Does prayer work when study Japanese?

[Muz1234]

I know Japanese people are not that religious, but does prayer works when you study the language?

 

[thomas]

My prayers for wisdom have never been answered. :emoji_grinning:

 

[diligentcircle]

As far as I understand it, praying is just the act of thinking or whispering poetry and/or your own aspirations to yourself structured like requests, so that should be doable in Japanese as well. Let's see...

すべてのハンバーガーをお願いします。

Yep, that was doable.

 

[Lomaster]

In my opinion prayer would only act as a distraction from studies. The most productive Japanese study sessions i have are those when my mind is free of any irrelevant thoughts. Some people describe this state of utmost concentration as "being in the zone".

For that sake i find meditation a tool of choice for buffing my study progress.
So basically i would meditate for 15 minutes before my studying session. That "resets" my thoughts and keeps them from wandering.
I also find it very beneficial to meditate after a study, contemplating freshly learned materials, , newly learned vocab and kanji, reflecting on freshly made mistakes.

There are many types of meditation practiced around the globe. For abovementioned purposes Zazen and transcedental meditation work just fine.