In this episode of The Free Radical Podcast, Swami Padmanabha and Tamal Krishna explore various facets of prayer—from what it is not to many of its potential layers in the heart of the pray-er. Tamal Krishna shared the powerful effect that the book EFFECTUAL PRAYER by Frances W Foulks had on him since his youth, providing a process of prayer from relaxation, to preparation, to meditation, to contemplation. Contemplation is the point of assimilation, when what you have been ruminating on in previous stages gets swallowed and digested. Many jewels were unearthed during this conversation such as:

• prayer is what happens to us, not something that we do
• grace allows us to reside within the temple (contemplum)
• when we reach the limit of our thinking capacity, then something else happens
• prayer is what happens INSIDE the container, and is NOT the container
• prayer, like vulnerability, means having the courage to show up when I have not control over the outcome
• the symbolism of BAT, NIGHT, DARKNESS in relation to prayer
• guilt trips, dangers of elitism and cheating
• role of humility
• prayer as a LIFESTYLE
• lamentation in the context and contrast of God is healthy
• Intercession prayer
• practitioners actions and inner world in relation to the ideal in eternity
• the necessary circle of protection
• and more…

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