Spiritual Prayer Research Articles

Experiences of women living with cervical cancer in Ghana: challenges and coping strategies

BackgroundCervical cancer is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality among women globally. The condition is both preventable and treatable yet remains a leading cause of cancer death in Ghana. This study aims to explore the unique experiences of women living with cervical cancer with a focus on the challenges and coping strategies.MethodsThe study employed a qualitative approach with an exploratory, descriptive design. This study was conducted among women with cervical cancer aged 18 years and above who have been diagnosed with the disease for at least 3 months. A total of 16 participants were purposively sampled based on the eligibility criteria and individually interviewed using a semi-structured guide. The six-step technique for qualitative analysis by Braun and Clarke guided data analysis.ResultsMost participants resorted to self-medication, over-the-counter drugs and herbal preparations as a first line of defense against the disease. The presence of cervical cancer affected participants’ physical and mental well-being. Other challenges included financial burden and frequent equipment breakdowns which affected patients’ treatment. Participants adopted different coping strategies such as taking blood tonic, increased rest and sleep, spiritual prayers and recreational activities. Family members, friends, the church and health workers provided support in the area of finance, advice, meal preparation and house chores, prayers and counseling to participants.ConclusionsCervical cancer affects the quality of life of many women and their significant others. The condition puts a lot of financial burden on its victims and there is the need for a system to reduce the burden on patients. It is recommended that the treatment of cervical cancer should be covered by the National Health Insurance Scheme to ease the financial burden on patients. There is a need for expansion of access to cervical cancer treatment across the country to reduce patients’ burden and relieve the pressure on the few pieces of equipment at the current treatment centres.

Sudut Pandang Al-Ghozali Dalam Memaknai Spiritualitas Shalat

One of the obligations of Muslims is prayer. Prayer is an obligation that requires the participation of two organs, namely the body and the heart. Even though he has prayed five times, his prayer cannot be said to be perfect if it is not accompanied by "the presence of the heart". The true value of worship is not judged from mere physical activity. The presence of the heart is another manifestation of the relationship between a servant and his Lord. The problem studied in this thesis is, what are the spiritual values ​​in prayer according to Al Ghazali's view. The purpose of this study was to find out how Al-Ghazali's view in interpreting the spiritual prayer.
 To reveal this problem in depth and comprehensively, the researcher uses a library method that is useful for providing information, facts and data regarding Al-Ghazali's views in interpreting the spiritual meaning of prayer, then the data is described, analyzed and discussed to answer these problems. problem.
 From the results of this study it was found that Al-Ghazali's view in interpreting the spiritual meaning of prayer lies in a servant who is able to carry out his prayers solemnly. Because we can solemnly feel the presence of God in front of us when we pray. The solemnity of a servant according to Al Ghazali can be achieved with six sentences, namely a servant who prays must be able to offer his heart, is Tafahhum, Takdzim, Haibah, Raja' and Haya'. The influence of prayer for humans is also felt by humans who are solemn in prayer. Among the effects, humans will be more disciplined in time because they feel supervised by Allah and will not waste valuable time. Second, humans are more humble because when the prostration of the feet and head are parallel, the third result is that humans will be protected from evil and evil deeds and by praying earnestly humans will be able to find peace in life and peace of mind.

HOUSEHOLD PREFERENCE FOR TRADITIONAL/HERBAL AND MODERN MEDICINE IN ABUJA, NIGERIA

The use of herbal medicinal products and supplements has increased enormously over the past three decades with not less than 80% of people globally depending on them for some part of primary healthcare. However, this might be the case in many Cities. This study seeks to determine. Household preference for traditional/herbal and modern medicine in Abuja, Nigeria. Cross-sectional data from the primary source was used for this study. Two hundred and twenty (220) individuals responded to the survey hence that constitutes the sample size used for the study. Descriptive statistics were used to analyze the data set. From the result, the mean age was 33.7 years. About 90.9% of the respondents in the study area had tertiary education. Most (60%) of the respondents were female in the study. Most (50%) of the respondents were civil servants and 58.63% of the respondents have a household size below 5 persons. 60% of the respondents prefer modern/contemporary drugs, 25.91% prefer traditional/local drugs, and 14.09% prefer to seek out spiritual prayers when they are sick. Dosage of traditional medicine cannot be regulated was the most ranked perception of the respondents. Most (55%) of the respondent posit that they were dizzy after taking traditional medicine. From the foregoing, it can be concluded that the usage of traditional medicine was still poor, as most of the households in the study posit that they preferred modern drugs. Majority of the respondent also opined that the dosage of traditional drugs could not be properly regulated. Traditional drugs had negative side effects including heavy dizziness, purging among others. Based on the findings of the study, it is therefore recommended that training and re-training be done for the producers of traditional medicine on how to better prescribe the necessary dosage per time. It is also recommended that an advocacy campaign be carried out to encourage patronage of locally produced herbs given that some of the imported or foreign drugs are made from herbs as well.

