401--Q&A WITH SWAMIJI-- Praying for others... do they really need to know ?

[Guest guest]

Like Grace, I have family and friends that I would like to list but

they wouldn't understand about a sankalpa. In the Christian culture,

we don't ask people for permission to pray for them; we just do it.

If I asked my family and friends if I could pray for them, they would

think that odd.

Nanda asks:

Is it absolutely necessary for us to inform our recipients that we are

praying for them? Sometimes we pray for people that we have heard of

are in trouble, but dont know personally. Also, like in Karen's case

there is discomfort in case of ridicule from others. Can you please

advise Swamiji ? Thank you for your time.

Swamiji's response:No, the rule is not absolute. The prayer is more

effective when we are one in our intention as well as one in the

execution. But it is still valuable to pray for others, even if they

are not conscious of our efforts. On a subtle level they receive the

blessings that we communicate.