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| 832.1 | well said | TNPUBS::PAINTER | Planet Crayon | Wed Jan 26 1994 11:40 | 4 |
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Thanks for entering that, Richard. That's excellent.
Cindy
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| 832.2 | more on prayer | CSC32::J_CHRISTIE | On loan from God | Wed Jan 26 1994 15:50 | 21 |
| More from the same article (.0):
"'There's no justification whatsoever for saying one particular spin on
God works and others don't,' says Larry Dossey, a physician who discusses
this research in 'Healing Words: The Power of Prayer and the Practice of
Medicine,' (Harper, San Francisco, $22).
Dossey believes Americans 'need to expand our thoughts of what prayer might
be,' and not confine it just to the idea of 'talking out loud to a male cosmic
parent figure who prefers to be addressed in English.'
'People are all over the ballpark on this, and ought to be,' adds Dossey.
'I meditate at home, on a mountain...I go sit and try to enter a space of
emptiness and silence, and try not to use words.'
He uses the term 'prayerfulness' to describe the state of mind he believes
is the common thread in all beneficial prayer: 'It emphasizes feelings of
empathy, connectedness, caring and compassion, instead of emphasizing one's
personal spin on religiosity.'"
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| 832.3 | not | PACKED::COLLIS::JACKSON | DCU fees? NO!!! | Wed Jan 26 1994 16:30 | 3 |
| Re: .2
Sounds like a fundamentalist. :-)
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| 832.4 | I value your opinion | CSC32::J_CHRISTIE | I'm 2 sexy 4 my chair | Wed Feb 09 1994 20:39 | 9 |
| Cindy Painter,
I know you're busy, but I a put a New York Times article on
healing prayer and scientific testing in the U.S. Mail a couple
of days ago. I'd like to hear your thoughts after reading it.
Your cousin,
Richard
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| 832.5 | Focus of Life magazine | CSC32::J_CHRISTIE | Pacifist Hellcat | Fri Mar 04 1994 22:27 | 7 |
| The issue of Life magazine on the supermarket stands today has as
its cover story - Prayer: How America talks to God. I was short
of cash, otherwise I might have picked up a copy.
Shalom,
Richard
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| 832.6 | NOW news magazine examines prayer | CSC32::J_CHRISTIE | Pacifist Hellcat | Tue Mar 29 1994 19:24 | 10 |
| On Wednesday evening (or is it tonight?), the NBC news magazine NOW
(with Tom "swallows his L's" Brokaw and Katy "Don't call me perky"
Couric) will be airing a segment on prayer, including scientific
evidence that it can save your life.
Check local listings for time and channel. Better check the day, too.
Shalom,
Richard
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| 832.7 | | BIGQ::SILVA | Memories..... | Tue Mar 29 1994 19:31 | 8 |
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Richard, NOW is on Wednesdays. Dateline is on Tuesdays. I watch
Dateline, but rarely ever watch NOW.
Glen
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| 832.8 | | CSC32::J_CHRISTIE | Pacifist Hellcat | Tue Mar 29 1994 19:36 | 7 |
| .7 Glen,
Thanks. I was afraid of missing it.
Shalom,
Richard
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| 832.9 | religion and science working together...eventually | TNPUBS::PAINTER | Planet Crayon | Thu Mar 31 1994 12:47 | 18 |
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Richard,
I watched it last night. What a great piece! Larry Dossey is great.
It's difficult bringing science and religion together, and he is truly
a pioneer. I've read some of his articles in various magazines I
subscribe to. (And hope also to sit down and read the article that you
sent too!)
I especially liked the 'humanized' as opposed to 'sterilized' hospital
setting that exists in the hospital they showed. Complete with a grand
piano in a beautiful sitting area...so unlike any other hospital I've
ever seen.
Thanks for the pointer, Richard.
Cindy
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| 832.10 | | CSC32::J_CHRISTIE | Pacifist Hellcat | Thu Mar 31 1994 14:42 | 11 |
| .9 Cousin C. V. Painter,
Yes! A hospital that is truly hospitable!
It's amazing to me that Dossey has so many opponents since surveys
indicate such a large number of people claim to believe in and practice
some form of prayer.
Shalom,
Richard
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| 832.11 | | CSLALL::HENDERSON | just a closer walk with thee | Thu Mar 31 1994 14:46 | 11 |
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What did Dossey have to say about prayer (I couldn't watch the show)?
Jim
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| 832.12 | | CSC32::J_CHRISTIE | Pacifist Hellcat | Thu Mar 31 1994 19:09 | 12 |
| When I served as chaplain at Penrose Hospital, I used to go down
each hall and "sweep" the floor with prayer before visiting any patients
on that floor.
Don't understand why, but things just seemed to go better during
my visits when I did than when I didn't. When I didn't "sweep" first,
the visits tended to be more awkward, strained, impersonal, and
superficial.
Shalom,
Richard
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| 832.13 | | CSC32::J_CHRISTIE | Pacifist Hellcat | Thu Mar 31 1994 19:48 | 17 |
| .11 by Jim Henderson
Dr. Dossey, M.D., proposes prayer in addition to traditional medicine. Dossey
prays before making his hospital rounds and claims it has made a difference.
He cites evidence of a 1988 study where half the population of patients
in the study were prayed for and the other half wasn't. Neither the
patients nor the doctors knew who was and who wasn't being prayed for.
The patients who were prayed for had fewer complications, required less
pain relief, and healed faster than those who didn't. Mind you, prayer
was not 100% effective, but as Dossey says, "Name one therapy that does
work 100% of the time." He has yet to get an answer.
Shalom,
Richard
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| 832.14 | | JUPITR::HILDEBRANT | I'm the NRA | Fri Apr 01 1994 10:07 | 5 |
| I was very ill for the last 10 weeks. I only started to heal when I
started some "serious" prayer. The doctors didn't know what was wrong,
but...I'm here today feeling fine and I'll tell you...prayer works.
Marc H.
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