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Andrei Rublev: Hesychasm and Divine Knowledge - Orthodox (Psalm 46:10)

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Andrei Rublev's art emerged from contemplative stillness—the hesychast tradition of inner silence leading to divine vision. His Trinity icon was born from "knowing God" through stillness. Orthodox spirituality practices hesychia (stillness): the Jesus Prayer, guarding the heart, nepsis (watchfulness). "Be still and know" describes theosis—becoming still enough to participate in divine life. We don't just know about God; we know God through union. The stillness isn't emptiness but encounter with uncreated light. Rublev's icon shows what stillness reveals: the beauty of the Trinity itself.

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Psalm 46:10

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