Name prayer

The name prayer is a form of prayer or meditation in which an approach to God or a visualization of God is to be achieved through constant invocation of divine names. In Christianity , the Jesus prayer is particularly important in this context , in Amitabha Buddhism the practice of Nembutsu and in Hinduism Nama-Japa, also known as Namasmarana .

literature

• Willi Massa : The cave of the heart: mantra practice and name prayer . Butzon and Bercker, Kevelaer 1982, ISBN 3-7666-9254-2 .
• Emmanuel Jungclaussen : The Jesus Prayer . Instructions for invoking the name JESUS ​​from a monk of the Eastern Church. Verlag Friedrich Pustet , Regensburg 1976, ISBN 978-3-7917-0484-5 .
• Sister Vandana: Nama Japa - The Prayer of the Name in Hinduism and Christianity . Practical guidance, origins and traditions. Matthias-Grünewald-Verl., Mainz 1992, ISBN 978-3-7867-1618-1 .

See also

• Centering Prayer
• Onomatodoxy

Web links

• 4.4 Comparisons of the history of religion . In: On the tradition of prayer from the heart , Reli4You.at.
• Bernhard Bürgler SJ: Praying with the name 'Jesus Christ'