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91:8.1 There is a truly [[spontaneous]] aspect to [[prayer]], for [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_52#52:1._PRIMITIVE_MAN primitive man] found himself praying long before he had any clear [[concept]] of a [[God]]. Early man was wont to [[pray]] in two [[diverse]] situations: When in dire need, he experienced the impulse to reach out for [[help]]; and when jubilant, he indulged the impulsive [[expression]] of [[joy]].

91:8.1 There is a truly [[spontaneous]] aspect to [[prayer]], for [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_52#52:1._PRIMITIVE_MAN primitive man] found himself praying long before he had any clear [[concept]] of a [[God]]. Early man was wont to [[pray]] in two [[diverse]] situations: When in dire need, he experienced the impulse to reach out for [[help]]; and when jubilant, he indulged the impulsive [[expression]] of [[joy]].

91:8.2 [[Prayer]] is not an [[evolution]] of [[magic]]; they each arose [[independently]]. [[Magic]] was an attempt to [[adjust]] [[Deity]] to conditions; [[prayer]] is the [[effort]] to adjust the [[personality]] to the will of [[Deity]]. True [[prayer]] is both [[moral]] and [[religious]]; [[magic]] is neither.

91:8.2 [[Prayer]] is not an [[evolution]] of [[magic]]; they each arose [[independently]]. [[Magic]] was an attempt to [[adjust]] [[Deity]] to conditions; [[prayer]] is the [[effort]] to adjust the [[personality]] to the will of [[Deity]]. True [[prayer]] is both [[moral]] and [[religious]]; [[magic]] is neither.

91:8.13 [[Prayer]] is not a [[technique]] of [[escape]] from [[conflict]] but rather a [[stimulus]] to [[growth]] in the very [[face]] of conflict. Pray only for [[values]], not [[things]]; for [[growth]], not for [[gratification]].

91:8.13 [[Prayer]] is not a [[technique]] of [[escape]] from [[conflict]] but rather a [[stimulus]] to [[growth]] in the very [[face]] of conflict. Pray only for [[values]], not [[things]]; for [[growth]], not for [[gratification]].

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[[Category:Paper 91 - Evolution of Prayer]]

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[[Category: Experience]]

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[[Category: Prayer]]

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