{"id":15663,"date":"2021-02-10T07:12:00","date_gmt":"2021-02-10T07:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/iamsignificant.ca\/andre\/?p=15663"},"modified":"2021-02-06T19:14:44","modified_gmt":"2021-02-06T19:14:44","slug":"head-to-the-heart-prayers-poems-other-stuff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iamsignificant.ca\/andre\/featured\/head-to-the-heart-prayers-poems-other-stuff\/","title":{"rendered":"Head to the Heart &#8211; Prayers, Poems &#038; Other Stuff"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-vimeo wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-embed-aspect-1-1 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Descending from the Head to the Heart - Prayers Poems &amp;amp; Parables\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/509261444?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"604\" height=\"604\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cYou must descend from&nbsp;<\/em><em>your head into your heart.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>At present, your thoughts of God&nbsp;<\/em><em>are in your head.&nbsp; And God himself is,<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>as it were, outside you, and&nbsp;<\/em><em>so your prayer and other spiritual exercises&nbsp;<\/em><em>remain exterior.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Whilst you are still in your head,&nbsp;<\/em><em>thoughts will not easily be subdued but&nbsp;<\/em><em>will always be whirling about, like snow&nbsp;<\/em><em>in winter or&nbsp;<\/em><em>clouds of mosquitos in summer.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>~ St. Theophan the Recluse<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00a0Theophan the Recluse (1815 - 1894) was a Russian Orthodox bishop of Tambov in Russia.<br><br>More Reflection on this poem (click)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u201cYou must descend from&nbsp;your head into your heart. 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