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Cassian, John (kăsh`ən) (Johannes Cassianus), 360–435, an Eastern Christian monk and theologian who brought Eastern spirituality to the West. Cassian toured the ascetic monastic settlements of Egypt before he was driven from the East during the controversy over the theology of Origen Origen , 185?–254?, Christian philosopher and scholar. His full name was Origines Adamantius, and he was born in Egypt, probably in Alexandria. When he was quite young, his father was martyred.
..... Click the link for more information. . He settled at Marseilles (415) and established religious houses for men and for women. He was attacked for Semi-Pelagianism (see Pelagianism Pelagianism , Christian heretical sect that rose in the 5th cent. challenging St. Augustine's conceptions of grace and predestination. The doctrine was advanced by the celebrated monk and theologian Pelagius (c.355–c.425). He was probably born in Britain.
..... Click the link for more information. ), but he was trusted in Rome. His Conferences, a record of his earlier experiences with famous abbots and ascetics in Egypt, and his Institutes, a treatise on monasticism, had a critical influence on Western monasticism, especially in matters of ascetic and mystical life. He wrote against Nestorianism.

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You can see the strategy already at work in John Cassian in the fifth century, particularly in his Tenth Conference, where he urges the continuous use of the prayer sentence from Psalm 70, "O Lord, come to my assistance, Oh God make speed to save me.

Centering Prayer and attention of the heart by Bourgeault, Cynthia / Cross Currents

The "Seven Deadly Sins" were first developed by John Cassian in the 5th Century, and then refined by Pope Gregory a hundred years later.

The 7 Deadly Sins of outsourcing: and how to heal the "fundamentally ... by Barnhart, Charlie / Circuits Assembly

Desert''s Saint John Cassian says, "Regular meditation fixes soul in divinity".

" THE ART OF UNIVERSAL LIVING - RADHASOAMI " ( IN TIME & AFTER TIME ) by RADHASOAMITARADHAM / Philosophy and religion community

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