"The freedom of the individual might be defined as the preparedness to be formed by his own eidos, his inner image of wholeness which exists a priori in him. The more the individual becomes sensitive and receptive to his inner image, the more he becomes whole and 'healed'." Gerhard Adler (B. 1904), English Jungian analyst, 'Studies in Analytical Psychology'
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"I've witnessed the efficacy of group prayer directed toward particular individuals. Traditionally this would be deemed miraculous, but I prefer to think of it as the result of resonance and human intentionality operating quite naturally."
The Way of the Explorer, An Apollo Astronaut's Journey Through the Material and Mystical Worlds
(Dr. Edgar Mitchell, with Dwight Williams)
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"That the inner vision may be ours, the eye see clearly the glory of the Lord, and the voice speak only in benediction, and the hands be used only in helpfulness, may well be the prayer of each of us."
A Treatise on White Magic
(Alice A. Bailey)
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"In prayer we journey forward to our origin."
Merton's Palace of Nowhere
(James Finley)
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"A Sumerian prayer declared: 'Hear O ye regions….magnify the Creatress, exalt the dignified, exalt the Glorious One, draw nigh unto the Mighty Lady.'"
The Woman's Encyclopedia of Myths and Secrets
(Barbara G. Walker)
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"Seek to know Brahman by 'tapas', by prayer, because Brahman is prayer." Taittiriya Upanishad
The Essential Mystics
(Andrew Harvey)
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"What must come first in all prayers, however varied they may be, and what gives them real value is the love with which they are made." Charles deFoucauld (1858-1916), French explorer
The Lion Christian Quotation Collection
(Hannah Ward & Jennifer Wild, compilers)
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"Prayer embodies the emotional energy that carries the journey forward."
Christian Meditation: Experiencing the Presence of God
(James Finley)
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"Prayer is God, who accomplishes everything in everyone." St. Gregory of Sinai, 'On Commandments and Doctrines'
The Philokalia, volume 4
(various authors, compiled by St. Nikodimos and St. Makarios)
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"Through prayer we can work miracles in our lives. We have so much more power than we are using yet – to heal disease, repair relationships, reconcile nations, protect our cities, and transform our world."
The Gift of Change, Spiritual Guidance for a Radically New Life
(Marianne Williamson)
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"Through meditation, we contact a part of the Plan; we see the blueprints of the Great Architect of the Universe, and are given opportunity to participate in their emergence into objective being through our contact with and right interpretation of, the ideas we succeed in contacting in meditation."
From Intellect to Intuition
(Alice A. Bailey)
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"Any hand that is not sometimes folded in prayer will in the end turn into the predatory claw."
Origins of the Sacred
(Dudley Young)
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"The more we receive in silent prayer, the more we can give in active life." Malcolm Muggeridge, English journalist
The Lion Christian Quotation Collection
(Hannah Ward & Jennifer Wild, compilers)
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"Our Shepherd…nurtures us in the quiet, prayerful solitude of our own heart."
Rejoice in Me
(David E. Rosage)
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"I ask for the angels of heaven to be among us. I ask for the abundance of peace. I ask for full vessels of charity." Brigid (d. 523), Irish nun
The Lion Christian Quotation Collection
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"Prayer is the recovery of the soul's breathing." Gerald Heard, 'The Christian Century'
Encyclopedia of Religious Quotations
(Frank S Mead, editor)
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"Prayer, the basic exercise of the spirit, must be actively practiced by men and nations. For if the power of prayer is again released and used in the lives of common men and women, if the spirit declares its aims clearly and boldly, there is yet hope that our prayers for a better world will be answered." Alexis Carrell, Nobel Laureate, 'Homme c'est Inconnu'
Divine Light and Fire, Experiencing Esoteric Christianity
(Peter Roche deCoppens)
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"The Shahadah is the Islamic prayer of unity: 'La illaha illa Ilah hu' (Nothing exists save God). It is like the Jewish prayer: 'Hear, O Israel, the Lord thy God, the Lord is One.'"
One River, Many Wells: Wisdom Springing from World Faiths
(Matthew Fox)
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"Prayer is the most powerful form of energy one can generate….Prayer is a force as real as terrestrial gravity. It supplies us with a flow of sustaining power in our daily lives." Alexis Carrel, 'Prayer'
Encyclopedia of Religious Quotations
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"Prayer is converse with God, contemplation of the invisible,…a stimulus towards the divine, the assurance of things longed for, 'making real the things for which we hope' (Hebrews 11:1)." St. Theodoros the Great Ascetic, 'A Century of Spiritual Texts'
The Philokalia, volume 2
(various authors, compiled by St. Nikodimos of the Holy Mountain)
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"O God, who are Peace everlasting, whose chosen reward is the gift of peace, and who has taught us that the peacemakers are Thy children, pour Thy sweet peace into our souls, so that everything discordant may utterly vanish, and all that makes for peace be sweet to us forever. Amen." Gelasian Sacramentary, 492 ad
Daily Strength for Daily Needs
(Mary Wilder Tileston, Compiler)
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"We pray because we are made for prayer, and God draws us out by breathing himself in." Peter Taylor Forsyth (1848-1921), Congregationalist pastor
The Lion Christian Quotation Collection
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"The practices of prayer and meditation help us touch the most valuable seeds that are within us, and they put us in contact with the ground of our being."
Living Buddha, Living Christ
(Thich Nhat Hanh)
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"Meister Eckhart describes prayer at its best as a sinking down into 'God's dearest will', a lovely phrase which of course can be taken naively but might also be understood as the affectionate and benign source of our lives."
The Soul's Religion, Cultivating a Profoundly Spiritual Way of Life
(Thomas Moore)
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"Prayer is a way to feed and nourish our Soul with its own form of nutrients."
Divine Light and Love
(Peter Roche deCoppens)
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"By true prayer we mean not only enlarging the personal consciousness towards becoming at one with the universal consciousness, but putting this experience into practice."
Wind of the Spirit
(G. dePurucker)
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