Prayer or Mantra? A Contrast Between Christian Prayer and Eastern Meditation

It is with these intriguing questions that David Smithson begins a thought-provoking examination of the contrasts and connections between Christian prayer and eastern meditation. In Prayer or Mantra? A Contrast Between Christian Prayer and Eastern Meditation, Smithson-a physician in the field of physical medicine and rehabilitation-delivers not a definitive treatise on meditation and prayer, but an enthralling book that will challenge readers to consider a new way of connecting scientific findings to spiritual concepts. Book jacket.