On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 7:01 AM, dhamiltony2k5 <dhamiltony...@yahoo.com> wrote: > As the Muslim world stops to pray is there a change in physiological > parameter that shows something is happening? Are there any published studies > to the effectiveness of their spiritual practice? An ME of Islam? The > Muslim Effect? > > Comparative scientific research? > > They seem to stop and have the potential for a lot of quiet time. Is there a > collective transcending going on when they do it? Just wondering. >
Of course you are joking. Muslim prayer, done 5 times a day and of course also in the Mosque, looks more like calisthenics then most prayer. Now pre-Vatican II Catholics used to go through a lot of changes in posture during Mass, from standing to kneeling, to sitting, back to kneeling and of course there's the genuflect when entering and leaving the church or passing in front of the host/chalice/middle of the alter, but it's nothing like the Muslim purifications and prayers.
