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How To Pray
Tapping Into the Power of Divine Communication

Helene Ciaravino

 

 

ISBN: 0-7570-0012-6
Length: 240 Pages
Size: 6 X 9-inch
Format: Quality Paperback
Category: Inspiration / Self-Help

Price: $13.95

Availability: In Print

 

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The power of prayer is real. It can heal illness, win battles, and move personal mountains. Cultures and religions throughout the world use their own individual systems of divine communication for comfort, serenity, guidance, and more. Each system of prayer has its own beauty that enhances each moment of meditation, and serves to unleash a reservoir of inner strength and spiritual power. Unfortunately, too few of us understand or know how to tap into the power of prayer. How to Pray was written for everyone who wants to learn more about this universal practice.

How to Pray begins by discussing the many benefits of prayer, including enhanced physical, mental, and spiritual health. You'll find that the power of prayer has not only been enjoyed by individuals and religious communities, but has also been validated in numerous scientific studies. Following this, the author explores the prayer and meditation practices of Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism, in each case providing a clear explanation of that religion or philosophy's approach, as well as true-life stories that show the significance of prayer in the lives of real people. If you want to learn more about the use of prayer all over the world--or if you simply long for the comfort of personal prayer--How to Pray will give you the knowledge, the guidance, and the inspiration that you seek.

Helene Ciaravino received her Bachelor of Arts in English and Master of Arts in Literature from Georgetown University in Washington, DC. During her undergraduate career, the author also accomplished a minor in Theology, which led her to pursue independent studies on spirituality and prayer that continue today. A freelance writer, Ms. Ciaravino is also the author of How to Publish Your Poetry.

 

Contents

Acknowledgments
Preface
A Word About Gender

Introduction

PART ONE: WHY PRAY?
1. What Is Prayer?
2. How Effective Is Prayer?
3. Why Don't We Pray?

PART TWO: WORLD APPROACHES
4. Judaism
5. Christianity
6. Islam
7. Buddhism

PART THREE: CHALLENGES
8. Getting Started
9. Unanswered Prayers and Spiritual Dry Spells
10. Making Each Day a Prayer

Resource Directory
Bibliography
Index

 

Reviews

"In How To Pray, Helene Ciaravino approaches this spiritual practice with simple and ordinary language that the general public can enjoy. Perhaps the greatest strength of How To Pray is that the world around us can be connected to what lies deepest within us all--Spirit."

Healing Ministry, Summer 2002

 

"This is a wonderful sourcebook of specific prayer practices from several major religions. Touching on sacred spaces, blessings for different purposes, body positions, clothing and other accessories--it's fascinating and informative. Underneath the superficial specifics, however, is an in-depth look at the way the world's greatest religions talk to God, because that is what prayer is. For readers who do not practice any specific religion--as many deeply spiritual people would describe themselves today--there is much in these pages to ponder and perhaps adapt to one's own prayer life. For those in the process of creating prayer traditions for themselves and their families, it would prove especially useful. Given a prominent placement on religion shelves, it should attract a wide and eclectic readership."

NAPRA ReVIEW, September/October 2001

 

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