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Prayer: How to Pray Effectively from the Science of Mind

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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.

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.

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.

In my attempt to learn more about prayer while going through a recent challenge, I was bound and determined to learn how to pray effectively. It was during this time that I came across this powerful prayer book by Ernest Holmes. This was the first book that I have read by Ernest Holmes and I was so moved by it that I have gone on to read more of his books, including The Science of Mind. Reverend Joel Fotinos explains in the first line of the forward that "you are about to read a book that could change your life forever". That it did! It is a "short read" but so powerful and moving that you will find yourself referring back to it often. For me, "often" is every day. Ernest Holmes shares beautifully written meditations and prayers that are moving, creating positive feelings in any situation you may encounter. I was concerned that since I did not have a background in The Science of Mind that I may have difficulty understanding the ideas and concepts presented, however, from the first moment that I picked up the book, the ideas presented resonated true within me and I was able to understand the points covered. From the first moment you read the meditations and prayers, you will find great comfort, relief and gain a new confidence when praying.

A powerful and inspirational read for anyone interested in Science of Mind or the power of our thoughts. Filled with beautiful, bite-sized excerpts from Ernest Holmes's tome, The Science of Mind, it is an excellent introduction to Holmes's work and source of meditative material.