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I've never been religious, but I think I understand the fundamental bases of prayer.
For one thing, it's ritualistic. Whether you do it five times a day on your knees facing east, or weekly on Sundays, or nightly before bed, or every Saturday morning, or whatever... it offers the comfort and grounding and predictability of prescribed routine.
I guess it also makes you feel productive or proactive... in situations where you really have no control.
And I suppose it gives hope. At least... I hope it does.
Really, though... I think prayer's a fancy word for wishing. Except that... instead of just nebulously putting thoughts out there, you direct them to some imagined being who... in theory... has the power to give you what you want.
I have prayed. But it's typically along the lines of "Please, just put me out of my misery." And it's not directed anywhere. Just to myself, to distract me a bit, because that's the best it gets sometimes.
And because... well, a person reaches a point where they just can't take it any more.
Sufferers of chronic pain are vulnerable, I think. Especially when we've tried almost everything out there and STILL we're stuck with the same recurring horrors. I can't count how much I've spent on wacky "cures" and "therapies" through the years. And hey... if it were psychosomatic, I'd be pain-free... because... each and every time, I get fully pumped about the promise of relief from the therapy-du-jour:
Acupuncture. Acupressure. Massage. Physiotherapy. Heat. Cold. Drug therapy. Aromatherapy. Herbs of all descriptions. Dietary changes. Yoga. Stretching. Meditation. New bed, new couch, new glasses, new desk, new work environment. Blah blah blah.
The endless failure to get results is just so... disappointing. Disillusioning. Dispiriting. Flat-out depressing.
It leaves a person desperate. And in desperation, praying.
Not because I think it will work, but because I've exhausted every other option.
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Main cemetery / Hauptfriedhof, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Prayer is not asking. It is a longing of the soul. It is daily admission of one's weakness. It is better in prayer to have a heart without words than words without a heart - Gandhi
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Have a happy weekend :)
There is a darkness behind every light.
And with darkness in heart i pray may they stay in peace in the afterlife.
I have thousand prayer for them.
I have thousand wish for them.
May Almighty keep them safe.
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Sakia | Dhaka, Bangladesh .
Explore 05.06.15
Il monte Kōya (Kōya-san) si trova nella penisola di Kii, nella prefettura di Wakayama a circa 900 metri di altitudine. È considerato uno dei luoghi più sacri del Giappone ed uno dei maggiori centri monastici del Paese.
Tutto il complesso costituisce un luogo sacro, dove si respira un’atmosfera mistica. Oggi Koya-san è un importante centro del buddismo giapponese, con oltre 110 templi e una popolazione di 7000 monaci.
Consigliato il pernottamento in un monastero e la partecipazione alla preghiera del mattino. Noi lo abbiamo fatto ed è stata un’esperienza incredibile!
Nel 2004 l'area sacra del Monte Kōya è stata dichiarata dall'UNESCO Patrimonio dell'Umanità.
Tibetan prayer flags blowing into a beautiful sky.
This photo felt like a real gift. I had my new camera for abour an hour when I saw the prayer flags.
Blessings!
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My sister doing pashchima namaskarasana (reverse prayer pose) in the big rocks at Malibu Creek State Park. Shot with Sony a6000 and 35mm lens.
Prayer candles, Monastery of Montserrat, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Founded in the 9th Century,
A Benedictine Monastery. Placa de Santa Maria
Votive candles in Winchester Cathedral, Hampshire.
Taken with a Nikon D7000 and a Nikkor AF 50mm f/1.8D lens, and processed in GIMP and Photoscape.
Prayer wheels at Swayambhunath in Kathmandu, Nepal.
Prayers wheels are cylindrical wheels containing scrolls that are repeatedly inscribed with mantras. By turning the prayer wheels clockwise, it is believed that the mantras inside are activated and released. The mantras are said to purify negatvity, generate compassion, remove barriers to enlightenment and bring benefit to all sentient beings.
Swayambhunath is an ancient religious architecture atop a hill in the Kathmandu Valley, west of Kathmandu city.
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Four Winds Prayers by Daniel Arrhakis (2017)
More than ever in the four corners of the world, prayers are needed for so many people who suffer, regardless of believing or not, of religion or practicing faith ... all our thoughts of peace, love, compassion, tolerance and sharing can really change the World and ourselves !
A Wonderful weekend dear friends ! : )
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Please if you have time see the video below :
With the music-poem /Peace Prayer Of The Wind :
In the video Images and text by Nitin Das; Music by Avinash Baghel; Shot in Sikkim, India and Bhutan
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European Madness Tour 2011 with Andre Govia, Daanoe, ill-Padrino, Martin Widlund, Niki Feijen, Photoportee, Rusty's Photography, SilverCube.nl and me
Thank you very much for fantastic tour guys!
I was a mixture of many emotions on this solo adventure into the forest. Hours earlier, our family received the inevitable difficult news that my younger sister Lisa had passed away. I always retreat to the forest during such times to collect my thoughts and more importantly, to say goodbye. Honestly, I do not find too much comfort in a church or with organized religion. I do however, feel a spiritual awakening and healing that I simply cannot describe when in these stunningly pristine places.
So grateful......
Early morning prayer at Biet Ghiorgis.Churches of Lalibela. Ethiopia.
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Prayer plays an important role in the life of any Catholic. It's the vitality of our Faith, and essential to our relationship with Jesus: to pray continuously, without ceasing, and to intercede for the will of the Father.
October 9, 2016.
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The rolled text inside a Tibetan prayer wheel. Rotation says the prayers ... a sort of cell phone to the Gods.
Wikipedia tells me:
“Traditionally, prayer flags are used to promote peace, compassion, strength, and wisdom. The flags do not carry prayers to gods, which is a common misconception; rather, the Tibetans believe the prayers and mantras will be blown by the wind to spread the good will and compassion into all pervading space. Therefore, prayer flags are thought to bring benefit to all.”
I really like the sound of that. I’m happy we finally put ours out.