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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... inner image of Sophia described in the Apocalypse of St. John : a woman , stand- ing on the crescent of the moon , clothed in the rays of the Sun , and wearing a crown of twelve stars . To meditate this image means focusing on it so ...
... pictorial but a " word - image , " an inner echo of the words , as they are spoken outwardly . If we pay attention , we can feel in this echo an incredible , seemingly unending depth in what we are saying . This The Soul in Prayer ix.
... inner feeling - tone , a kind of abiding warmth . This quality of warmth belongs to the soul realm . It is not something that we do or bring about . The emotion of prayer thus has its own particular quality that transforms any emotions ...
... inner space of the praying is one in which the presence I address encompasses my own subjectivity , without in any way taking away my freedom or making me feel invaded . Once I can feel this presence while praying , the xiv FOREWORD.
... inner appearance because we sum- mon them . Prayer is not a magical act of conjuring . " Oh , Lord , " " Our Father , " " Hail Mary , " or " Dear God " may seem like sum- moning a presence , a divine being , but they are not commands ...
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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 |