Ego Dancing

When you find yourself in a battle with life, lose. There are no triumphs over truth.



“Rely on yourself” and “Do not rely on yourself alone” are not conflicting ideas. One must rely on what he is, but what he is not alone.



I am not resting in Love’s gentle arms while I am questioning how they got there or demanding to know why they would want to support me.

— Hugh Prather, There Is a Place Where You are Not Alone, pp. 39-40.


There are three kinds of prayer but only one works. The first is a prayer of words. Each sentence is like a cleverly designed key for an unknown lock. Since any combination of words might work, the emphasis is on form and thoroughness. This prayer is not spoken for the benefit of the one who prays but is calculated to change the Unchangeable. The second kind of prayer is a prayer of concentration. Now it is believed that the prayer itself holds some degree of power and is not merely a request for power. The force of the will and the force of the mind are called upon. One must use what he has been given, although how that is to be done is never completely clear. And so this form of prayer holds the same note of uncertainty as did the first. The outcome is not now. The third kind of prayer is a prayer of the heart. It is unambivalent because the true content of the prayer itself is all that is wanted and all that is sought. Unlike the first, it is unconcerned with what words are used, and unlike the second, it does not contain an unquestioned judgment of what external change is needed. The prayer of the heart has no interest in being right or making circumstances or bodies look right. It does not try to unlock God’s heart or to put a part of God to good use. It embraces God. It is a prayer of peacefulness and goodwill. It is a prayer of deep thanks and gentle communication. All that could be wanted is held within the prayer. Now the heart is singing with the heart of God, and all the earth is a chorus.
— Hugh Prather, There Is a Place Where You are Not Alone, pp. 191-192.