Encyclopedia - Prayer: Encyclopedia - Prayer
Prayer is an effort to communicate with God, or to some deity or deities, or another form of spiritual entity, or otherwise, either to of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Prayer: Encyclopedia Ii - Prayer - Prayer In The Abrahamic Religions
Prayer - Prayer in the Bible. In the Bible various forms of prayer appear; the most common form is petition. This in many ways is the s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Prayer: Encyclopedia Ii - Prayer - Prayer In Other Religions
Prayer - Hindu Prayer. Hinduism has incorporated many kinds of prayer, from fire-based rituals to philosophical musings. Prayer was par...   » Read the article

Article - Sraaddha: Prayer For The Dead - Prayer And Kirtan For The Dead
The prayers, good thoughts or good wishes and Kirtan become helpful to the departed souls. They can be of invaluable assistance to the de...   » Read the article

Article - Venus Transit: Multifaith Prayers And Poems, And A List Of Goddess Names
A beautiful assembly of poems and prayers on the theme of LOVE and TRANSCENDENCE. �We will read them during the transit tomorrow...   » Read the article

Article - Buddhist Prayer Beads
Buddhist prayer beads are traditional devotional tools of prayer used in various forms of Buddhism. They are similar to other forms of pr...   » Read the article

Article - Buddhism: Prayers In Buddhism
It is commonly believed that Buddhism involves long hours of meditation and is devoid of elaborative pujas (prayers) and ceremonies assoc...   » Read the article

Article - Hinduism And Prayers: Hindu Prayers
Hinduism and prayers: Hindu prayers In the spiritual realm a prayer has a greater significance. Continuous recitation of gods name (nam ...   » Read the article

Article - Meditation Techniques: Prayer Meditation
Osho has combined prayer with meditation. For him prayer is not asking, prayer is merging with cosmic energy . Let it pass through you...   » Read the article

Article - Lord’s Prayer: Lord’s Prayer: Common Prayer For Uncommon Wisdom  
The Lord’s Prayer ("Our Father Who Art in Heaven...") is the best known and most popular prayer of Christians. Jesus t...   » Read the article

Article - Power Of Prayer: Healing Power Of Daily Prayer
The power of everyday prayer is boundless: It is a documented fact that community prayer services have worked miracles, especially in hea...   » Read the article

Article - Power Of Prayer: Universal Reach Of Heartfelt Prayer  
It is so easy to commune with God. That's because God is closer to us than the air we breathe.   But we tie ourselves in knots wh...   » Read the article

Article - Power Of Prayer: Prayer Lifts The Spirit
Meditation lights up your heart, and liberates you from all desire for evil. In meditation you may discuss your tribulations with God; yo...   » Read the article

