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1 Religion
2 Jesus Christ
3 Reincarnation
4 The Spirit World
5 Death
6 The Bible (listen to Bible Me This on Phoenesse)
7 Prayer and meditation
8 God
Chapter 7: Prayer and meditation
7.1 Prayer vs. meditation
- What is the difference between prayer and meditation?
- Another spirit once told me that it is good to have a very long prayer and meditation. After some years, this became very much a habit. Some time ago, when I asked you about it, you said that this may not be good because there is a rigidity and a habit in such prayer, and that we should try to unlearn what we did at that time. I was wondering why was it that we were told by a supposedly developed spirit to fall into this habit-pattern?
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7.2 Stages of prayer
- Will you please elaborate on the meaning of prayer in the different stages?
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7.3 How to meditate
- I’m confused about ways of meditating. I know you’ve spoken about reviewing your daily life (Pathwork Lecture #17 The Call—Daily Review); I know there are people who keep their minds clear and just listen; I know there are other people who fix their mind on an idea or an object. Are these also effective ways of meditating?
- Very often I receive this guidance that suggests to ask for inner guidance from the inner self. Just how do you go about that?
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7.4 How to pray
- Could you give us some highlights of what should be part of every prayer, every day?
- There are some theories that say that in order to achieve the discipline of daily prayer, one should set aside the same time every day. I think that this leads rather to the routine against which you warned us. Which is right?
- Are the batteries of both willpower and courage recharged by prayer?
- What about the problem of selfishness in prayer?
- Is silent prayer, without uttering words, sufficient, or does formulation and verbalization in loud words make prayer more effective?
- I noticed that some people pray by addressing God in the third person. In other words, they speak about God. They say, for instance, “I ask God…,” rather than speaking directly to God. Is there any significance in this? Does it make any difference?
- May I ask why is it so difficult at times to start praying at all?
- Can you please provide some guidance for how to get started?
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7.5 The Lord’s Prayer
- I would very much like to have an explanation of how the Lord’s Prayer fits in with our present meditations, as well as an actual explanation.
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7.6 Praying for others
- To what extent can we expect to help heal our friends through meditation and prayer?
- Is it possible, through prayer and meditating, to influence the subconscious of a loved one who is at a great distance from you?
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7.7 Mantras
- Do mantras, such as repetitious prayers, help in the development of your own soul, and especially the phrase “I am?” And in what way does it help?
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1 Religion • 2 Jesus Christ • 3 Reincarnation • 4 The Spirit World • 5 Death • 6 The Bible (listen to Bible Me This on Phoenesse) • 7 Prayer and meditation • 8 God
