PRAYER IS A PHYSIOLOGICAL FUNCTION

This statement may seem rather far-fetched to most who sit and pray,whether at home or in some 'worship' center like a church, synagugue, mosque or temple or whatever,but unless prayer modifies and affects your basic metabolism and physiology it has not real tangible effect on you as it should have if you have done it well, right, correctly,etc. Prayer also involves fasting and breathing and certain postures and movements as well as gestures,etc. All this can be very involved for most who do not understand what they must sacrifice and what the real efforts involve.

FASTING,PRAYING, BREATHING

People of a religious bent are often indulging in various ways of prayer but few fully benefit from such because their prayers are merely VERBAL, mutterings, bequests, ramblings, and a number of other things, that really bring any tangible results for them and many, if not most, wonder why their prayers go unanswered, or why those of groups that oppose them have their prayers answered. Those who follow the WAY of the MONK start out by doing certain specific tasks, which,in some instances involve chastity, obedience, and poverty or begging and bowing and standing on street corners and a number of other 'devotional' practices. Kneeling and genuflecting are done by many laymen and worshippers as well as by clergy, ministers, priests, monks,etc. But even there only a rare few know what is needed and what should be done. FASTING, PRAYING AND BREATHING are THREE ASPECTS that have to understood and practiced assiduously but undertaking such without knowing the full results of these practices will present risks and difficulties few moderns are willing to undergo or undertake,unless they are only escaping from daily life. Some of this can be found in THE WAY OF THE FAKIR and also in or on THE WAY OF THE YOGI and as anyone attempts to study or follow any of these paths, certain obstacles will confront them all along the way. "The Pilgrim's Progess' is fraught with peril.

THE WAY OF THE MONK

THE WAY OF THE MONK is also known as THE WAY OF THE PRIEST, since it always involved religious sentiments and emotions as well as rites and rituals or other ceremonies,whether individual or group, organized or clandestine, occult or esoteric, or formalized controls. To achieve any success at this Path,no matter what it is called, you must accept everything from the very first. Usually, there is no choice in such matters because the majority of mankind are born into these things and cultured,brainwashed, and hypnotized by such from even conception. This is not to say that such things are not important, since obviously they are and have great implications for life on earth as we experience it and far reaching effects for the future of earth. Basically, all religions are forms of social control, dictating social norms and trends,plus a lot more. Few people question such or if they do are often feared, hated, persecuted, and destroyed. Others seek to endorse the things they derive from such a way of life and attempt to educate, indoctrinate, and teach others these things in various ways, from missionary efforts and street-side conversions, and a whole host of other things. A very rare few seek the mountain tops, the inner recesses of caves or secluded and obscure temples and monasterys. The Way of the Monk can include not only Christians, Catholics, Hindus, Buddhists but other forms of religion. Take your pick. But realize that you may well be lost in a maze of confusion and a labyrinth that leads you to areas you did not intend, perhaps.