A practical guide to meditation and prayer
By: . Douglas Bottorff
Edition: Rev. pbk. ed.
Publisher: Unity Books
Published: 1995
Place of publication: Unity Village, MO
Language: eng
Number of pages: 143
ISBN-13: 9780871590367
Subjects: Doctrines; Christianity; Unity School of Christianity; Prayer; Meditation; Doctrinal Theology
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 139-141).
Table of contents: title: Part 1. Laying the foundation. Cooperating with the creative flow; title: What is your purpose?; title: You are an individualized expression of God; title: Why did God individualize as Us?; title: A divine mission; title: God's world and the world of consciousness; title: Our world is our consciousness; title: Part 2. Meditation. What is meditation?; title: How God communicates; title: Obstacles to meditation; title: The meditative posture; title: Simple but effective; title: Some manifestations of meditation; title: Expect wonderful things; title: Part 3. The art of prayer. Prayer and consciousness; title: The purpose of prayer; title: The nature of consciousness; title: A fall or a rise?; title: The systematic nature of God; title: Open and closed systems; title: Three levels of consciousness; title: Denial: what it means; title: Affirmation: what it means; title: Denials and affirmations through the spoken word; title: Creating denial and affirmation statements; title: Creating a statement of denial; title: Creating an affirmative statement; title: Pary without ceasing; title: Part 4. Practical applications of prayer. Meditation and prayer: two sides of the same coin; title: God, the good; title: God's will; title: Three questions to ask yourself; title: Three things to remember; title: Healing; title: The healing prayer; title: Prosperity; title: Expect good results, but don't limit your good to expected channels; title: The prosperity prayer; title: Relationships; title: Praying for others; title: Ask their forgiveness; title: Attracting the right person; title: Be yourself; title: The goal; title: The relationship prayer; title: A few final words; title: The attraction of the familiar; title: The Cain and Abel dynamic; title: In closing.