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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... question prayer — for example , by asking whether our prayers are really answered — we have fallen back into our ordinary , analytic mentality . In the act of praying , we move from a world that is direct and seemingly evident to one ...
... question of whether or not my prayers are answered completely disappears . This question arises only when we have not sufficiently stepped out of our stance of egotism that still wants something in a purely per- sonal way . The presence ...
... question . Do the words we speak in prayer in fact form a relation with those to whom they are addressed ? In the past , this question was irrelevant because soul life was intact and human beings were not as egotistical as they are now ...
... question from the viewpoint of the soul , however , the answer is different . What the soul seeks in prayer is prayer . This is not a circular argument but good spiritual psychology . Prayer seeks a relationship with prayer , and finds ...
... questions addressed in this view of active prayer are : What is a prayer ? Do I need to believe in God to pray ? Are my prayers heard ? Who hears them ? What is the difference between prayer and meditation ? Do I need to fold my hands ...
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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 |