Boredom in prayer or in a spiritual discipline can be a common experience among people of faith. Questions arise about what is going wrong, and some may stop their practice altogether. Believers bring their histories and personalities to the devotional moment, which may account for some of this boredom. D. W. Winnicott and spiritual theology reveal the underlying dynamics at play in certain types of boredom and offer practical methodology for discernment and navigation through such experiences. Spiritual theology indicates that boredom in prayer may be a result of sin, God-initiated purgation, or a developmental capacity or deficit. In cases of developmental capacity or deficit, spiritual theology does not fully explain why the deficit exists or how to develop that capacity. Psychoanalytic theory bolsters spiritual theology by providing a deeper understanding of such boredom experiences and a methodology for working with them. Case studies from psychoanalytic theory and spiritual direction amplify theoretical concepts by providing examples of practical applications.

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精神实践很无聊：对精神倦怠的精神分析理解

祈祷或精神操练的无聊可能是有信仰的人的共同经历。问题出在什么地方，有些人可能会完全停止练习。信徒将他们的历史和个性带到灵修时刻，这可能是造成这种无聊的部分原因。DW Winnicott 和灵性神学揭示了在某些类型的无聊中起作用的潜在动力，并提供了实用的方法来辨别和导航这些经历。精神神学表明，祷告无聊可能是罪、上帝发起的净化、发展能力或缺陷的结果。在发展能力或缺陷的情况下，精神神学并没有完全解释为什么存在缺陷或如何发展这种能力。精神分析理论通过提供对这种无聊经历的更深入理解以及与它们一起工作的方法来支持精神神学。来自精神分析理论和精神方向的案例研究通过提供实际应用的例子来扩大理论概念。