Internal Guidance - Prayer

A series of articles about prayer, written by John Eagles. This page is part of a larger topic Internal Guidance.


Title & link	First lines of article	Date written
The prayer of daily relation to God	MORNING - Thank You, my God, for the rest of the night... Thank You, My Father, for the life that I got... The sun shines, it is a beautiful day... You gave it to me, time to rise up...	Sept. 6, 1994
The prayer to come to prayer	This is my prayer that I can come to prayer. I want to pray to God, but i closed the door to you. You, God, are good. You want to speak to me, but I separated from You.	Sept. 9, 1994
Concentration in prayer and meditation	What is meditation and what is prayer? Both are practices of concentration. They are methods of disciplining the mind to be concentrated on your inner world. This state of being is in some contrast to the normal life of most people in which their mind and body are occupied by external activities.	July 1, 1999
Overcome disturbances in prayer and meditation	When you pray or meditate, you walk the path into your inner self. When you are on the road in prayer or meditation you will encounter all kinds of disturbances.	July 2, 1999
The offering of prayer (for children)	YOU HAVE HEARD ABOUT THE OFFERING OF ABRAM. ABRAM OFFERED ANIMALS TO GOD. YOU CAN OFFER ALL KIND OF THINGS TO GOD. YOU CAN OFFER ANIMALS TO GOD. YOU CAN OFFER MONEY TO GOD. YOU CAN ALSO OFFER GOOD IDEAS TO GOD.	July 1, 2002
Prayer as breathing	Much of what applies to prayer also does to meditation. Prayer in my view is always centred on God, meditation can also be centring on something else than God. Prayer is as necessary as breathing. This statement may need some explanation for those who seldom pray or who believe prayer is only done by religious fanatics.	May 3, 2008
Real prayers and problematic prayers	We pray to the Creator. The Creator is the Creator and there is only one Creator. There is only one God. Even though God has received different names, there is only one God the Creator. Created beings are not God the Creator.	May 4, 2008
Praying in faith and concentration	When you pray, concentrate. Concentrate on God the Creator. You can only concentrate on God when you believe that God exists. Believe that God can hear your prayer and can answer in one way or another. When you pray in faith, your prayer will be answered.	May 5, 2008
Sacred place of prayer	One of the most important factors influencing your prayer is the place where you pray. The influence of the place, the room or space where you pray is very large but this can only be understood well from a spiritual perspective.	May 6, 2008
And when you get answer from God	Prayer to God is to open yourself to God and for all that comes from God. Prayer is to put yourself in connection to the Creator and to put yourself in the right position in relation to God. The position we take is that of the created one, the one loved by God, the one who is willing to do God’s will.	May 8, 2008
Prayer as an act of giving	In religious life, all that we do has the meaning of an offering to the Creator. Prayer is one of the most important offerings we can make. What is the significance of offerings and how should offerings to God be made in the right way?	May 11, 2008
The influence of prayers and good thoughts and feelings on people in spirit world	Each of us has beloved ancestors, relatives and friends in the spiritual world. In a more ideal world it would be possible to live with them in a closeness similar to that between the members in a loving family on earth. The people in spirit world are in all kind of situations. There are those who are so undeveloped that they do not even know anymore that they exist, they don't know they are human beings, they don't know their names, they cannot speak to anybody else.	Sept. 11, 2009
Breaking through in prayer	Prayer is not easy, most of the time. Through prayer we wish to connect to the Creator in a direct relationship. The reality of our lives is such that we usually need to overcome hindrances before we can reach a level of deeper prayer.	Oct. 19, 2009
Introductory meditation method for unity with good creations of God	I as a human being have been created as a microcosm. Knowing this deeply, it forms the basis of a wonderful method of meditation. Everything that was created by God is in me. Because of this I can have an immediate relationship to all of God's good creations. All meditations begin and end with concentration of the mind. Deeper concentration is done by the heart.	Jan. 2, 2010