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Daniel: Absolutely! That's a very good way to [[describe]] the [[difference]]. But that isn't all that happens.

Daniel: Absolutely! That's a very good way to [[describe]] the [[difference]]. But that isn't all that happens.

Yes, most of the [[value]] of [[prayer]] is to the person offering prayers. But there is [[spiritual pressure]] which is applied through the [[mechanism]] of the [[collective consciousness]] of the mindal circuitry as well, that same [[phenomenon]] that [[manifests]] as the "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hundredth_monkey_effect one hundredth monkey]"at times. That is why we always [[encourage]] group prayer for those who wish to pray in a unified fashion.

Yes, most of the [[value]] of [[prayer]] is to the person offering prayers. But there is [[spiritual pressure]] which is applied through the [[mechanism]] of the [[collective consciousness]] of the mindal circuitry as well, that same [[phenomenon]] that [[manifests]] as the "[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hundredth_monkey_effect one hundredth monkey]"at times. That is why we always [[encourage]] group prayer for those who wish to pray in a unified fashion.

The only caution that I would offer is that you remember that, even though [[prayer]] evolved originally from [[magical]] [[incantations]], it is in no way a form of magic. Magic is about [[controlling]] other people. It is a contravention of [[natural law]] and a violation of [[free will]]. So, when prayer is immature, it is much more like magic. As a child prays for a toy that he wants, he is really engaging in magical praying. So when I say that it is more than just affecting the person praying, I don't mean magic. I mean that it applies [[spiritual]], [[moral]], and intellectual pressure by [[virtue]] of adding to the pool of consciousness, enlarging the pool of [[good]], [[moral]], and spiritually appropriate soul [[desires]] expressed in prayer. Does this make sense to you? Or does it raise more questions?

The only caution that I would offer is that you remember that, even though [[prayer]] evolved originally from [[magical]] [[incantations]], it is in no way a form of magic. Magic is about [[controlling]] other people. It is a contravention of [[natural law]] and a violation of [[free will]]. So, when prayer is immature, it is much more like magic. As a child prays for a toy that he wants, he is really engaging in magical praying. So when I say that it is more than just affecting the person praying, I don't mean magic. I mean that it applies [[spiritual]], [[moral]], and intellectual pressure by [[virtue]] of adding to the pool of consciousness, enlarging the pool of [[good]], [[moral]], and spiritually appropriate soul [[desires]] expressed in prayer. Does this make sense to you? Or does it raise more questions?