the purpose of this book, written by karen glass, is to inspire towards a more profound life through the practice of meditation and the power of the spoken word-prayer. this book guides the reader through a new and original daily practice that combines meditation and prayer. meditative prayer draws from the traditions of eastern meditation, the mindful practice of contemporary attention meditation and the tradition of judeo-christian-islamic prayer. a daily practice of meditative prayer reduces our internal mental dialogue and engages the mind with positivity, goodness and loving kindness. the practice guides us daily toward focusing our attention on the way we want to form our lives through transcendence- the experience of going beyond the range of our known limitations. we begin to see life through a bigger lens with a greater awareness of ourselves and others. the book of MP has been designed to be read over and over again.