Prayer (A Conversation)

Prayer is a Peaceful, Solemn conversation we have with our
Inner Self, Our God-Within, Our Atman. It is simple and sincere.
It is the same kind of conversation that we would have if we were
speaking to our best friend. When we access Our God-Within,
Our Atman, we are in fact having a conversation with our best
friend...our best Spiritual Friend.
We can have this Spiritual Conversation any time we choose.
We can have this Conversation while lying in bed at night or while
taking a walk. All it requires is a calm, peaceful mind and a specific
topic on which we are seeking Guidance.
This Spiritual Conversation has been called by many names:
Prayer, Meditation and Thought Experiments (such as practiced by
Albert Einstein, Isaac Newton and others).
This Spiritual Conversation can even be called Imagination.
Regardless of what it is called, Spiritual Conversation (Prayer) is
simply accessing Our God-Within and asking for Guidance, Answers
and Strength.
We begin by taking all the time we feel necessary to describe the
topic, or issue, that is concerning us. The longer we take to describe
our "issue" the more relaxed and peaceful we find ourselves
becoming... There is no reason to hurry this process.
Finally, we end our Spiritual Conversation by asking Our God-Within
to "Show me how to...","Guide me...", "Teach me what I need to
learn to..."
This is the Magical Process by which Prayer is created, received
and answered. We need not go to any "designated place" to pray.
Our Sacred Place is within us.
We need not pray to a statue, idol or figure. These are all external,
material objects which simply "represent" Sacred Essences; but they
are not Sacred Essences in and of themselves.
Tragedy and "dire need" cause many people to "pray" for help and
rescue. However, this is not Prayer. This kind of "praying" is based
on fear, desperation and emotion and is directed outward toward
some "assumed" authority figure instead of inward toward Our
God-Within. This kind of "praying" is seldom, if ever, answered.
It is through Peaceful, Solemn Conversation (Prayer) with Our
God-Within that we obtain Calmness, Stability and Strength.
Calmness, Stability and Strength are Spiritual Tools that enable us
to steer our way through the ever-changing currents of the Great
Sea of life.

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New Age, Spirituality, Religion and Philosophy
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