 For most us prayer and meditation - depending on our religious traditions could mean different things. For instance in our page on the Stages of Meditation, we defined meditation as "concentrated attention on God" in the act of simply telling him how much you love him or in supplication to him for the attainment of noble desires, in an concentrated way.
Both prayer and meditation is all about communing with God, talking to him as your nearest and dearest, but true meditation is scientifically applied concentrated communion with Him. Where prayer in some modern traditions may or may not be applied with scientifically concentrated effort. Whether either prayer or meditation is concerned if applied with concentration, strong will, devotion and surrender it becomes effective communion with God. One may not necessarily know a method of meditation but without concentration your prayer is much less effective. The following is one way, how many people through out history who not knowing any scientific method of meditation have received immediate and even miraculous responses to their prayers. Concentration through Suffering When we suffer greatly our attention is super concentrated on our suffering. Isn’t that so? When a person’s suffering has reached it's zenith and then immediately turns to God and says “I can’t do this on my own, Please Help me”. He transfers the concentration or attention that he had on his suffering to God and then God may choose to answer him audibly or in some other way. Why? Because that individual called out to God with concentrated sincerity, persistence and surrender, even as a drowning man is concentrated on his next breathe and sincerely desires more air. Few of us pray with this sort of concentration and urgency.
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