At these gatherings he introduced his new band of disciples to a brand of religion that was deeply mystical, and he encouraged them to apply it to every area of their lives.
In Christian mysticism, the phrase pray and work (or "pray and labor", in Latin ora et labora) refers to the monastic practice of working and praying, generally associated with its use in the Rule of St. Benedict.
In the 16th century the Lords of Świny (von Schweinichen noble family) hosted a circle of mystics, among them Jakob Böhme, Abraham von Franckenberg and Angelus Silesius.
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John of Patmos describes the New Jerusalem in the Book of Revelation in the Christian Bible, and so the New Jerusalem holds an important place in Christian eschatology and Christian mysticism, and has also influenced Christian philosophy and Christian theology.
He became influenced by the Catholic theologian Karl Rahner, thinker Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, and Christian mystics, who became the object of his theological reflection.