Not everyone is familiar with the benefits that are
available from the combination of prayer and meditation. If
you have never attempted this, fear not. This technique is
for anyone who wishes to listen to the inner self and
connect with higher powers. All it takes is a willingness to
relax your body and mind and unite your heart and soul.

The first step to enjoying prayer meditation is to pause for
a moment and become perfectly still, totally alone with the
pounding of your heart and the hum of your brain. This is
where you will find a place for you alone, a place for your
unique inner self. This is where you will be free from the
roles you play to insure your survival, free from the
demands of the people and the institutions that absorb your
daily life. Whatever the issues you may desire to address,
this is the place where you choose the warm feelings of love
over the coldness of harm. This is where you create a
partnership of equals between your head and heart, left and
right, wants and needs, self and others.

To enter into a meditative state, find a quiet spot where
you will not be disturbed. Start by sitting in a comfortable
chair, eyes closed, spine straight, head effortlessly
balanced on the shoulders, feet on the floor and palms
upright on the lap. Focus on the pulsing of your heart until
your mind quiets down and you have settled into a relaxed
and yet focused state. Draw as many deep breaths as
necessary to relax the mind and all the muscles of the body.
With practice, you will be able to obtain a state of deep
relaxation within seconds. The main objective is to become
perfectly still and silence the mind. When we eliminate
disruptions, we are able to go deep inside ourselves and
attain pure introspection. Here, the guidance of Pure Love
awaits us all.

"Picture a Pure White Light 
while listening to the words LIGHT-LOVE-ONE"

Silently chant the word "LIGHT" in time with each beat of
your heart, doing so until you eliminate all other thoughts.
Then, picture a brilliant and Pure White Light starting to
glow from the inside of your mind. Gradually slowing the
timing of the chant, switch your focus to the rhythm of your
breath, using a single breath for each word. As you inhale,
draw the Light into the physical mind. As you exhale, feel
the Light spread throughout the body: your mind, torso, arms
and legs. Concentrate on the visualization of this Light
glowing and radiating throughout your entire being. The
Light is representing all of the goodness, virtue, purity
and perfection that exist in the universe.

Now, immersed in this Light, chant the word "LOVE" with the
same rhythm that you obtained with the word "Light."
Concentrate on a feeling of pure and selfless appreciation
for all the love that you have ever known. Concentrate on
growing your internal love for your physical, intellectual,
emotional and spiritual powers. This is where your brain
enters into a deeply personal space that exists between
resting and sleep. Pure Love's essence is unconditional
Love; the joyful desiring of what is right and what is best
for all. It is an absolute Love of infinite proportions that
does no harm. Bask in the glory of Pure Love, allowing this
beautiful and caring feeling to grow ever-more pervasive in
your life, opening yourself up to its new and better
solutions.

This partnership of Light and Love compounds the power of
your human love, a love that wants what is right for the
self, and stimulates the growth of your higher love, a
universal Love that wants what is right for others. When you
succeed in partnering Light and Love together in a
partnership of equals, to the exclusion of all other
thoughts, you are empowering your personal partners within.

You will feel an "energizing" or "tingling" sensation
bristling throughout your being as your brain enters a
meditative state. This energy will feel like it is coming
from deep inside you as your left and right brain come
together in a partnership of equals that wants what is best
for both. You will also feel a profound sense of peace as
the love and wisdom of the universe enters your world.
Concentrate on the powers of your partners within for a few
minutes. (You may want to slow the chant at this point, or
stop altogether, resuming occasionally if start to lose
focus on the energy of your partners within.)

This is where you become "ONE" with the Highest Source of
Pure Love, the Power of Pure Spirit. The love of your
internal partners will merge with all of the other Love that
exists throughout the universe. It starts as a desire to do
the right thing for you and then intensifies into a passion
to do what is right for others. It allows you to see your
own life, analyze how you have lived and helps you to make
creative new solutions that benefit yourself and all
involved. The joyful merging of your internal partners, and
the provocative insights of this journey, is the essence of
a prayer meditation practice. The love released by your
partners within is like a beacon calling to all of the other
love that exists throughout the universe, linking you to new
and better Instincts for your Body, Inspirations for your
Mind, Enlightenment for your Heart and Intuition for your
Soul.

This is where the dual powers of your left and right brain
come together in a partnership of equals. This is where you
release the creative dynamics of your dualistic nature. This
is the power that helps you choose what is best for all of
your partners within: your Logic and Emotions, your Reality
and Dreams, your Inner and Outer self, your Human and Higher
powers. Ultimately, this partnership of human and higher
powers will fuse all of the physical, intellectual,
emotional and spiritual energies of your being into a true
partner within. It is here that you connect with the
infinite energy of the universe that surrounds us all. It is
here that you will find the simple new thoughts and feelings
that help you go forward with your life. The key to success
is simple: practice.

Mankind has long attempted to connect with a power greater
than the self. Many pursue the classical religious virtues
of humility, reason, integrity and charity. In addition to
your cultural imperatives, you have to make a conscious
choice to enter into this personal meditative state. It is
like entering into a gap between the stimulus of your
thoughts and your reaction to those thoughts. It is in this
"gap of silence" where the whispers of the universe come to
you through the opening of your Soul. It is like listening
at a crack in the door that opens up to the power of the
Cosmos. Even if you enter into this moment for only a few
seconds, it is here that Pure Love will provide comfort for
the Body, contentment for the Mind, warmth for the Heart and
guidance for the Soul.