PRAYER
General Prayer Technique
Prayer begins with a clearly defined desire. This desire is then condensed into a sensation or a short phrase that implies its fulfillment. While physically…
Step by step
- 1. Start with a clear and defined desire (objective).
- 2. Condense the desire into a sensation or phrase that implies fulfillment.
- 3. Immobilize your physical body.
- 4. In your imagination, experience the action that implies fulfillment OR repeat the condensed phrase (e.g., "Thank you Father," "Isn't it wonderful," "It is finished").
- 5. Repeat this act until it has vividness and the feeling of reality.
- 6. Either awaken from this state or fall asleep in the feeling of the wish fulfilled.
- 7. The act is considered done when completely accepted as finished in that sleepy, drowsy state.
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Q&a 1948 Lessons
Prayer begins with a clearly defined desire. This desire is then condensed into a sensation or a short phrase that implies its fulfillment. While physically immobilized, one imaginatively experiences the action or repeats the phrase until it feels real and accepted as finished, ideally in a sleepy, drowsy state.
It starts with desire, for desire is the mainspring of action. You must know and define your objective, then condense it into a sensation which implies fulfillment. When your desire is clearly defined, immobilize your physical body and experience, in your imagination, the action which implies its fulfillment. Repeat this act over and over again until it has the vividness and feeling of reality. Or, condense your desire into a single phrase that implies fulfillment such as, "Thank you Father," "Isn't it wonderful," or "It is finished." Repeat that condensed phrase, or action in your imagination over and over again. Then either awaken from that state, or slip off into the deep. It does not matter, for the act is done when you completely accept it as being finished in that sleepy, drowsy state.
This technique emphasizes that effective prayer is not begging, but an imaginative act of assuming the wish fulfilled. The key is to achieve a state of acceptance and reality in the imagination, particularly in a relaxed, drowsy state, which impresses the subconscious and ensures manifestation.