How to Pray

We live in a secular age, it's said, although research also
repeatedly suggests that people still pray. Four out of five
Brits believe in the power of prayer, according to some research.
Half of Americans pray every day, and nine out of ten have prayed
for healing. It seems an entirely natural thing for humans to do.
So what are we doing when we pray? In this Science Set Free
podcast, Rupert Sheldrake and Mark Vernon explore the ways in
which we pray - invocations, petitions, praise, thanksgivings.
They explore how meditation fits in with prayer as part of the
training in knowing what to ask for, and how prayer can be part
of the slow process of aligning oneself with realities outside
oneself. Prayer is not going away. It may be a kind of skill.
Learning how to pray could be immensely valuable.