To pray is to think about the meaning of life.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Prayer is a way of thinking about what life means.
- In plain terms
- To pray is to think about life's meaning.
- What can you take from it?
- See prayer as a form of deep thinking about life.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What is the goal of prayer?
- How does thought relate to faith?
Another view
Not all prayer is about thinking or meaning.
More from Ludwig Wittgenstein
The meaning of life, i.e. the meaning of the world, we can call God.
Permalink to quote #6 To believe in God means to see that the facts of the world are not the end of the matter. To believe in God means to see that life has a meaning.
Permalink to quote #8 What do I know about God and the purpose of life? I know that this world exists.
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