Silent prayer and watching..the mind just as Jesus told the disciples to do that night in the garden most assuredly is not hypnosis. Actually you may not know this but the root meaning of prayer is to examin oneslef...and that does not mean the body...but the mind and avenue where all evil is transmitted to the human race.
Um, nope. Prayer involves talking to God. Nothing wrong with self examination, but I believe you’ve been misled about its root meaning. For one thing, you’d have to cite a specific passage, because there’s more than one word for prayer in the Bible, depending on circumstances.
And I’d love to unfold all that for you, but I can’t see spending any time on developing information that contradicts your preconceived notions, because you are probably going to ignore it, just like you’re doing now. You never address the data you don’t like. Tell me why I should bother? Better yet, tell me Polycarp’s affirmation that Jesus is God had made you realize you were wrong on that issue. No admission, no reason for me to stay in this.
Peace,
SR