(The Washington Post)

How to pray like a Buddhist. For the National Day of Prayer, leaders from different faiths demonstrate how they pray. Buddhist nun Gen Kelsang Varahi says Buddhist prayers have nothing to do with blind faith. Watch the video.

How to pray like a Mormon. For the National Day of Prayer, leaders from different faith demonstrate how they pray. Linda Otani McKinney, a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, says to think of prayer as “a heavenly conversation.” Watch the video.

How to pray like a Sikh. For the National Day of Prayer, leader from different faiths demonstrate how they pray. Sikh priest Surinder Singh says the first step to praying is to surrender the ego. Watch the video

How to pray in a labyrinth. For the National Day of Prayer, leaders from different faiths demonstrate how they pray. Terri Lynn Simpson, a labyrinth facilitator at the Washington National Cathedral, offers a type of prayer – walking through a labyrinth – that people of any religious persuasion can do. Watch the video.