Paul, I am confused. When I mentioned my appreciation for careful critique, I was referring to this quote from your post:
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I don’t think that you can equate pray reading to some “Eastern mantras”, or some odd form of worship. Threre is a much deeper meaning and agendas behind that practice or process, that they try to achieve. So let compare apples to apples, and oranges to oranges. Saying “Christ has risen, yes indeed” doesn’t equal to mindless repetition and outright hypnosis of sorts, to achieve some kind of state of tranquillity, or presence of some being “as when it comes on calling on the lord a million times in the row”.
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But then calling it derived from Eastern religions contradicts this. Did you not write the above excerpt? I'm confused.
I'll just say this, "the Jesus Prayer" and repetitiously chanting texts (like pray-reading) both pre-date the introduction of "Eastern Religious practices" in the West. Calling them "Eastern" is just not true.