No. The instinct is kicking in -- it's an automatic response to a threat or injury.Considering the climax of this process: Is the cry of the beast a prayer? — ZzzoneiroCosm
When the beast no longer thinks it's in control of the situation and wishes for a chance.If the cry of the beast is no prayer what can we do to it to make it a prayer? — ZzzoneiroCosm
The origin of prayer could be the toddler's habit of her needy, pre-linguistic 'call' for her mother's tit and the soothing 'response' from her mother as the she suckles. — 180 Proof
The origin is probably little more than a physical craving for something and some belief that it can be obtained. Hunger/Thirst is likely the ‘first’ prayer to arise in a conscious being that had a reasonable enough appreciation of its place in an environment. — I like sushi
The origin of prayer could be the toddler's habit of her needy, pre-linguistic 'call' for her mother's tit and the soothing 'response' from her mother as the she suckles. — 180 Proof
Do they consider the worlds the cultural members live in as real worlds, or merely as study objects? — Haglund
I personally see it as meditation being the east's "discovery" of whatever it is and prayer being the west's. — Paulm12
Possibly. The general view as the concept of god growing from a ‘loss of parental guidance’ thingy theory is kind of along those lines too. I don’t buy that completely, but it likely plays a part in human psychology. — I like sushi
The origin of prayer could be the toddler's habit of her needy, pre-linguistic 'call' for her mother's tit and the soothing 'response' from her mother as she suckles. — 180 Proof
The general view as the concept of god growing from a ‘loss of parental guidance’ — I like sushi
I've still a pair of gills dangling around in agony... — Hillary
In wester way of life (that is, not meditation life) there is thing called "contemplation" — SpaceDweller
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