"Sought through prayer and meditation to improver our conscious contact with God as we understood him, praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out."
What does the phrase "conscious contact" mean? I just do not get it.
2006-11-15 02:08:23 · 5 answers · asked by autumn 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
There is a difference between generally believing that God exists and vaguely acknowledging him...and spending time with God. Spending time with God consists of prayer (talking to him) and meditation (listening). It takes some consistency with regard to practicing meditation before one's own noise clears from one's head, so that one may begin to hear God.
So, that's all it means. Getting in touch with God. Like, you may have a friend out of state and think about him or her a whole bunch but never write or never call. Conscious contact is writing or calling.
It means connecting up with God. Spending time with him.
Over time, you will develop a relationship with God--if you engage in a daily practice of prayer and meditation. That is, you will come to know God.
Sounds nuts perhaps, but it's true. It has been my experience, in any event.
2006-11-15 02:19:30 · answer #1 · answered by Gestalt 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Step 11 is to seek to improve our conscious contact, the Big Book says at step 11 we have just made conscious contact. We get to the point of making contact by working steps 1-10 during which we become aware God is working in our lives.
A commonly used term today is people who are "health conscious" their daily activities, exercise, diet, sleep, etc. are guided by living a healthy lifestyle.
Step 11 tells us what we do when we retire at night, when we wake in the morning; that our day be directed by God and say "Thy will be done" several times throughout the day.
We become God conscious every minute of the day and that improves our contact
2014-11-01 00:36:40 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The answer is self-evident in the 11th Step...
Prayer and meditation is the preferred method to achieve "conscious contact". Think of it simply as holding a conversation with God: "Prayer" is you doing the talking..."Meditation" is you doing the listening.
Through the practice of prayer and meditation, you are in contact with God.
Now, "conscious" means "awake" (as opposed to "unconscious") - you are to seek conscious (constant, "while you are awake") contact with God. Another way to say "conscious contact" is "to be constantly aware" of God's presence.
The step merely tells you that you should "practice" (sought, seeking) prayer and meditation....then it will come as second nature to you.
In Scripture, St. Paul says that we are to "Pray without ceasing" - same basic idea.
The 11th Step sets limits, however....saying that when we pray we are only to pray "only for knowledge of His will FOR US...and (for) the power to carry (His will) out." In other words...no praying for God to strike our enemies dead or things that are outside of His will for us.
The steps are basic concepts that Bill Wilson took from his study of the Oxford Movement (of the 1830's) in England.
2006-11-15 02:38:12 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-22 03:19:07 · answer #4 · answered by balderas 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
conscious contact...
feels like...a conscious effort to feel what God wants.
to be open to inspiration...all inspiration is from God.
and those who are open to inspiration...know how to listen to God and hear His messages..signs..etc.
2006-11-15 02:11:17 · answer #5 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