[UAH] Quote of the Early Fathers and Christians of the Church (33AD to 750AD):

In order to deliver the spirit so perfectly from the passions that it can pray without distractions, the active way is not enough, unless it is followed by various spiritual contemplations.

St. Maximus the Confessor (580-662AD) on Contemplation Mini-Bio: Byzantine; abbot, confessor, theologian, mystical and ascetical writer.

Paul Mugerwa