. . "[A] recent British review of 31 studies on the effects of prayer has found that people who pray lead happier lives even if they never go to church. Two studies of patients at coronary care units showed that those who were prayed for recovered earlier than those who weren't -- even though they had no idea that anyone was praying for them." - "Healing Power of Faith", Reader's Digest - British Edition, September 2002

Scientists should conduct more differentiated surveys. For example, comparing "pre-defined" and "improvization" prayers; or comparing different denominations' prayers (non-denominational ones included); or comparing the praying yields - these would be interesting surveys. Prayer itself is also just one part of things called "sadhana" - other fields would be also interesting to investigate, beginning with getting up early in the dawn.

I would be curious, then, how they measure the happiness of life.

I suggest that you get a subscription to the Journal of Happiness Studies.

Over the last three decades, Bhaktivedanta Institute has been organizing international conferences and local symposiums on science and religion.

Bhaktivedanta Institute Also!

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Albert Einstein once said: "Religion without science is lame, and science without religion is blind."

At first I thought that guy was Al Roker from the today show! Maybe they were seperated at birth.

Another brother from a different mother? And i thought the guy he (Al Roker/Svarupa Damodhara) was talking to was not some scientist, but Luciano Pavarotti!

Taggore and Einstein in conversation