Editing Introspection (section)

===Christianity===
In [[Christianity]], [[Christian perfection|perfection]] is not just the possession and preservation of [[sanctifying grace]], since perfection is determined by one's action, although [[Christian mysticism]] has gained a renewed interest in [[western Christianity]] and is prominent in [[eastern Christianity]].<ref>{{cite encyclopedia | last = Devine | first = Arthur | title = Christian and Religious Perfection | encyclopedia = The Catholic Encyclopedia | volume = 11 | publisher = Robert Appleton Company | date = 1911 | url = http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/11665b.htm | access-date = August 9, 2016 }}</ref>

In [[Eastern Christianity]] some concepts addressing human needs, such as sober introspection ''([[nepsis]]''), require watchfulness of the human heart and the conflicts of the human ''[[nous]]'', heart or mind. [[wikt:noetic|Noetic]] understanding can not be achieved by rational or discursive thought (i.e. systemization).{{Citation needed|date=August 2009}}

Rationalists view prayer as a way to help train a person to focus on divinity through philosophy and intellectual contemplation ([[meditation]]).