Combining the most essential principles about prayer with the dozens of prayers and meditations from Ernest Holmes's classic text, The Science of Mind, this new book, Prayer, is a simple introduction for anyone who wants to learn how to pray effectively. "What does one do when he prays?" writes Holmes. "He talks to God. Where does he talk to God? He talks to God in his own mind, through his own thought or feeling."
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Ernest Holmes (1887 – 1960) was the founder of the worldwide Religious Science Movement. A uniquely gifted scholar with a vast command of the world’s spiritual philosophies, his magnum opus, The Science of Mind, has been in continuous print since 1926. Other inspirational works include Creative Mind, This Thing Called You, The Art of Life, Creative Mind and Success, Love and Law, The Hidden Power of the Bible, and many others.
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Ernest Shurtleff Holmes (1887-1960) was an avid student of the world's spiritual systems. He found in these a common denominator he called the Science Mind, a practical philosophy for abundant living. Beginning as self-educated lecturer, Holmes developed a large following of students and went on to formalize his work by founding Science of Mind magazine, an educational institute, and the United Church Religious Science. His writings have inspired the work of countless clergy, business leaders, physicians, and psychologists and have helped to shape the guiding principles of the modern human potential movement, both spiritual and secular. Born and raised in Maine, Holmes spent much of his adult life in California.
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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Great concepts but somewhat disappointing,
This review is from: Prayer: How to Pray Effectively from the Science of Mind (Mass Market Paperback)
If you have absolutely no background in the new thought movement, I would not recommend this book to start out with. Louise Hay's "You Can Heal Your Life" is how I learned about the new thought movement. Holmes has a way of writing that is difficult to describe...he never writes from the first person perspective or puts any element of himself in his writing. It is all him "teaching" something. This can be somewhat difficult to understand sometimes, and you may have to reread sentences more than once to understand them. Good points of the book:
1. The prayers and meditations are beautifully written. Just reading them makes me feel as if I am closer to the divine, and gives me a positive feeling about everything in life. 2. No religious dogma- he explains that the new thought movement is merely a scientific spiritual mind treatment. It isn't a separate religion, and we will never be punished. Bad points: 1. By far the worst part of all was when I realized that this book is basically taken word for word from the Science of Mind. If I would have known that, i would have just read it in the Science of Mind instead of spending the money. I was under the impression that he was going to help us to apply the concepts of prayer into our lives, but instead it is EXACTLY the same as what is in SOM, even the prayers are the same. 2. He does not really get into any detail on how to apply the concept of prayer or meditation to your life. He writes a few sentences about taking a few deep breaths, repeating the prayer, and then allowing the concept to visualize in your mind. Basically, if I would have known this was already in the SOM, I would not have purchased this book. I am trying to find a book that actually tells you how to apply affirmative/new thought prayer into your life.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
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This review is from: Prayer: How to Pray Effectively from the Science of Mind (Mass Market Paperback)
A well written book that quickly captures Ernest Holmes teachings on prayer and Science of Mind teachings.
This book is more for those who are familiar with Science Of Mind. Without study in the concepts of Science of Mind readers would likely miss much of the meaning behind the prayers.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
wonderful how=to book,
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The book shows how to get in the right mind set for real prayer ... takes the magic out of the practice and helps to make prayer a reality and create reality from prayer.
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