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Fit Soul Chapter 12 - Prayer

Ben Greenfield Life

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The Power of Prayer

The power of prayer is related to what actually occurs on a biological level when we pray. Brain scan studies have shown that prayer powerfully stimulates the anterior cingulate, the center of the nervous system in which the balance between thought and feeling is sustained. This appears to partially be because the brain becomes less prone to feeling anger, anxiety, aggression, and fear while simultaneously increasing tendencies towards empathy, compassion, and love. The great Thomas Merton described in many of his writings moments of transcendence that he experienced during intense prayer.

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