what is prayer.............................

[Guest guest]

Dear Devotees of Divinity in TBP,

Love and Love alone....

 

Here is a wonderful posting received from a different source

on " Prayer " . Read it and see whether you can put it into practice.

 

Love and Love alone...

P. Gopi Krishna

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what is prayer.............................

Posted by: " leepikaa " lipikaa_b lipikaa_b

Wed Mar 14, 2007 9:18 pm (PST)

What is Prayer

 

Prayer is an effort to communicate with God, or to some deity or

deities, or another form of spiritual entity, or otherwise, either to

offer praise, to make a request, or simply to express one's thoughts

and emotions or in short its just talking to God.

 

How to Pray

 

The scriptures indicate that there are seven (7) techniques of

successful prayer:

 

1. When you pray just talk to God as a little boy would to a father

or mother whom he loves and with whom he feels in harmony. Tell Him

everything that is on your mind and in your heart.

 

2. Talk to God in simple everyday speech. He understands every

language. It is not necessary to use an exaggerated formal speech.

You would not talk to your father or mother that way, would you? God

is your heavenly father (or mother). Why should you be formal to Him

or Her? This will make your relationship with Him more natural.

 

3. Tell God what you want. You might as well be factual. You want

something. Tell Him about it. Tell Him you would like to have it if

He thinks it is good for you. But also say and mean it that you will

leave it to Him to decide and you will accept His decision as best

for you. If you do this regularly it will bring to you what you

ought to have, and thus fulfill your own destiny. It will be

possible for God to give you things that you should have-wonderful

things. It is really unfortunate, the marvellous things we miss,

things God wants to give us and cannot because we insist upon

something else, something only a fraction as fine as He wants to

give us.

4. Practice praying as many times during the day as possible. For

example, when you are driving your car, instead of the aimless

thoughts that go through your mind, talk to God as you drive. If you

have a companion in the front seat, you would talk to him or her.

Would you not? Then, imagine the Lord is there and in fact He is, so

just talk to Him about everything. If you are waiting for the subway

train or bus, have a little chat with Him. Most importantly say

little prayer before you go to bed. If it is not possible, get into

bed, relax and then pray. God will lull you to a wonderful carefree

sleep.

 

5. It is not always necessary to say words when you pray. Spend a

few moments just thinking about Him. Think how good He is, how kind

He is and that He is right by your side guiding and watching over

you.

 

6. Don't always pray for yourself. Try helping others by your

prayers. Pray for those who are in trouble or are ill. Whether they

are your loved ones or your friends or neighbours, your prayer will

profoundly affect them. And...

 

7. Last but not the least whatever you do, do not make all prayers

into the form of begging God for something. The prayer for

thanksgiving is much more powerful. Make your prayer consisting of a

listing of all the fine things you possess, or all the wonderful

things that have happened to you. Name them over, thank God for them

and make that your whole prayer. You will find that these prayers of

thanksgiving grow.

 

In the final analysis, please do not pray to God to run after you to

satisfy your selfish desires. You are supposed to do your work as

efficiently and skilfully as possible. With faith in God and using

the above techniques of prayer you will have success in every walk

of life.

 

So keep talking all the time with god

 

leepikaa

 

Gopi Krishna <gopi

[Guest guest]

Bhagavat Banduvulaku,

 

Sadara Pranamamulu. While the method and practical ways of

prayer enunciated in the wonderful post are read with overwhelming

joy,by all the Sadhakas, the Sadhakas who wants to experience HIM

should always remember the following few lines.

 

1. The devotees must pray the Lord with Aarti when they wish

anything from HIM. Visulise HIM in your mind as if you are touching

HIS Lotus feet with your palms and sometimes with your entire face

or cleansing HIS Lotus feet with your tears of joy for giving you

this Manusha Janma. HE will melt away ( As is His nature )and

sanction what all you wish.

 

2. Always rember your WISH. The best wish shall be " I want

you only " . His Holiness Shri Tridandi Chinna Jeeyar Swamy, says in

one of his Pravachanams, that The Lord laments that nobody wants

HIM. Everybody wants either Wealth, Fame, Power etc., None wants

HIM. HH Jeeyar Swamy guides us always pray for HIM only. If one

gets HIM, one gets the INFINITE OF HAPPINESS. LET ALL SADHAKAS

REMEMBER HIS

HOLINESS SHRI SHRI SHRI TRIDANDI RAMANUJA CHINNA JEEYAR'S GUIDANCE.

 

With Ugadi Subhakamanalato,

 

JAJISARMA

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