Give Us This Day: The Story of PrayerSteinerBooks, 1999 - Всего страниц: 256 Gandhi called prayer "the key of the morning and the bolt of the evening." But what is a prayer? Do you need to believe in God in order to pray? Why are the words important? What is the difference between prayer and meditation? Should you ask for things when you pray? Do prayers change the world around us? Rufus Goodwin--writer, linguist, and former United Press correspondent to the Vatican--addresses these and other questions about prayer in this thoughtful book. He examines the various traditions of prayer through the ages. He discusses practices, ranging from the ancient Indian yoga of sound to the Christian monastic rules of prayer, giving examples of the various religious litanies that ritualize and celebrate the sense of a higher life. Goodwin's intention is not to compare different traditions, but to get at the essential technique and the attitude of prayer--its cognitive workings. Prayer is seen as key to an active inner life and an experience of the higher self. He shows us how prayer can bring about a cognitive restructuring that provides greater access to renewal, imagination, inspiration, and intuition, and provides an anchor for meaning in daily life. |
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... Christ , Mary , or God . Hence , when we consider the prayers that have been formulated throughout his- tory , as Rufus Goodwin does in this book , they all seem to have the characteristic of being addressed to another . They are ...
... Christians have to teach us about the practice of prayer and heightening the life of the mind . Ecumenical prayer will ... Christian , Jew , Native American , black , white , and yellow all pray . Prayer is an art . It starts in practice ...
... Christians ; we suspect the Christian prayers if we are Jews . Poetry activates the memory , attitude , and perception , and it may be a good beginning or refresher for persons interested in elic- iting the peace , power , and active ...
... Christian plummet sounding heaven and earth Engine against the Almightie , sinners towre , Reversed thunder , Christ - side - piercing spear , The six - dales world transposing in an hour , A kind of tune , which all things hear and ...
... Christ , God , in fact , may be listening through us . This may be the secret . This is not something that can be scientifically proven — there is no printout — although it can be philosophically demonstrated . A proof of God , however ...
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The Wailing Wall Jewish Tradition | 42 |
Celtic Blessings | 49 |
Jesus at Prayer | 57 |
ACCESS TO PRAYER | 135 |
Seed Words for Sleepless Nights | 137 |
Stages or Meditation | 144 |
A First Prayer | 154 |
Mantras | 159 |
Western Mantras | 166 |
The Lords Prayer | 171 |
The Future or Prayer | 176 |
The Apostles Pray | 68 |
The Church Fathers | 75 |
Eastern Orthodox Tradition | 86 |
Prayer Rugs Islamic Tradition | 93 |
What Use Is Prayer? The Medievals | 104 |
The Dazzling Darkness | 113 |
Objections to Prayer | 123 |
APPENDIX | 185 |
B Medicine in Prayer | 197 |
GLOSSARY of prayer terms | 207 |
BIBLIOGRAPHY | 217 |
INDEX | 222 |