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Hesychia
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For other uses, see Hesychia (disambiguation).
The Greek term hesychia (ἡσυχία, Greek pronunciation: [isiˈçia]) is a concept that can be translated as "stillness, rest, quiet, silence".
In Christianity
Further information: Hesychasm
In hesychasm, an Eastern Orthodox Christian mystical tradition, it refers to the state of stillness and peace that is obtained through contemplation. Hesychia is a central theme discussed in most hesychast literature works.
Chapter 2 of the Systematic Sayings of the Desert Fathers is dedicated to the topic of hesychia.
In Neoplatonism
Further information: Henosis
The term is also used in Neoplatonic texts such as the Enneads.
See also
Wikiquote has quotations related to hesychia.
- Monastic silence
- Apatheia
- Inner peace
- Tranquility
- Centering prayer
- Quietism (Christian philosophy)
- Christianity and Hellenistic philosophy
- Neoplatonism and Christianity
- Mauna (silence) in Hinduism