Christian Saints Podcast

Why Can't I Be Still?

James John Marks Season 6 Episode 2

Why Can’t I Be Still?


Reference materials for this episode: 

Lao Tsu
- Tao Te Ching
- - poem 16

Cai Song Fang
- Warriors of Stillness
- - author’s intro

Philokalia vol 1
 - Evagrios the Solitary
- - pg 40-41
- - - watchdog passage
 - St Mark the Ascetic
 - - pg 128
 - - - sayings 29-31
 - St John Cassian
 - - pg 91
 - - - first paragraph “On Self Esteem”

St Gregory Palamas
 - “On the Entry into the Holy of Holies II”
St Sophrony of Essex
 - “His Life is Mine”
 - - quote regarding Jesus’ peace


Scripture citations for this episode:

Genesis 4, 15
1 Kingdoms/1 Kings 19
Psalm 22/23, 45/46
Matthew 5 
Luke 2 
John 14, 16, 20
Revelation 1 
Acts 9 


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