Serious question What’s the material difference between institutionalized forms of prayer vs magical incantations and occult rituals? Beyond supplication vs command attitudes? You’re still operating with a supernatural interventionist expectation right?
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It’s kinda hilarious that I can recite large chunks of many Sanskrit hymns (they tend to be long do memorizing complete ones is a feat) simply by virtue of having picked them up through repeatedly hearing them and barely understanding 10-25%.
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My older relatives are convinced it does me good anyway. Even uncomprehending listening and rote parroting ability picked up despite yourself.
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I suspect Christian prayer is significantly more social by default. Hindu prayer seems to be private by default.https://twitter.com/micahtredding/status/1318350061483532288?s=21 …
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