Article - Huna: Clearing The Path For Prayers
One of the first goals in Huna practice is becoming the kind of person whose prayers are answered. In the process of Huna prayer, you car...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Serenity Prayer: Encyclopedia - Serenity Prayer
The Serenity Prayer is a prayer written by Confessing Church figure and Union Theological Seminary professor Reinhold Niebuhr in 1926 or ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Prayer Wheel: Encyclopedia - Prayer Wheel
Prayer wheels are called Mani wheels by the Tibetans. A prayer wheel is a wheel on a spindle, and on the wheel are written or encapsulate...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Prayer Beads: Encyclopedia - Prayer Beads
Prayer beads are traditionally used to keep count of the repetitions of prayers, chants or devotions. They are used by followers of four ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Book Of Common Prayer: Encyclopedia - Book Of Common Prayer
The Book of Common Prayer[1] is the prayer book of the Church of England and also the name for similar books used in other churches in th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wesley Covenant Prayer: Encyclopedia - Wesley Covenant Prayer
What is known generally as the Wesley Covenant Prayer or A Covenant Prayer in the Wesleyan Tradition is a pietist prayer adapted by John ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anglican Prayer Beads: Encyclopedia - Anglican Prayer Beads
Sometimes known as Anglican "rosaries", Christian prayer beads, or ecumenical prayer beads, Anglican prayer beads are a loop of strung be...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Buddhist Prayer Beads: Encyclopedia - Buddhist Prayer Beads
Buddhist prayer beads are traditional devotional tools of prayer used in various forms of Buddhism. They are similar to other forms of pr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 24-7 Prayer Movement: Encyclopedia - 24-7 Prayer Movement
The 24-7 prayer movement found a new momentum in the final years of the 20th century and continues to gain momentum. It is a movement wit...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Week Of Prayer For Christian Unity: Encyclopedia - Week Of Prayer For Christian Unity
The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity is an international Christian ecumenical observance kept annually between 18 January and 25 Januar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Prayer: Encyclopedia Ii - Prayer - Philosophical Paradoxes Of Prayer
There are a number of philosophical paradoxes involving prayer to an omnipotent God, namely: If a person deserves the recipient of the p...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Prayer Of Azariah And Song Of The Three Holy Children: Encyclopedia - The Prayer Of Azariah And Song Of The Three Holy Children
The Prayer of Azariah and the Song of the Three Holy Children, omitted from Protestant Bibles as an apocryphal addition, is a lengthy pas...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Prayer: Encyclopedia Ii - Prayer - Historical Polytheistic Prayer
In ancient religions of Greeks and Romans (Ancient Greek religion, Roman religion), ceremonial prayer was highly formulaic and ritualized...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Prayer: Encyclopedia Ii - Prayer - The Act Of Prayer
Praying has many different forms. Prayer may be done privately and individually, or it may be done corporately in the presence of fellow...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Prayer: Encyclopedia Ii - Prayer - Experimental Evaluation Of Prayer
A famous statistical experiment to determine whether or not prayer was effective was conducted by Francis Galton in 1872. Galton hypothet...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Prayer: Encyclopedia Ii - Prayer - Approaches
There are a variety of approaches to understanding prayer: The belief that the prayer is listened to and may or may not get a response; ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Prayer In Christianity: Encyclopedia Ii - Prayer In Christianity - A Christian Philosophy Of Prayer
For some Christians, union with God is a paramount purpose of religion. Christians believe that God is seeking union with His creature, M...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Prayer In Christianity: Encyclopedia Ii - Prayer In Christianity - Contemplative Prayer
The progression from vocal, to meditative, to contemplative prayer is not a straight road, nor does the Christian travel in one direction...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Prayer In Christianity: Encyclopedia Ii - Prayer In Christianity - Liturgical
Elements of the oldest Christian liturgies may be found in liturgies such as the modern Roman Catholic Mass, the Orthodox Divine Liturgy,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Prayers: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Prayers - Christian Prayers
Prayers to the (St.) Virgin Mary: The Akathist Hymn (Eastern Orthodox) Hail Mary (Roman Catholic) Salve Regina (Hail, Holy Queen) (Roman...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Prayer Beads: Encyclopedia Ii - Prayer Beads - Christianity
The Desert Fathers (third-fifth century) used knotted ropes to count prayers, typically the Jesus Prayer ("Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Prayer Beads: Encyclopedia Ii - Prayer Beads - Buddhism
For main article, see Buddhist prayer beads Prayer beads or Japa Malas are also used in many forms of Mahayana Buddhism, often with a les...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Prayer In Christianity: Encyclopedia Ii - Prayer In Christianity - Charismatic Prayer Speaking In Tougues
On the appointment of Pentecost The term that is used to identify Speaking in Tongues is “glossolalia,” made up of two Greek words, g...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lord's Prayer: Encyclopedia Ii - Lord's Prayer - The Text Of The Lord's Prayer
