: Using the natural rhythm of breathing as a way to quieten internal noise. The Jesus Prayer

The "proper story" behind the book is deeply tied to Jalics' harrowing experience of being kidnapped and held captive for five months by an Argentinian death squad in 1976. It was during this period of extreme suffering, while bound and hooded, that he discovered the transformative power of the —the rhythmic repetition of the name of Jesus—as a path to inner peace and direct contact with God. The Core Method: The "Gries Way"

Jalics' method, often called the "Gries Way" after the retreat house he founded in Germany, is a practical guide for moving from discursive thinking to a simple, direct gaze toward the divine.

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