Episode 05: Sending Good Vibes
What does it really mean to “send good vibes”? Deeply impacted by the work of Dr. Larry Dossey, Prerna reflects on the healing power of intentional prayer. Prayer is now widely accepted in the medical community as a powerful healing modality, after hundreds of research studies have proven its efficacy. What is the key to unlock the magic of prayer? How do we approach praying in an authentic way that can not only help us through suffering, but deeply impact the well-being of others, even when we can’t be physically close to them.
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Show Notes
My Master’s Program - The Spirituality Mind Body Institute at Teacher’s College, Columbia University
Larry Dossey: http://larrydosseymd.com/
Prayer has impacted healing regardless of (1) knowing the person (2) distance (3) time (4) how many people are praying. Authentic intentionality is the power behind the healing prayer.
Harold Kushner’s quote from When Bad Things Happen to Good People:
“We can't pray that God make our lives free of problems; this won't happen, and it is probably just as well. We can't ask Him to make us and those we love immune to diseases, because He can't do that. We can't ask Him to weave a magic spell around us so that bad things will only happen to other people, and never to us. People who pray for miracles usually don't get miracles, any more than children who pray for bicycles, good grades, or good boyfriends get them as a result of praying. But people who pray for courage, for strength to bear the unbearable, for the grace to remember what they have left instead of they have lost, very often find their prayer answered.”
Sharon Salzburg’s explanation about faith: Faith in Buddhist tradition means offering your heart or giving over your heart to something – not the same as belief, dogma, certainty, or hope – we shouldn’t feel hopeless, but when hope is laden with attachment then we are sunk, we get lost in disappointment and expectation.