How To Pray Without Being Religious: Finding Your Own Spiritual Path

by Moon, Janell

• ISBN13: 9780007190454
• ISBN10: 000719045X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-04-01
• Publisher: Thorsons Element
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	viii
Introduction	ix
Why Are We Gathered Here?	ix
How I Came to Write This Book	xix
What You Will Find in the Pages Ahead	xxv
Part One: Prayers of Wonder
1 Saying Thank You	3	(8)
2 Praying to the Part of Us That is Spirit	11	(7)
3 Praying in Focused Attention	18	(5)
4 Coming Into the Present	23	(8)
5 Offering Ourselves to Prayer	31	(10)
Part Two: Prayers of Possibility
6 Asking for Help	41	(11)
7 Prayer Methods, Direct vs. Indirect	52	(7)
8 Prayers for Clarifying Our Beliefs and Goals	59	(15)
9 Prayers for Emotional Healing	74	(22)
10 Prayers for Physical Healing	96	(7)
Part Three: Prayers for Living Your Dreams
11 Prayers for Moving into the Unknown	103	(6)
12 Freeing Your Imagination	109	(4)
13 Signposts: The Symbols of Life	113	(8)
14 Mining the World of Dreams	121	(9)
15 Creating a Vision	130	(8)
16 Saying "Yes!"	138	(10)
17 Helping Prayer Work	148	(7)
18 Everyday a Source of Prayer	155	(16)
Part Four: Tipping the Balance
19 Action as Prayer	171	(8)
20 Praying for Others	179	(5)
21 Praying with Others	184	(4)
22 Praying for Love of Country and the World	188	(11)
23 Prayers for the Earth That is a Part of Us	199	(10)
Recommended Reading	209	(4)
The Prayers	213