A Study to Assess the Effectiveness of Spiritual Prayer in Reducing Level of Depression among Orphan Children in Selected Orphanage Homes of Central Part of Gujarat State

Background of the study: Worldwide it seems that the child who have not single or both parents they are widely suffer from various psychological conditions as they are very prone to get hurt due to lack of love and affection. Moreover, some research paper shows that orphan children have hopelessness because no one is available to help them. Researchers had established that orphaned children are more expected to suffer from internalizing troubles, such as depression and anxiety. Objectives: 1) To assess the level of depression among orphan children 2) To assess the effectiveness of spiritual prayer in reducing level of depression among orphan children. 3) To find out the association between level of depression with selected socio-demographic variable of orphan children. Methodology: A Quantitative quasi experimental study was done among orphan age people in selected orphan age homes of Central part of Gujarat State with depression. 70 orphan age children were chosen by convenient non probability sampling technique then samples were assigned through the randomization in to experimental group. Data were collected using child depression inventory. The spiritual prayer was continued for 14 days, for twice a day for 6 min. Result: Spiritual prayer reduced the depression level among orphan age children in selected orphan age homes. Experimental participants (n=35; M=6.60, SD= 1.94) depicts significant reduction in level of depression compared with control group (n=35; M= 0.31, SD= 0.58) (p = <0.0001, 95% CI [5.60-6.97]). Conclusion: Researcher felt spiritual prayer can be effective non pharmacological, non-invasive therapy to reduce the level of depression among orphan age children.

Effect of Spiritual Prayer in Reducing Level of Depression among Orphan Children-Literature Review

Effect of Spiritual Prayer in Reducing Level of Depression among Orphan Children-Literature Review

МОЛИТВА ЯК ДІАЛОГ ЛЮДИНИ ТА БОГА: РЕЛІГІЄЗНАВЧИЙ АСПЕКТ

The author notes that prayer is a kind of mental state, which is characterized by extreme intensification of the emotional sphere, which ultimately leads to the transformation of a person, breakthrough into the sphere of the Divine. Moreover, the procedural nature of the prayer highlights the spiritual horizons of the being of a person, allows expanding its spiritual and transcendental meanings of existence. This would certainly contribute to the substantiation of the type of philosophizing that would combine the rational and the irrational and thereby serve both the mind, feeling and morality in the personality formation, its involvement in the sphere of the Divine. Prayer acts as a catalyst for the activity of the consciousness of the subject, his spirituality. It provides a person support for his target attitude, relieving internal stresses. Priority is its role in extreme situations when the maximum concentration of spiritual and physical forces of the person is required. Prayer practices act as a generator of energy, support the inner attitude of a person, necessary for further activities and for overcoming difficulties. In fact, the prayer becomes the generator of the formation of a kind of subjective reality of a person, sets its style of life and thinking. Prayer is the phenomenon by which not only certain meanings are found by person, but also indicators of the existence of a certain hierarchy of values and landmarks are verified. Spiritual prayer experience is the experience of human existence, the experience of "gathering oneself" from scattered parts, where a person is both an artist and a work of art, where not only one has to live, but also to comprehend, to create not only oneself in the process of this reflection, but also the world of the Other. Therefore, the prayer process forms the complex architectonics of the spiritual mode of being of a person, sets its viability, thanks to which it is self-determined, aiming at dialogue with the Absolute.

ISRA’ MI'RAJ TRADITION AS A FORM FOR MILLENIAL GENERATION CHARACTER

The thesis discuss about the value of Isra' Mi'raj in the formation of character for learnerscontained in QS Al-Isra verse 1. The study motivated by how important the values of theformation character for learners contained in the event of Isra' Mi'raj Prophet MuhammadSAW The purpose of this research is: to know the values of Isra 'Mi'raj deeply in theformation of student’s character, and they can implement in their daily life. The method ofthe reserach uses the type of qualitative research in the form of library research (Libraryresearch) by taking the values of the objects Isra Mi'raj in the formation characterfor learners. The sources of data are used general and special reference sources, datacollection techniques is done by using the Library research, the technique of collectingdata by collecting data and reviewing the literature books that contain theories. Thedata analysis techniques is using content analysis techniques, namely the step in takingconclusions as an answer from the formulation of existing problems, and tahlili method isa method of interpretation that the mufasir explain the content of verses of the Qur'an invarious aspects. The results obtained from this study includes: (1) How Isra 'Mi'raj in theQur'an? Isra 'Mi'raj must be with body and soul, not dream and not imagination. ProphetMuhammad did Isra 'with the spirit and service in the conscious state. (2) What kind ofthe character values that contained in QS Al-Isra verse 1? Such as: honest, fair, patientand istiqomah. (3) How are the implications of the character values Isra 'Mi'raj in QS Al-Isra' verse 1? Praying, human is required to perform prayers, because people who alwaysperform their physical and spiritual prayers will be better, healthier, fresher than peoplewho do not perform prayers. Devoted to parents, it turns out that devote to the parents isvery influential / strategy for the formation of character the leraners. Through effectivecommunication in formulating the policy of character formation for learners and conductjoint supervision on the behavior of the learners at school and in the home environment.

