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7. If we are talking prayers as in the pleadings and beggings

Tue Jan 28, 2014, 11:24 PM

Jan 2014

of a 'child' towards an external deity that isn't 'there' then I don't think too highly of that type of prayer no matter which religion.

If we are talking prayer as a type of mantra and contemplative meditation practice, then yes, I highly recommend it to those of any religion. It has all of the benefits of meditation, offers a deeper understanding of the positive use of metaphor and allegory in religious texts, and brings a religious person closer in their own internal consciousness to a realization of 'godhead' or 'buddha-nature' or whatever you wish to call the mystery of life as we know it.

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What are your thoughts on prayer? [View all] Htom Sirveaux Jan 2014 OP

I pray for strength. I pray aloud and in my head. hrmjustin Jan 2014 #1

Are those Holy Ghost moments Htom Sirveaux Jan 2014 #2

It is a feeling of the grace of God. It is the feeling that God is with you and giving you strength. hrmjustin Jan 2014 #3

That's really cool. Htom Sirveaux Jan 2014 #4

To be honest I rarely read books on prayer but at the top of this group is a resource thread. hrmjustin Jan 2014 #5

I'm not of any particular religion, so no, I don't pray. kentauros Jan 2014 #6

If we are talking prayers as in the pleadings and beggings TM99 Jan 2014 #7

I think prayer is like exercise goldent Feb 2014 #8