Meditation and Prayer
Meditation and Prayer Meditation and prayer are often confused as being the same thing and although you can meditate through prayer, there are differences between the two. Meditation is often described as a way to engage in a mental exercise for the purpose of reaching a heightened level of spiritual awareness. Prayer is often described as a request for help or expression of thanks addressed to God or an object of worship. Both prayer and meditation should be done with the correct intention and when they are they can produce the same benefit. The psychological effect, provided the intention is pure, is the same in that you are free of the suffering and angst that you have felt and more focused on inner peace. Prayer accomplishes many things. It develops our character to its highest state. It builds a mind that is always open to Spirit. Through prayer, we attain an interpenetrating consciousness with God's perfect life...