The Pilgrim has climbed the mountain; he has gained profound knowledge and wisdom by means of ceaseless prayer, which he has learned under the direction of a starets, his spiritual guide, and the writings of the holy Fathers in the Philokalia. He was introduced to a unique form of ejaculatory prayer known as the Jesus Prayer or the Prayer of the Heart. The desert Fathers taught that this short prayer contains within itself the summary of the Gospel and that ceaseless recitation of it is a direct response to the injunction of Scripture to pray always. They regarded the Jesus Prayer as the art of arts and the science of sciences, for it could lead the man who assiduously practiced it to the heights of perfection. The Pilgrim was most receptive to this valuable knowledge about prayer, for he had been earnestly searching for a method of prayer which would satisfy his longing for uninterrupted communion with God. He spared no effort to make this simple prayer his own, and once he began to experience its beneficial effects of peace and joy, he never tired of speaking about it to anyone who would listen. His narrative is full of ffascinating anecdotes as well as miraculous cures and conversions, many of which were attributed to the Jesus Prayer.