; also a Latin Father, St John Cassian. This book covers topics such as: natural fruit of prayer vs. grace (p125-126), warmth of heart because of concentration (p136), going from human effort to divine grace (p145), illusion vs. grace (p147), spiritual hedonism (p160), our experience of grace before and after baptism (p172), description of the ‘eye of the spirit’ and what the spirit of man is (p179), the dangers of the imagination (p182), attention in the heart for everyone and also a description of what the mind and heart are (p184, p191), the heart is the spiritual faculty that is the innermost man (p190), Nepsis (p194), prayer and fasting in the world (p53, 251-252), those outside the faith receive a natural spiritual consolation not a grace given state (p259), prelest illusion and those who despise the Jesus Prayer (p264-270), freedom from distraction (p275) Price on Amazon $16.89 and can be purchased for cheaper used for around $10. I would recommend checking bookfinder.com for a cheaper price. ISBN: 9780571191659 https://www.amazon.com/Art-Prayer-Orthodox-Anthology/dp/0571191657/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3IKMXLHACLDJ4&keywords=the+art+of+prayer&qid=1661425060&sprefix=the+art+of+praye%2Caps%2C151&sr=8-1

In this video I talk about different kinds of incense to use during Orthodox prayers at home, and how to make an oil lampada (vigil lamp). For personal use at home, do not use a swinging censer like the priests use, as those are for liturgical purposes only. You can buy resin incense and charcoal on amazon, ebay, etsy and many Orthodox bookstores or monastery websites. For resin incense, amazon will probably be the cheapest, but the best smelling will probably be incense offered by Orthodox monasteries and shops. The charcoals are instant light disks, and will probably be the cheapest on amazon. Use olive oil for the lamp oil, and use a cotton wick. In the video I mentioned twine, but I actually use cotton yarn, although I think cotton twine would probably work as well. I linked two Orthodox shops below that have fantastic incense. Also colored glass lampadas and hangers can be purchased from many Orthodox shops if you don't want to make your own, although the larger wider containers will allow the lamp to burn longer. https://orthodoxincense.com/ https://www.bostonmonks.com/index.php/cPath/38

In this video I discuss Lampe's "A Patristic Greek Lexicon," which is helpful for studying key Orthodox terms and finding their usage in the Church Fathers. I also mention some of the other lexicons that I use as well. These books are also helpful in assisting readers when reading theology books that have a lot of patristic terms in Greek. Gyan Books Website link: https://www.gyanbooks.com/index.php?p=sr&format=fullpage&Field=bookcode&String=1111022244381 Archive.org PDF: https://archive.org/details/g.w.h.lampe