(nr.2) -What is Silent Prayer?

02/11/2021 7 min

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Episode Synopsis

A discussion on what it means to pray silently. Why pray silently? What is point? 
When a lover beholds his beloved. One needs not words or thoughts. It is enough just to be in the beloveds presence.
AKNOWLEDGEMENTS:  I have been influenced by other religious teachers from different contemplative traditions. At times I have borrowed some of their examples which have been helpful in my own life. Two which stand out are Thomas Keating and Cynthia Bourgeault, who teach "CeTntering Prayer. The metaphors of the "windshield wipers" and "debris floating down a river" and an example of "a lady at one of their seminars" was taken from their fine work.