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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP would you ask the same question if someone said they were going to meditate over something?[/quote]

Good question. With meditation, I feel that clarity comes from within. Whereas with praying, the influence comes from an external source. But like I said, I'm not familiar with praying, so I could be wrong. [/quote]

People who pray are just meditating and calling it something else so they don't have to take responsibility for whatever they decide. [/quote]

Meditation taps into the mind and prayer taps into the soul. Both are effective but different even though they can overlap. When we pray with our mind, such as when we recite familiar phrases, it can be relaxing and help us focus inwardly in a more mental way like meditation and help us clarify problems.   When we are longing and earnestly seeking God through heartfelt prayer, it evokes the connection between our soul and God's soul, which does not have to involve any words and I don't think involves any mental or meditative process.

Many times I pray with my mind, as I was raised to do. It sometimes helps, but I agree with the PP that this involves the mind/self.  It's more self soothing.  But, when I am sincerely yearning for God's Love and help, then I sometimes feel something different happening. I may not get an answer, but in these more rare moments, I believe I am connected outside of myself to God.

Just in the past couple of years I've been trying to pray more from my soul and less from my mind or memorized prayers, and asking God to help make my soul more receptive to His ministrations. I think it's an eternal effort on our part to do this which takes us beyond the scope of our finite mortal lives.  [/quote]

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