| Prayer is used and "taught" in every religion; yet | | | | information. Likewise, the more you know about your |
| prayer is so misunderstood that most people simply | | | | mind, thoughts, and how to use them, the more |
| don't expect it to work - and therefore rarely pray. | | | | effective you will be at communicating those |
| Is it more likely that the great teachers and wise | | | | thoughts - and receiving any inspiration or guidance |
| men throughout history were wrong, or that the | | | | that might be sent your way. Your brain, like the |
| people who told you to pray didn't spend a great | | | | computer, can find new information for you by |
| deal of time explaining the faculties of mind to you? | | | | tapping in to the mind, like a computer taps in to the |
| When you think about praying, are you thinking | | | | Internet; or, it can play back the information you |
| about the particular words you use or the mind set | | | | have recorded in your memory. If you want |
| you get in when you pray; or are you thinking about | | | | something new, you need to learn to navigate the |
| the way you're configuring your thoughts, feelings, | | | | Internet; if you want the same old thing, just keep |
| and emotions as you imagine, or think, your prayer? | | | | repeating the same old thing. |
| Or, are you thinking about something completely | | | | If you recite memorized prayers, you are doing |
| different? There are countless ways to think, and a | | | | exactly what you were shown; but if you want real |
| variety of ways to use your brain; if prayer doesn't | | | | results in your life, the repetition of memorized verse |
| seem to be working for you, consider that you may | | | | is a vain exercise. Imagine what you want, visualize it |
| simply be doing it wrong. | | | | and make it as real as possible to all of your senses; |
| Did you know that medical science has no idea how | | | | think of this thing as if it has already become a part |
| the brain works? It's true; and they don't know what | | | | of your experience and feel the joy and gratitude |
| or where the "mind" is, either. But none of this stops | | | | that it gives you. Be still and quiet; and when you |
| us from using and thinking with and about these | | | | receive inspiration that moves you in the direction of |
| things. In fact, every day we learn more and more | | | | your dreams or answered prayers, you must let that |
| about the brain, the mind, thoughts, thinking, and the | | | | inspiration move you - you must say, "Yes." You |
| connection between our thoughts and our reality. | | | | must allow yourself to receive what you asked for; |
| Likewise, nobody truly knows what electricity really | | | | and you must step into the experience you created. |
| is, or how it works; but that doesn't keep anyone | | | | The teaching is, "As a man thinketh, so it is done to |
| from flipping on the lights when they enter a dark | | | | him;" not, "You'll get what you want if you memorize |
| room. You know about God, religion, and prayer via | | | | and recite certain requisite verses." Think about what |
| your brain and mind. Keep in mind that I'm not talking | | | | you want; and believe in your heart that it is yours. |
| about who you pray to, or what you ask for; I'm | | | | Do this always, because you are always transmitting |
| specifically talking about the mechanisms with which | | | | and receiving thoughts and inspiration. What do you |
| we do that. For example, I'm not saying you should | | | | think happens if you focus your thoughts for a few |
| search for this site or that site on the Internet ; I'm | | | | seconds to pray for something and then allow your |
| simply pointing out that you're more likely to find | | | | thoughts to be scattered and chaotic the rest of the |
| what you're searching for if you know how to use | | | | time? That's right; you'll get a little of what you want |
| the computer and the Internet. | | | | and a lot of scattered chaos in your life. When you |
| Imagine your brain and mind as being a computer; | | | | learn to focus your thoughts, you will find your life |
| you could have all the information in the world at | | | | coming into sharper focus. And, when you learn to |
| your fingertips, but if you don't know how to use | | | | focus your thoughts, and eliminate negativity from |
| the computer (tune and focus your mind and | | | | them, you'll find your prayers becoming more and |
| thoughts), you won't be able to access the | | | | more effective. |