{"podcast":{"title":"Wisdom of the Masters","slug":"wisdom-of-the-masters-2534212","podcast_index_feed_id":2534212,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/49a54198/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://vivekahermitage.com/","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/production/podcast_uploaded/12255670/12255670-1611627498895-d3757aae969eb.jpg","author":"Samaneri Jayasara","episode_count":458,"summary":"These podcasts are designed to provide listeners with teachings from great spiritual Masters & to create a meditative mood so that the meaning can go deep & enter your heart. These podcasts are not monetized & are purely for educational & spiritual purposes. If you enjoy & benefit from these recordings you are welcome to contribute to the daily running costs of our hermitage to support the nuns. Donations/gifts for this purpose can be made via PayPal: https://paypal.me/VivekaHermitage or WISE: wise.com/pay/me/margarets448 vivekahermitage.com www.youtube.com/c/SamaneriJayasara/featured","last_synced_at":"2026-06-25T10:17:14.163519+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/wisdom-of-the-masters-2534212"},"episode":{"title":"The Secret Path of Prayer ~ Early Eastern Christian Mystics","slug":"the-secret-path-of-prayer-early-eastern-christian-mystics","published_at":"2026-04-14T22:43:22+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/wisdom-of-the-masters-2534212/the-secret-path-of-prayer-early-eastern-christian-mystics","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/wisdom-of-the-masters-2534212","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jayasara0/episodes/The-Secret-Path-of-Prayer--Early-Eastern-Christian-Mystics-e3gcius","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/49a54198/podcast/play/116853148/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-2-13%2Fd7afb983-5da7-26a7-f148-a9facb773986.mp3","summary":"A selection of excerpts for prayer/contemplation taken from 'The Book of Mystical Chapters, The Esoteric Spiritual Doctrine of the Early Christian Monks and Ascetical Teachers of the East.' The reading includes teachings from: of Hesychios of Sinai, Aphrahat the Persian, John Klimakos The Ladder, Evagrios of Pontus, John Klimakos, and Theodoros.Translated by Father John Anthony McGuckin. The Book of Mystical Chapters presents the inner spiritual teachings of early Eastern Christian monks, focusing on the path of inner purification, stillness, and direct experience of the divine. It emphasizes detachment from worldly distractions, the transformation of the mind and heart, and the realization of unity with God through contemplative awareness and disciplined practice. 🙏 May whatever goodness arises from these readings/offerings be for the benefit of all sentient beings. 🔆 These podcasts are not monetized. If you benefit from these podcasts and would like to support our nun's hermitage, there are two options to donate - via Paypal using this email address: vivekahermitage@gmail.com with PayPal or using this direct link: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://paypal.me/VivekaHermitage⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or we have a WISE account with the above email address or using the direct link if you have a WISE account: ⁠⁠https://wise.com/pay/me/margarets448⁠","meta_description":"A selection of excerpts for prayer/contemplation taken from 'The Book of Mystical Chapters, The Esoteric Spiritual Doctrine of the Early Christian Monks a…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1509,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/wisdom-of-the-masters-2534212/episodes/the-secret-path-of-prayer-early-eastern-christian-mystics/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/wisdom-of-the-masters-2534212/the-secret-path-of-prayer-early-eastern-christian-mystics.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}