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**Turbo-ip** · 05-20-2011, 04:14 AM

But then it becomes an equivocation of the meaning of the word "prayer".

Guided meditation is guided meditation. Contemplation is contemplation. Prayer is a petition to a supposed outside entity to perform some action, for example, for the Cubs to win a game this year.

Pardon me, but I'm not interested in quibbling over the meaning of words. A great many Buddhist teachers choose to pray. I don't presume to know better than they, nor do I presume to know whether the practice is effective for a particular individual.

05-20-2011, 04:14 AM	#14
Turbo-ip Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 441 Senior Member	But then it becomes an equivocation of the meaning of the word "prayer". Guided meditation is guided meditation. Contemplation is contemplation. Prayer is a petition to a supposed outside entity to perform some action, for example, for the Cubs to win a game this year. Pardon me, but I'm not interested in quibbling over the meaning of words. A great many Buddhist teachers choose to pray. I don't presume to know better than they, nor do I presume to know whether the practice is effective for a particular individual.
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