• Nepsis (Greek: νῆψις) is a concept in Orthodox Christian theology. It means wakefulness or watchfulness and constitutes a condition of sobriety acquired...
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    the body'", concentrating the mind within the heart in order to practice nepsis (watchfulness). While this is the earliest attestation of psychosomatic...
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  • decision Rhetorical reason – Faculty of discovering the crux of the matter Nepsis – Eastern Orthodox concept of wakefulness Metanoia Guthrie, W. K. C. (1990)...
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    first stage of theoria, which results from the cultivation of watchfulness (nepsis). In theoria, one comes to behold the "divisibly indivisible" divine operations...
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    Via the Jesus Prayer, the practice of the Hesychast is seen to cultivate nepsis, watchful attention. Sobriety contributes to this mental asceticism that...
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  • made perfect. Niptic is an adjective derived from the Greek Nipsis (or Nepsis) referring to contemplative prayer and meaning "watchfulness". Watchfulness...
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  • The main theme of Nikephoros’ spiritual writings in the Philokalia is nepsis (Greek: νήψις) which is usually translated as watchfulness or vigilance...
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