« The Jesus prayer and the prayer of the heart », by Archimandrite Placide Deseille – Part I

On March 6, 2008, as part of the 6th year of Rencontres orthodoxes, in the Saint Seraphim of Sarov parish (Paris), Archimandrite Placide Deseille of Blessed Memory (1926-2018) spoke on the theme « The Jesus prayer and the prayer of the heart ». Please find here the English translation of his lecture: The Jesus prayer and the prayer of the heart The expressions « The Jesus prayer » and « the prayer of the heart » are