He who practises hesychasm must acquire the following five virtues, as a foundation on which to build: silence, self-control, vigilance, humility and patience.

From early morning the hesychast must devote himself to the remembrance of God through prayer and stillness of heart | praying diligently in the first hour | reading in the second | chanting psalms in the third | praying in the fourth | reading in the fifth | chanting psalms in the sixth | praying in the seventh | reading in the eighth | chanting psalms in the ninth | eating in the tenth | sleeping in the eleventh | if need be, and reciting vespers in the twelfth hour. | Thus fruitfully spending the course of the day he gains God's blessings. | #99, On Commandments and Doctrines, p. 233.