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===Topic: ''Prayer is the Language of the Heart''===
===Group: [[11:11 Progress Group]]===
==Facilitators==
===Teacher: [[Thought Adjuster]]===
===TR: [[Anyas]]===
==Session==
===Prologue===
“Remember, even if [[prayer]] does not [[change]] [[God]], it very often effects great and lasting [[changes]] in the one who prays in [[faith]] and [[confident]] [[expectation]].” [[91:4|UB Paper 91, Section 4]]
===Lesson===
Thought Adjuster: “The above statement is well worth [[investigating]], as so many of you are not fully grasping the transformative [[power]] of a sincere [[prayer]]. I stress here the word ‘sincere’, as any other prayer is just hollow lip service since the one reciting is emotionally detached.
“Bottom line, if your [[heart]] and [[mind]] are not in the right place, how could your prayer be credible? You may [[fool]] your human [[audience]], but you will never fool nor trick [[the Father]] into giving weight to your light-as-a-feather petitions. Not only does He fully [[read]] [[your mind]], since He dwells within it, but He also fully detects the sincerity of your heart or the lack thereof.
“Indeed, prayer is not a bargaining chip used to [[manipulate]] [[God]] into siding with your immature views. Rather, it is a way for you to [[honestly]] get in [[touch]] with yourself.
“Nowadays, many tormented [[souls]] ‘spill their guts’ to a mental [[therapist]] in their quest to [[understand]] their idiosyncrasies and inner workings. During the sessions, the therapist skillfully asks leading [[questions]] while maintaining an emotionally detached demeanor — which can be initially quite unsettling for those who came looking for [[advice]]. Yet, by doing so, the therapist helps them come up with their own answers.
“In some way, prayer as a [[similar]] [[process]]. By honestly articulating to the [[Divine]] the various emotions that you [[experience]] — be they joyful and hopeful, or sorrowful and [[painful]] — and their trigger situations, you obtain inner ‘[[enlightenment]]’, as you express yourself without holding anything back. Thus doing, you are rewarded with a deep sense of peace that dispels your previous state of [[confusion]] and anguish. This is the telltale side-effect of a sincere prayer.
“As your heart starts opening toward others, you move away from self-centered [[petitions]] and widen the scope of your prayers — including your siblings in need of [[support]]. Your prayers become then prayers of [[intercession]] for the wellbeing of others and such prayers get [[the Father]]’s undivided [[attention]]. They are arising from your open heart and are [[Love]] in [[Action]], perfectly aligned with the divine modus operandi.
===Closing===
“[[Prayer]] is the [[language]] of the [[heart]] — a language that has to be learned. Do not [[shy]] away from [[practicing]] it. Your ‘prayer’ [[vocabulary]] may seem very limited to you at first, but it will quickly expand, as prayers have a [[momentum]] of their own. Be [[assured]] that your heart will [[experience]] a powerful breakthrough, as you shift from self-[[deceiving]] mental prayers to the authentic [[expression]] of your heart. In the end, even if your prayers are no longer directed at yourself, you will reap great personal benefits from the blooming of your heart. You will have become a ‘prayer warrior’ to reckon with.”
[[Category: The Teaching Mission: Dialogues]]
[[Category: 11:11 Progress Group]]
[[Category: Thought Adjuster]]
[[Category: Anyas]]
[[Category: Prayer]]
[[Category: 2018]]
[[File:Teaching_buddha_small.jpg|right|frame]]
==Heading==
===Topic: ''Prayer is the Language of the Heart''===
===Group: [[11:11 Progress Group]]===
==Facilitators==
===Teacher: [[Thought Adjuster]]===
===TR: [[Anyas]]===
==Session==
===Prologue===
“Remember, even if [[prayer]] does not [[change]] [[God]], it very often effects great and lasting [[changes]] in the one who prays in [[faith]] and [[confident]] [[expectation]].” [[91:4|UB Paper 91, Section 4]]
===Lesson===
Thought Adjuster: “The above statement is well worth [[investigating]], as so many of you are not fully grasping the transformative [[power]] of a sincere [[prayer]]. I stress here the word ‘sincere’, as any other prayer is just hollow lip service since the one reciting is emotionally detached.
“Bottom line, if your [[heart]] and [[mind]] are not in the right place, how could your prayer be credible? You may [[fool]] your human [[audience]], but you will never fool nor trick [[the Father]] into giving weight to your light-as-a-feather petitions. Not only does He fully [[read]] [[your mind]], since He dwells within it, but He also fully detects the sincerity of your heart or the lack thereof.
“Indeed, prayer is not a bargaining chip used to [[manipulate]] [[God]] into siding with your immature views. Rather, it is a way for you to [[honestly]] get in [[touch]] with yourself.
“Nowadays, many tormented [[souls]] ‘spill their guts’ to a mental [[therapist]] in their quest to [[understand]] their idiosyncrasies and inner workings. During the sessions, the therapist skillfully asks leading [[questions]] while maintaining an emotionally detached demeanor — which can be initially quite unsettling for those who came looking for [[advice]]. Yet, by doing so, the therapist helps them come up with their own answers.
“In some way, prayer as a [[similar]] [[process]]. By honestly articulating to the [[Divine]] the various emotions that you [[experience]] — be they joyful and hopeful, or sorrowful and [[painful]] — and their trigger situations, you obtain inner ‘[[enlightenment]]’, as you express yourself without holding anything back. Thus doing, you are rewarded with a deep sense of peace that dispels your previous state of [[confusion]] and anguish. This is the telltale side-effect of a sincere prayer.
“As your heart starts opening toward others, you move away from self-centered [[petitions]] and widen the scope of your prayers — including your siblings in need of [[support]]. Your prayers become then prayers of [[intercession]] for the wellbeing of others and such prayers get [[the Father]]’s undivided [[attention]]. They are arising from your open heart and are [[Love]] in [[Action]], perfectly aligned with the divine modus operandi.
===Closing===
“[[Prayer]] is the [[language]] of the [[heart]] — a language that has to be learned. Do not [[shy]] away from [[practicing]] it. Your ‘prayer’ [[vocabulary]] may seem very limited to you at first, but it will quickly expand, as prayers have a [[momentum]] of their own. Be [[assured]] that your heart will [[experience]] a powerful breakthrough, as you shift from self-[[deceiving]] mental prayers to the authentic [[expression]] of your heart. In the end, even if your prayers are no longer directed at yourself, you will reap great personal benefits from the blooming of your heart. You will have become a ‘prayer warrior’ to reckon with.”
[[Category: The Teaching Mission: Dialogues]]
[[Category: 11:11 Progress Group]]
[[Category: Thought Adjuster]]
[[Category: Anyas]]
[[Category: Prayer]]
[[Category: 2018]]