Although Jesus would, most probably, have taught the prayer in Aramaic, the earliest texts we have are in Greek. As Latin was the dominan...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Obligatory Bahá'í Prayers: Encyclopedia Ii - Obligatory Bahá'í Prayers - Current Obligatory Prayers
There are three obligatory prayers, and Bahá'ís must fulfill the requirements of one of them each day. Obligatory Bahá'í Prayers - S...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Prayer In Christianity: Encyclopedia Ii - Prayer In Christianity - Vocal
Vocal prayer, of course, is prayer made with the lips, normally producing sound. Practices of vocal prayer vary across denominations, but...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Continual Prayer: Encyclopedia Ii - Continual Prayer - Cluny
In the ninth and tenth century, Viking raiders and settlers were violently forging a new way of life in Europe. Feudalism was taking root...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Prayer In Christianity: Encyclopedia Ii - Prayer In Christianity - Epistemological Issues
Geoffrey K. Mondello (see References below) believes that a mystical experience of God is real and provable, and is possible due to the c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Prayer Of Jabez: Encyclopedia Ii - The Prayer Of Jabez - Criticism
Jabez has been compared to the "prosperity gospel" and has received the reproaches often addressed toward that doctrine, e.g. that the Ja...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Prayer Circle: Encyclopedia Ii - Prayer Circle - Origin Of Mormon Prayer Circles
Ritual prayer in a circle around an altar is not unique to Mormonism or even Christianity. Ritual ceremonies around an altar are common i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - National Day Of Prayer: Encyclopedia Ii - National Day Of Prayer - History Of The National Day Of Prayer
There have been several national days of prayer in the U.S. before the day was made official in 1952. The Continental Congress issued a d...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Book Of Common Prayer: Encyclopedia Ii - Book Of Common Prayer - Anglican Prayer Books In Other Nations
Book of Common Prayer - Brief Overview of Several Prayer Books. A number of other nations have developed Anglican churches and their ow...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Book Of Common Prayer: Encyclopedia Ii - Book Of Common Prayer - History Of The Prayer Book
Book of Common Prayer - Early Prayer Books. The earliest English-language service book of the Church of England was the Exhortation and...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - National Day Of Prayer: Encyclopedia Ii - National Day Of Prayer - National Day Of Prayer Task Force
The National Day of Prayer Task Force was created by the National Prayer Committee to help coordinate events on National Day of Prayer. B...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Continual Prayer: Encyclopedia Ii - Continual Prayer - The Early Monastic Tradition Of 24-7 Prayer
For over one thousand years monasticism (the practice of taking vows of poverty, chastity and obedience to one’s spiritual superior) he...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Like A Prayer: Encyclopedia Ii - Like A Prayer - Album History
By 1989, Madonna was one of the biggest stars in the world, and without a doubt, the biggest female star in the world. However, after sev...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Morning Prayer: Encyclopedia Ii - Morning Prayer - History
Immediately prior to the Reformation, while the Mass — the sacrament of Holy Communion — was celebrated as the main Sunday morning pa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Morning Prayer: Encyclopedia Ii - Morning Prayer - Music
See above regarding Anglican chant, used for psalms and canticles. The preces, versicles and responses have ferial and festal settings. T...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - School Prayer: Encyclopedia Ii - School Prayer - United States
Main articles: Education in the United States and Religion in the United States School prayer is an issue that has been controversial in ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Continual Prayer: Encyclopedia Ii - Continual Prayer - The Davidic Order Of Worship
Although the Tabernacle was replaced by a Temple, the Davidic order of worship was embraced and re-instituted by seven subsequent leaders...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - School Prayer: Encyclopedia Ii - School Prayer - United States
School prayer is an issue that has been controversial in the United States since the early 20th century. In the 18th, 19th and early 20th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lord's Prayer: Encyclopedia Ii - Lord's Prayer - As A Language Comparison Tool
Often translations of the prayer are used for a quick comparison of languages. This tradition comes from the publication of the Mithridat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Continual Prayer: Encyclopedia Ii - Continual Prayer - Zinzendorf And The Moravians
A. Zinzendorf’s Early Years The Reformation of the sixteenth century saw much needed reform enter the European church also seeing the c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Continual Prayer: Encyclopedia Ii - Continual Prayer - Comgall And Bangor
The most celebrated of all medieval maps, the “Mappa Mundi” contains reference to a place on the edge of the known world – Bangor. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - School Prayer: Encyclopedia Ii - School Prayer - United Kingdom
In England and Wales, the School Standards and Framework Act 1998 states that all pupils in state schools must take part in a daily act o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - School Prayer: Encyclopedia Ii - School Prayer - United Kingdom
Main articles: Education in the United Kingdom and Religion in the United Kingdom In England and Wales, the School Standards and Framewor...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Morning Prayer: Encyclopedia Ii - Morning Prayer - Origins Of Liturgical Shape
