(idea) by schist Sun Jan 06 2002 at 22:30:00
Vigilance over one's attention; guarding the mind, an important part of Hesychast contemplation in Orthodox Christianity.

Nêpsis means "sobriety" in Classical Greek. It can refer literally to drinking no wine or more generally to self-control.

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