Camphor Induced Seizures in an Adult- A Revisit

In Nineteenth century camphor was produced by distillation of the tree bark of camphor (Cinnamomum camphora) however now a days it is obtained artificially from oils like turpentine. Camphor is used to relieve pain, coryza, haemorrhoids, osteoarthritis and is an ingredient in of many over-the-counter drugs. In India the most popular use of camphor still remains in the spiritual prayers and pujas offered daily even in an ordinary household. Seizures can occur as soon as minutes after ingestion of camphor. Seizures associated with camphor have been reported in young children after accidental ingestion, dermal, and inhalational exposure. We report a case of camphor self-ingestion in an elderly female who experienced generalized tonic clonic convulsions with no previous history of seizure disorder. On evaluation she had no other plausible explanation for seizures but for camphor toxicity. She was treated supportively with no seizure recurrence.

Hour of HOPE: A Spiritual Prayer Program for Homeless Adults

Self-expression of one’s life history within the context of a spiritual program focused on prayer may be important to homeless adults. We explored a 22 weekly evening one hour program called Hour of HOPE (Hearing Other People’s Experiences), with working poor adult women and men living within an affluent suburb to a major metropolitan US city. Participants (n = 7) and team leaders (n = 7) completed a very brief open-ended survey asking the most/least helpful session, what should be retained or changed moving forward, and a reason why they felt someone should participate. Response rate was low, but overall emerged themes were extremely positive. Individuals felt that this program gave them a voice, a place where their life story could be heard and expresses in a safe setting. Implications for expanding similar spiritual programs among homeless adults are discussed.

Malaysia Women Survivors’ Perspective on Healing from Childhood Sexual Abuse through Spirituality

A qualitative study using transcendental-phenomenological research design was used to understand healing experience encountered by Malaysian women survivors of childhood sexual abuse. In this study, element of spirituality its connection healing experience was from childhood sexual abuse were explored. Seven women survivors participated in the study and a total of 21 in-depth interview sessions were carried out with each session ranging from 40 to 100minutes. Outcome of this study unveiled 4 themes of healing experiences connected to element of spirituality. They were: Experience of God presence in their life, Experience of change of perspective of childhood sexual abuse, Found inner strengths through God, and Found peace and serenity through spiritual prayer and reading.

Religious and Spiritual Practices and Identification among Individuals Living with Cancer and Other Chronic Disease

Religion and spirituality in the context of health care are poorly understood, particularly for individuals with chronic illness. Using data from the 2003 Complementary and Alternative Medicine supplement to the 2001 California Health Interview Survey, we examined whether cancer survivors (n = 1,777) and individuals with other chronic illnesses (n = 4,784) were either more likely to identify themselves as religious and spiritual or more likely to use religious and spiritual practices for health purposes than individuals with no disease (n = 2,342). We observed that cancer survivors and individuals with chronic illnesses were more likely than those with no disease to use religious and spiritual prayer and healing practices. Individuals with chronic diseases were not inherently more likely to identify themselves as religious than were healthy individuals and were only slightly more likely to identify themselves as spiritual. These findings indicate that individuals with cancer and other chronic illnesses may be using religious and spiritual practices as a way to cope with their illness. Future research should continue to examine whether and how religious and spiritual practices are used as complementary or alternative medicine, and health care professionals should ask their patients about such use.

Mysticism

Journal Article Mysticism Get access Christian Perfection. By FRANÇOIS DE SALIGNAC DE LA MOTHE FÉNELON. Edited and prefaced by Charles F. Whiston. Translated by Mildred Whitney Stillman. New York and London: Harper & Brothers, 1947. 208 pages. $1.75. A Guide to True Peace, or The Excellency of Inward and Spiritual Prayer. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1946. 118 pages. $1.00. CARL E. PURINTON CARL E. PURINTON Boston University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of the American Academy of Religion, Volume XVII, Issue 2, April 1949, Pages 153-b–154, https://doi.org/10.1093/jaarel/XVII.2.153-b Published: 01 April 1949

Book Review: A Guide to True Peace, or the Excellency of Inward and Spiritual Prayer

Book Review: A Guide to True Peace, or the Excellency of Inward and Spiritual Prayer