The Breviary in its original monastic context contemplated recitation by two alternating groups of monks or nuns. This evolved into a rec...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Book Of Common Prayer: Encyclopedia Ii - Book Of Common Prayer - Religious Influence
The Book of Common Prayer has had a great influence on a number of other denominations. While theologically different, the language and f...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Book Of Common Prayer: Encyclopedia Ii - Book Of Common Prayer - Copyright Status
In most of the world the Book of Common Prayer can be freely reproduced as it is long out of copyright. This is not the case in the Unite...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Jewish Prayers And Blessings: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Jewish Prayers And Blessings - Prayers And Blessings Tied To Physical Actions
List of Jewish prayers and blessings - Upon waking up. מודה אני לפניך מלך חי וקים שהחזרת בי נשמתי ב�...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Jewish Prayers And Blessings: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Jewish Prayers And Blessings - Sabbath Blessings
The Jewish Sabbath is known as Shabbat in Hebrew. List of Jewish prayers and blessings - Candle lighting blessings before Shabbat. Mai...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Jewish Prayers And Blessings: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Jewish Prayers And Blessings - Hanukkah
List of Jewish prayers and blessings - Hanukkah candle lighting:. (It is customarily accepted that oil or wax candles placed in a Menor...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Jewish Prayers And Blessings: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Jewish Prayers And Blessings - Sukkot Feast Of Tabernacles
ברוך אתה ה׳ אלהינו מלך העולם אשר קדשנו במצותיו וצונו לישב בסכה Transliteration: Barukh...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Like A Prayer Song: Encyclopedia Ii - Like A Prayer Song - Music Video
The controversial music video was for the song was directed by Mary Lambert, who also directed "Borderline", "Like A Virgin", "Material G...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Salah: Encyclopedia Ii - Salah - Sunnah Prayers
Sunnah, unlike Fard, are voluntary prayers performed by musalleehs for extra reward. The Sunnah salah (as with all other Sunnahs) origina...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Jewish Prayers And Blessings: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Jewish Prayers And Blessings - Rosh Hashanah And Yom Kippur The High Holy Days:
List of Jewish prayers and blessings - Candle lighting. ברוך אתה ה׳ אלהינו מלך העולם אשר קדשנו במצו�...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Salah: Encyclopedia Ii - Salah - Wajib Prayers
Salah - Witr. Witr salah is performed after the salah of Isha'a. It may contain any odd number of raka'at from one to eleven according ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Jewish Prayers And Blessings: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Jewish Prayers And Blessings - Shehecheyanu - Who Has Sustained Us
The blessing said whenever anything that has not happened for a while is performed. This includes all holidays except Shabbat, and only t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Salah: Encyclopedia Ii - Salah - Nafil Prayers
"Nafl" (supererogatory) prayers are numerous which one can offer, as many as he likes, any time except for odious timings . Salah - Taha...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Salah: Encyclopedia Ii - Salah - The Prayer Session
The prayer starts with the intention to pray (Niyyah), and by reciting the first surah of the Qur'an (Al-Fatiha, "the Opening"), followed...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Salah: Encyclopedia Ii - Salah - Prayer In A Congregation
Muslims are suggested to perform the compulsory Salah in congregation (jama'ah), behind an Imam. Jama'ah prayer is considered better and ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kabalistic Laws: Encyclopedia Ii - Kabalistic Laws - Prayer
There are many prayers that are from kabalistic sources. When the Torah scroll is taken out from the ark, there are those that recite the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Salah: Encyclopedia Ii - Salah - Five Daily Fard Prayers
Muslims are commanded to perform salah fives times a day; these prayers are Fard (obligatory) on every Muslim above the age of puberty, w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Amidah: Encyclopedia Ii - Amidah - Prayers In The Weekday Amidah
The prayers of the weekday Amidah are: Known as Avot ("Ancestors") this prayer offers praise of God as the God of the Biblical patriarch...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jewish Services: Encyclopedia Ii - Jewish Services - The Prayers And Their Origins
Jewish services - Backgrounds. There are three prayer services each day on weekdays. A fourth additional prayer service (called mussaf,...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Prayer: Parapsychology Dictionary On Prayer
Prayer: A sincere attempt to communicate with a spiritual being or power.   (See also: Prayer , Psychic, Psychic Dictionary, ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Petitionary Prayer: Alternative Health Dictionary On Petitionary Prayer
petitionary prayer: Type of prayer that involves a request (general or specific). The categories of petitionary prayer are personal pr...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Prayer: Alternative Health Dictionary On Prayer
prayer (metaphysical healing): Any attempt to express sentiments to a supernatural focus of worship or veneration. The general categor...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Written Prayers: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Written Prayers
written prayers: See: lekhaprartha havana. (See also: Written prayers , Hinduism, Body Mind and Soul)      » Read the article

