Power of prayer

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Session # 1 - The Power of Prayer - Introduction 

The power of prayer, as visualization, is immeasurable – particularly focused, targeted, concentrated thought on one specific theme, idea, person or animal. The wonders that can be accomplished with the mind, through the power of prayer, are astounding. 

Take, for example, the report given by an English Officer stationed in Tibet during the nineteenth century. The officer stated in writing that he witnessed a feat of thought power that was astonishing.  

He was walking along a mountain pass when suddenly he heard voices chanting in the familiar deep drone of Tibetan Monks of the Gyoto school. There were also cymbals clanging and horns blaring. As the officer drew closer to the commotion, what he saw next left him almost breathless. 

At once, a large boulder began to levitate and it rose high in the air at a steady pace, as if held and controlled by an unseen, gigantic hand. When the boulder reached a height of what he determined to be a few hundred feet, it was placed gently on top of the hill next to which the monks were situated. 

This remarkable occurrence repeated itself three times. As the third boulder was set down next to the other two, the chanting began to dwindle in volume.  

Through the skillful use of the awesome power of prayer, it appeared that the Monks had been able to reverse – somewhat – the gravitational polarity of each boulder… at least for a time.  

The officer wondered if this was the mechanism used in the past to move the great slabs and boulders the Egyptians and Peruvians used in building the Pyramids and other large structures. This, of course, is an enigma that has baffled our greatest modern engineering minds. 

That was a case of a handful of people targeting a specific task to be accomplished and then focusing their collective thought in a concerted effort to accomplish the task. 

No less amazing is a practice that medieval Catholic Churches employed prior to sending a mission to a new location. The Deacons, ordained Priests and Monks would envision the residents of that location receiving them joyously, with open arms. They would meditate and pray as such for weeks on end.  

When the mission actually departed and arrived at the location, the leaders and residents of the area would be strangely accommodating of the mission that had been sent. The power of prayer, as concentrated, focused, collective, projected thought, laid the ground work for the mission to accomplish its purpose of spreading the Catholic gospel. 

The Catholic Church was acutely aware of the power of prayer as collective, concentrated thought, in manipulating and modifying circumstances to befit their intentions.  

I have yet another remarkable instance of thought power for you. This involves the ability of one person to help another achieve a desired objective by the sheer power of focused, directed thought. Here’s what happened.

Early one evening, in November 1998, I received a call from a dear and close friend, Mary. Mary was doing her best to explain the painful symptoms she was experiencing in her stomach. So great was her agony, it was all she could do to get the words out of her mouth audibly.  

This was a familiar scenario but this time there was something different about the call. Mary’s usual routine was to call and complain about her agonizing ulcerous condition and then get my well wishes that all would be okay.  

After which she’d hang up and take whatever pills her Doctor had previously prescriber for her condition. But, on this occasion Mary wanted my help. 

“I can’t go on like this.” Mary sobbed. 

These darn pills I take for my ulcer are making me groggy and irritable. If they didn’t take away most of the pain, I wouldn’t take them. Oh God. I don’t know what to do.” She hesitated for a few seconds. “Do you have anything I can take to get rid of this pain?” She begged. 

“Sure. I can put something together for you to coat your stomach and start healing that ulcer. Will you be there in an hour or so?” I asked. 

“Well, Hank and I have to go to church tonight for service. We should be back before too late. Can I call you when I get in? 

“Mary, you don’t sound so good. Are you sure you should be going out tonight?” 

“Yeah, I’ll be alright for now.” She sighed. “I’ve got my medication. It’ll get rid of some of the pain. But I’ll call you as soon as I get back home. Okay?” 

“That’s fine Mary. I’ll be here waiting for your call.” 

As the evening approached my bedtime – without a call from Mary or her Husband - I figured Mary had second thoughts about my unorthodox approach to medicinal remedies. So, I decided to try another ploy. 

I stayed up until midnight. I knew Mary was usually in bed by 11:00 every evening, under normal circumstances.  

With a mental image of Mary in mind, I sat in a comfortable chair, steadied my breathing, relaxed my mind and then called out to her silently... mentally. 

I asked Mary to visit me in the living room in which I was sitting. Mentally I directed her to sit in a chair directly opposite me in the living room – just as she would if she were physically visiting. 

After concentrating for a minute on getting Mary to sit in the chair, I began talking to her about her health condition in general. I wasn’t forcing my thoughts on her in any way. My goal was to get her to realize the damage she was doing to her health by her lifestyle and her highly acidic diet. 

I explained to her how ulcers form and what she’d need to do to reverse her painful condition. If she needed my help, I’d be glad to assist. All she needed to do was ask. 

I also recommended a few mental and breathing exercises to help calm her nerves and to help her body begin the healing process. 

After my talk with Mary, I told her that she would wake up calm, without pain in her stomach and feeling a sense of peace. Then I thanked her for taking time to drop by and visit with me. I went to bed shortly after that. 

The next day, late morning, I received a telephone call from Mary. 

