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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... , at the deeper level of soul , the reverberating that I spoke of occurs as a kind of song — with rhythm , melody , and , when we pray well , harmony . Everything said thus far concerning the soul in prayer leads The Soul in Prayer xv.
... leads to the conclusion that any speaking , carried out in the way I have described , would count as prayer of some sort . At the same time , it is not hard to imagine that , if this is prayer , then there can be some kinds of praying ...
... lead to the fruits of conviction and faith . But prayer is not only the inner sanctum of believers . And it is not the monopoly of rigid denominations or sectarians . It need not be the futile request to an unhearing God that some ...
... leads , in our world of impressions and sensations , to an inner life . And an inner life leads to a healthy life in the world . Prayer , in our modern life , is not so much a question of morality , of right and wrong , as it is of ...
... or poetry can help a person in the direction that leads to prayer : that of wholeness , or healing , which is the secret realm of holiness . And that is why prayer begins with the cultivation of 1: The Vocative Relation.
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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 |