Dictionary - Prayer: New Age Spiritual Dictionary On Prayer
prayer The deliberate attempt to center ourselves in conversations with God or deity of choice; the concentration of heart and mind t...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Therapeutic Prayer: Alternative Health Dictionary On Therapeutic Prayer
Therapeutic Prayer: a powerful, nonreligious way to express caring and utilize the energy of prayer.   (See also: Therapeutic...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Shamanic Prayer: Alternative Health Dictionary On Shamanic Prayer
shamanic prayer: A form of prayer whose theory posits God (the Great Spirit) and Mother Earth. One of its principles is that rain is a...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Personal Prayer: Alternative Health Dictionary On Personal Prayer
personal prayer: Type of petitionary prayer wherein the petitioner is the object or would-be beneficiary of the request.   (Se...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Intercessory Prayer: Alternative Health Dictionary On Intercessory Prayer
intercessory prayer: Type of petitionary prayer wherein the petitioner is not the object or intended beneficiary of the request. In...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Receptive Prayer: Alternative Health Dictionary On Receptive Prayer
receptive prayer: Exercise of spiritual faculties that draws from Infinite source currents.   (See also: Receptive prayer , B...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Prayer Wheel: New Age Spiritual Dictionary On Prayer Wheel
prayer wheel A spiritual tool of the Buddhist tradition wherein a container with many prayers in it is spun while in a prayerful stat...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Lord's Prayer: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Lord's Prayer
Lord's Prayer (see ref from Pater Noster)   (See also: Lord's Prayer , Mysticism, Mysticism Dictionary, Occultism, Occultism D...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Formative Prayer: Alternative Health Dictionary On Formative Prayer
formative prayer: The science of making or drawing things by using spiritual energy (Infinite source currents) directly.   (See...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Prayer Position: New Age Spiritual Dictionary On Prayer Position
prayer position Meditation with the thumbs on the sternum, finger tips touching lightly   (See also: Prayer position , Body M...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Prayer: A Christian Theological Dictionary On Prayer
A Christian theological definition of Prayer according to CARM - The Christian Apologetics & Research Ministry:   " Pr...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Prayer Arrow: New Age Spiritual Dictionary On Prayer Arrow
prayer arrow Ceremonial arrow in Native American communities, Shinto, and other traditions that conveys messages or energy between He...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Scientific Prayer: New Age Spiritual Dictionary On Scientific Prayer
scientific prayer To speak affirmative words stating the Truth of one's innate potential accompanied by the desire and faith to bring...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Prayer: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Prayer
Prayer As usually understood in the West, prayer implies the existence -- whether actually so in nature or not -- of a divine entity, ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Spiritual Healing & Prayer: Natural Health Therapy Dictionary On Spiritual Healing & Prayer
SPIRITUAL HEALING & PRAYER: Religious belief and prayer bring comfort, hope, and relaxation to the faithful of all backgrounds. St...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Dream Dictionary Prayer: Dream Interpretation Dictionary - Prayer
  Prayer To dream of saying prayers, or seeing others doing so, foretells you will be threatened with failure, which will take ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Dream Dictionary Lord's Prayer: Dream Interpretation Dictionary - Lord's Prayer
  Lord's Prayer To dream of repeating the Lord's Prayer, foretells that you are threatened with secret foes and will need the a...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Prayer Dream Symbol: Dreams Interpretation Dictionary - Prayer
Prayer Dream Symbols: Prayer is a communion with your higher self. Sometimes we may need to pay more attention to our spiritual/creati...   » Read the article