A huge change in way of life with 5 prayers a day.

SigurdReginson said:

Then why even pray in the direction of Kaaba if it's not important? From what I've read, the fire is a sacred symbol to Zoroastrians. Is the Kaaba not also sacred to Muslims?

Firstly, I'd love to see your source for that prayer so I can have context to what it's intentions actually are. Secondly, are you telling me that zoroastrians literally think fire is going to bestow those blessings, not Ahura Mazda? Where did you get that information from? I'd like links for that, too.

Maybe I'm uninformed, but I never read that in my studies. All I've ever read was that fire was a sacred symbol of Ahura Mazda. I've never read anywhere that they actually believe that fire literally bestows blessings like some kind of sentient, supernatural being.

It feels like you're building a straw man.

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Quagmire said:

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Please note that this thread is in the prayer and meditation section. This is not a debate forum.

The question in the op is, "Do you have similar experiences with prayer yourself?"
This is an invitation to discuss your own experiences, not critique anyone else's experiences or practices.

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Evangelicalhumanist said:

I can't help but wonder why it is important to pray (or do anything else) a specific number of times per day. Yes, eating 3 meals a day seems to be a thing, but it's healthier to eat when you're hungry. I only pee and poo when I have to -- I never even bother to try when my body doesn't feel like it. I read when I feel like reading, and listen to music (or play it) when the muse prompts me.

So what is it that makes praying at 5 specific times every day --- whether you have something on you mind that you wish to communicate with God --- something that one ought to do?

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Nimos said:

Just wondering, weren't you a supporter/follower of Falun gong or something like that a few weeks ago? And now it says Sunni Islam... if im correct in that, why did you give up on that, just wondering?

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Amanaki said:

One of the biggest changes that i see so far is going from meditation a few times a week or when in good mood up to once a day. To now learning to pray 5 times a day, a few of the prayets happening in the night and very early morning

A very different devotion is needed but inhave to say, even i feel its a lot to learn, i am so much more calm from within. And the teaching in the quran is so much better then i can remember from past times i tried to read. Dedicaton is different but more relaxed toward life.

Maybe it is the prayers that has calmed me down

Do you have similar experiences with prayer you self?

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Amanaki said:

A very different devotion is needed but inhave to say, even i feel its a lot to learn, i am so much more calm from within.

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Tony Bristow-Stagg said:

Yes, as prayer to me is food for the Soul.
As a Baha'i, and work done in the spirit of service is also ranked as worship.

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Deeje said:

I just think it is very interesting that something as fundamental as prayer is, can be so diverse in its application, depending on the tenets of a faith. If there is one God, how can there be so many diverse opinions and practices?

Meditation too has a different application in different religions.
To a Christian, it is mindfully contemplating the deeper spiritual aspects of life and our relationship with him, not emptying the mind, but filling it with profound applications of God’s will for us.

How does Islam view meditation?

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FearGod said:

The mosque is very close to my house, I was asking myself why I don't hear the call for the dawn prayer,
I wasn't praying at that time even though I'm a Muslim, One day I decided to pray and in the first day
I prayed the evening prayer and I slept at night, for the first time I woke up in the dawn hearing the call
of the dawn prayer, I was really surprised why I heard it just when I started to pray, and I was able to
hear it everyday.

The dawn prayer is really difficult when you have to pray in the very early morning, and I guess
you'll face difficulties in praying 5 times a day in the place where you live, I believe you'll need to
combine all prayers together if you can't pray during the day.

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JustGeorge said:

I am not a Christian, so I can't answer from that perspective, but as a parent, there would be some things I could get used to hearing my kids repeat, such as "I love you, Mom" or "I cleaned my room today" or "I did well in school". Its mostly the "I wants" that parents dread hearing over and over again. If prayer were used to express love or happiness, I think in most cases God wouldn't object.

Also, some religions don't see God as someone or something separate from themselves, they see God as dwelling within. Repeating a prayer isn't meant to annoy, its meant to function more like an affirmation.



Congratulations on your conversion, and I hope you find everything you are looking for.

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Nimos said:

Just wondering, weren't you a supporter/follower of Falun gong or something like that a few weeks ago? And now it says Sunni Islam... if im correct in that, why did you give up on that, just wondering?

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Aupmanyav said:

That one slipped from your grasp! No, Tony. I thought he would take up Bahai religion.

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Conscious thoughts said:

One of the biggest changes that i see so far is going from meditation a few times a week or when in good mood up to once a day. To now learning to pray 5 times a day, a few of the prayets happening in the night and very early morning

A very different devotion is needed but inhave to say, even i feel its a lot to learn, i am so much more calm from within. And the teaching in the quran is so much better then i can remember from past times i tried to read. Dedicaton is different but more relaxed toward life.

Maybe it is the prayers that has calmed me down

Do you have similar experiences with prayer you self?

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