From: Elizaphanian (elizaphanian@tiscali.co.uk)
Date: Sun Apr 20 2003 - 17:39:33 BST
Hi David,
> dmb says:
> It seems its the personal conception of God that really makes prayer
> different from meditation. I mean, its hard to imagine why anyone would
pray
> to a God one did NOT believe in. But even the most skeptical of scientific
> materialists will allow that meditation has health benefits, reduces
stress
> and such. I don't know how formal prayer techniques get in the West, but
in
> the East they've got all sorts of ways to quiet and discipline the mind.
>
> Sunbathing makes sense if one is a theist and the image of clear water
works
> too, but I tend to think of it in terms of a center or core. A light
within
> would work if it weren't such a cliche. Its almost like a place one can
> visit repeatedly. And I like very much what Pirsig says about sail boats
and
> such. I think that quiet head-space thing is very much related to
> meditation. I think its something most people will do naturally, even if
> they don't have a tradition to guide. I think its related to a very basic
> human function as natural and as necessary as is sleep.
>
> zzzz zzzzzz zzzzzzzz zzzzzzzzzz zzzzzzzzzzzz zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
It's nice to be able to say that I completely agree with one of your posts
:-)
Sam
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