Prayer is the basic orientation of our being toward the Source of our lives.

Prayer might be defined as the basic orientation of our being toward the Source of our lives - God, the Great Mystery, the Divine, the Goddess, the Web of Life. Sometimes prayer takes the form of petition, where we make verbal requests. At other times, our prayer is one of gratitude for the blessings and wonders of life. At still other times, prayer becomes contemplative. Like Tibetan prayer flags, we simply allow ourselves to be fully present as a means of allowing the Spirit Wind to blow upon and through us, cleansing and inspiring us. Here, we practice deep silence, allowing our awareness to be grasped and held by the magnetic Presence welling up from the very depths of our being.

Photo: Tibetan prayer flags and aspen trees at Shambhala Mountain Center, Red Feather Lakes, CO; October 14, 2013

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