Any momentary prayer or turning to God is blasphemous. Not the prayer itself, of course, but the time before and after the prayer. When our goal is to live continually in the present moment (a state of continuous “prayer”), then any time not spent in the Now is a deliberate disregard for God.
Each time that we do a “momentary prayer” we are turning our back on God, or insulting the Universe as it were. It is as if we are begrudgingly giving God a few moments of our precious time and reserving the rest for the illusionary aspects of life, for that which does not even exist. Naughty naughty! If God were a jealous or as some say a zealous God then there would be some unpleasant consequences for such a disrespectful attitude. And, of course, there are—and the punishment is indeed severe.
This punishment, however—as some would call it—is not personal. It is a consequence of being in a lawful universe, one that cannot be “insulted” in the conventional meaning of the word but nevertheless “responds” each and every time to our unconscious “disrespectful” behavior. We cannot fool mother nature, we cannot “get away” with forgetting that “she” is there. Hence, we arrive at our conclusion.
Prayer or meditation (because if properly practiced they are the same thing) or our “mindfulness” practice must be seamless. Our practice must be infused into life itself so that it “becomes” our life. Not just the focus of our life, not just the intention of our life—but Life itself. We would then be, in a manner of speaking, always on our knees. We would always be in awe of the beauty of Creation, enthralled by the glorious gift of life, and living in a state of enchantment. Amen
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Find a much more in-depth discussion in books by Roy Charles Henry:
Who Am I? The Second Great Question Concerning the Nature of Reality
Where Am I? The First Great Question Concerning the Nature of Reality
Simple Reality: The Key to Serenity and Survival
