SFQ uses healing sounds but not prayer. Before doing the active exercises you can call upon the master to receive the masters energy. That is not really the same thing as prayer IMO.
Prayer is used in certain sects of daoism but it is not made use of in SFQ to my knowledge. If you want to know about the chinese tradition & taoism I recommend this book -
The Taoist Manual: An Illustrated Guide
Applying Taoism to Daily Life
Author: Brock Silvers
Paperback: 224 pages
ISBN: 0967794811
Sacred Mountain Press http://www.smpress.com
That's the best book out there for applying religious taoist principles in your daily life.
