Dear Mystery: Non-religious Reflections on Prayer redefines prayer as a universal practice available to everyone, regardless of religious belief. He approaches prayer as a "technology for understanding unmet needs" and a correspondence with "Mystery, Guidance, and Love", rather than a petition to a deity.
Stillion emphasizes that prayer is a deeply personal, practical collaboration that must be aligned with capable action, stressing that the responsibility for the outcome rests with the individual.
Through intentional reflection, prayer offers scientific benefits such as stress regulation, cognitive reframing, and increased self-control, acting as a simple tool to interrupt mental and behavioral "loops" and move the practitioner toward self discovery and clarity.
Dear Mystery: Non-religious Reflections on Prayer redefines prayer as a universal practice available to everyone, regardless of religious belief. He approaches prayer as a "technology for understanding unmet needs" and a correspondence with "Mystery, Guidance, and Love", rather than a petition to a deity.
Stillion emphasizes that prayer is a deeply personal, practical collaboration that must be aligned with capable action, stressing that the responsibility for the outcome rests with the individual.
Through intentional reflection, prayer offers scientific benefits such as stress regulation, cognitive reframing, and increased self-control, acting as a simple tool to interrupt mental and behavioral "loops" and move the practitioner toward self discovery and clarity.
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