I am reading Gregg Braden's Lost Mode of Prayer right now, and it is a good reference for all kinds of prayer modality. His idea of prayer is that the words evoke feeling, and it is the feeling that delivers us into a frame of mind that allows grace. He also does a nice job with the process of blessing, saying that it involves recognition of the one hurt or injured, the person of event that caused the injury, and all that witnessed it - his deal is that if we can feel a blessing, or the highest possibility for all involved, it delivers us out of a focus on the negative and into the realm of possibility for all involved. A real connection. I think that many people that we would consider to be good natured, do this without associating it with a religion. I liked seeing prayer and blessing given as a process that takes us from feeling separate and often low, to feeling our highest possibilities, and so, connected.
On Sep 10, 7:01 am, iam deheretic <[email protected]> wrote: > Oh ,, Lee it was the title of a book I bought years ago that has a very > interesting view point on prayer I thought Francis might be interested in > reading. > Allan > > On Thu, Sep 10, 2009 at 11:15 AM, [email protected] < > > > > [email protected]> wrote: > > > Ohh what sort of basic magic? > > > On 9 Sep, 19:26, iam deheretic <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Me to and it does Francis > > > Next time we see each other remind me to loan you one of my books called > > > basic magic,, put some new insights to prayer. > > > Allan > > > > On Wed, Sep 9, 2009 at 5:16 PM, frantheman <[email protected] > > >wrote: > > > > > I'd be storming heaven with continuing rosaries for a successful > > > > outcome for you Neil - now, if only I could start believing that > > > > prayer works ... > > > > > Francis > > > > > On 9 Sep., 16:09, archytas <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > I got news of an interview for a job in Dubai today - it's next > > > > > Monday. The job's being run by my old university. Good pay, free > > > > > accommodation and guaranteed sun and sobriety - an excellent retreat > > > > > to finish my books as long as the air conditioning holds out! I'll > > be > > > > > out in the sticks (not that are any) about an hour from the challenge > > > > > of cold lager and an eon from the recession. Ahmadenadinejad will be > > > > > within grenade tossing distance across the Straights Of Homuz, so I > > > > > may adjust my view of the 6th Fleet and have to stop calling > > Americans > > > > > my colonial cousins! You may be right that we have a 'special > > > > > relationship' Orn. One hopes the monks keep chanting until 3 p.m. > > > > > 14.9.09 (BST). The work will probably encompass India too. Fingers > > > > > crossed, touching the wood, the scientist in me is shouting! > > > > > > On 9 Sep, 12:13, Pat <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > On 8 Sep, 18:55, ornamentalmind <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > Words from those wiser than I: > > > > > > > > "Listening not to me but to the LOGOS it is wise to agree that > > all > > > > > > > things are one." - Heraclitus (ca. 535–475 BCE): > > > > > > > > "Good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, > > while > > > > > > > bad people will find a way around the laws." - Plato > > > > > > > > "A new scientific truth does not triumph by convincing its > > opponents > > > > > > > and making them see the light, but rather because its opponents > > > > > > > eventually die, and a new generation grows up that is familiar > > with > > > > > > > it." - Max Planck > > > > > > > > "The most beautiful and profound emotion we can experience is the > > > > > > > sensation of the mystical. He to whom this emotion is a stranger, > > who > > > > > > > can no longer wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead. > > To > > > > > > > know that what is impenetrable to us really exists, manifesting > > > > itself > > > > > > > as the highest wisdom and the most radiant beauty, which our dull > > > > > > > faculties can comprehend only in their primitive forms - this > > > > > > > knowledge, this feeling, is at the center of true religion." - > > Albert > > > > > > > Einstein > > > > > > > Just thought I'd add in another Einstein quote, here: "Science > > without > > > > > > religion is lame; religion without science is blind." > > > > > > > > “There is no salvation in becoming adapted to a world which is > > > > crazy.” > > > > > > > Henry Miller > > > > > > > > "Stuff happens." - Donald H. Rumsfeld > > > > > > > > On Sep 8, 10:14 am, archytas <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > Thanks Bill - things have been tough enough for me to really > > > > > > > > appreciate the other 'odd balls' in here as a beacon of hope. > > As a > > > > > > > > young boy I felt much the same about the USA (really), > > confusing it > > > > as > > > > > > > > the beacon city on the hill. I thought you guys were so > > democratic > > > > > > > > you wouldn't even get patriotic about sport! One lives and > > learns! > > > > > > > > Possibly the only thing I can claim to have been really good at > > is > > > > > > > > 'bad singing'. There has been a similar figure in my life - > > > > Howard, > > > > > > > > an old-style socialist who did sing-song nights at a pub I used > > to > > > > > > > > use. > > > > > > > > Our grandson has just started secondary school and was so > > impressed > > > > > > > > with his first day he wanted to go back! His Catholic primary > > > > school > > > > > > > > was about as good as we can manage. In the UK (with some > > > > reservations > > > > > > > > about prep schools), we seem to manage 'equality' quite well to > > > > this > > > > > > > > point and keep things personal and neighbourly enough. Things > > go > > > > sour > > > > > > > > after this point and I do conclude that the suppression of > > > > > > > > spirituality and communality after this stage is the key. I'm > > not > > > > > > > > sure I ever coped with this and the discovery of the way of the > > > > > > > > world. I've been unrooted all my adult life and even now miss > > the > > > > > > > > comradeship of disciplined service that replaced this, even > > though > > > > I > > > > > > > > know the experience was traumatic - the trauma being very much > > post > > > > > > > > the experience time itself. There is much we could be building > > on > > > > - > > > > > > > > my sense of this is almost marxist in terms of access to and > > > > control > > > > > > > > of the means of production - but I am only materialist in > > believing > > > > in > > > > > > > > this as a means to spiritual being. Fromm put this as 'to have > > or > > > > to > > > > > > > > be' - there are plenty of arguments, but it often seems little > > to > > > > do > > > > > > > > other than as a missionary or martyr - I'll stop before terms > > like > > > > > > > > 'strategic spirituality' start to come out of my management > > speak > > > > > > > > learning! > > > > > > > > > On 8 Sep, 01:27, ornamentalmind <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > I couldn’t stop thinking of Neil (and a few others here) > > while > > > > > > > > > listening to this wonderful story teller/man. No matter ones > > > > political > > > > > > > > > views, my guess is that we all would love to have had him as > > a > > > > > > > > > neighbor and a friend. > > > > > > > > > > (It is a fairly long show…watch it when you have the time.) > > > > >http://www.democracynow.org/2009/9/7/the_golden_voice_of_the_great-Hi. > > .. > > > > > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > > > > > - Show quoted text - > > > > -- > > > ( > > > ) > > > I_D Allan- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text - > > -- > ( > ) > I_D Allan --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/minds-eye?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
