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<li>prayer of the lips - when prayer is just said
<li>prayer of the mind - when mind comprehends the prayer
<li>prayer of the hearth - when the mind descends into hearth feels the prayer
<li>active prayer - when hearth starts praying alone even in sleep
<li>all-seeing prayer - when unseen world including angels becomes visible together with future, past
The following chapters are recommended to be read from [http://orthodoxwiki.org/Philokalia Philokalia]
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<li>The book of Nicephorus the monk (in part two), <li>The whole book of Gregory of Sinai, except the short chapters, <li>Simeon the New Theologian new theologian on the three forms of prayer and his discourse on faith<li>The book of Callistus and Ignatius. In these Fathers there are full directions and teaching on interior prayer of the heart, in a form which everyone can understand.
<li>Part four with the summarized pattern of prayer by the most holy Callistus, Patriarch of Constantinople
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In these Fathers there are full directions and teaching on interior prayer of the heart, in a form which everyone can understand.
==Intercessory prayer==
Orthodoxy teaches that Jesus, in praying to his [[God the Father|Father]], prayed for his people, and he is the only competent intercessor for mankind before God. In his resurrected glory, he prays eternally to his Father on behalf of all. In and through Christ, Orthodox Christians become competent to intercede before God. In the name of Jesus, Christians are authorized to pray for each other and for all creation. All prayer is to God the Father, through his Son, in his [[Holy Spirit]], even if not mentioned in the words of the prayer.