“Paul, I’m sorry I didn’t call you last night. Hank and I got tied up at church.   By the time we got home, oh, about 10:00 or so, I thought it would be too late to call you.” She said. 

“That’s okay, Mary. I assumed you got tied up with something important. No problem. How are you feeling today?” I asked. 

“Pretty good, actually. You know, a funny thing happened last night. I dreamed I was talking with you somewhere and it had something to do with me. I can’t remember exactly what it was about but I was in your living room or somewhere that seemed familiar. Anyway, I woke up this morning with no pain at all in my stomach and I haven’t taken any of my pills all morning.” 

“I wonder what we talked about in your dream?” I remarked. 

“I don’t know, but, I’m awake now and life goes on. Hey, do you have anything I can read on any of the natural stuff you do to help people get well? I thought I’d take a look to see what you do for people.” 

The remainder of that conversation is irrelevant for our purposes here. What is relevant is that the long range, thought healing effort I employed on behalf of Mary WORKED. This was not an isolated incident.  

I’ve utilized this same technique over the years to help Humans and domesticated animals regain their health or to stimulate the healing process. You can use the same technique as well.

For example, if someone you know is ill or engaged with a particularly bad habit such as drug addiction, alcohol abuse or chain smoking, there's a simple but effective procedure you can follow to help the person eventually overcome his or her problem: 

How to conduct a healing prayer session 

·         Sit quietly or with low instrumental music playing in the background.

·         Close your eyes and visualize the person’s face clearly in mind. If this is difficult see if you can find a photograph of the person to look at during this exercise.

·         Calm yourself by concentrating on your breathing for a couple of minutes. Feel your lungs expanding and collapsing as you breathe slowly with your abdomen.

·         Now think of the person sitting in a chair in the same room with you. This should take less than a minute. Really picture the person sitting facing you.

·         If the person has an illness, picture the organ or system that is malfunctioning. If you don’t know what the body part looks like, get an anatomy book or go online to find a picture of that body part when it’s well and healthy. Use that picture in your mind.

·         Now send brilliant white and yellow light through the person’s body along the bloodstream until it arrives at and fills the body part with a healing light.

·         Actually see, in your mind, the body part being completely well and healthy because of the healing white and yellow light.

·         Tell the person to start eating better, getting more rest and to breath more fully from now on. Have the person promise to you that she or he will begin doing the right things to regain health.

·         If the person is addicted to a substance, talk with the person as I did with my friend Mary and tell the person how much pain, anguish and difficulty he’s bringing to himself and loved ones and to you by indulging in the bad habit.

·         Tell him to please consider what you’re saying to him.

·         Then ask him to make an effort to clean up his life and allow wellness and good health to return to him once again.

·         At this point the session is over. 

You can do this and I mean do this for anyone or any animal. I’ve been doing this – utilizing the power of prayer and concentrated thought - for years and I’m nobody special. I know you can do this.  

And this is the kind of thing I’ll ask you to do with me when someone posts a story about a sick person, a group of people or an animal who needs our help. This is the routine you’ll engage in mentally right after you read a posted story each week. 

And when someone - maybe you - posts a prayer, you’ll take a few minutes to think deeply about the profound effect the power of prayer can have on whoever it’s intended for. You’ll actually see the intended action suggested in the prayer taking place for whoever is mentioned in the prayer.  

This is the real value and power of prayer when undertaken by a group of like minded people focusing on one desired end. It can move mountains, or, at least, boulders. 

There’s no rocket science to this. It’s easy and enjoyable to do. I’ve simply taken the time and energy to learn how to effectively utilize the power of prayer, as directed thought, to bring about beneficial conditions for others – especially as regards their mental, emotional and physical health.  

I can’t promise you’ll be able to earn a million bucks this year by joining my prayer and healing groups. But I guarantee you’ll be doing a lot of good for others and for the planet on many levels and you’ll feel good about yourself… about this wonderful work you’re doing for others. 

You can help me reach out and help heal our planet and our fellows. This is a great work. It’s something we should all be doing for one another whenever our minds and hands are idle. This is an important part of God’s work here on Earth. 

Ever wonder what all of the Tibetan Lamas and other obscure but highly evolved souls do to pass the time away? When they’re not engaged in the normal activities and duties of the day, they spend a great deal of time doing EXACTLY what we’ll be doing – reaching out to uplift Humanity with thoughts of loving kindness, peace, tolerance, and cheerful optimism.  

These are some of the busiest people on the planet. And you can help them in this great work. Every good, well-defined, directed thought you can send into the ethers adds to the great force from which Humanity draws for comfort, encouragement to do what is right and for peace of mind. 

Your earnest good wishes for others, through the power of prayer, and for the planet will have a beneficial effect all out of proportion to the amount of effort you put into this. 

You don’t have to understand the complete mechanism involved in this healing process. What you do need is a focused mind, singleness of purpose, concentrated attention, persistence and a feeling of compassion for other people. 

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