Does Prayer Really work? - What should We Pray for? Part 03

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In prayer we need not request anything at all. Prayer may be best

used simply to draw us closer to God - to bring God into our lives

and attract his grace. Prayer can then enable us to experience the

joy and bliss which God confers.

 

" Our devotion and prayer to God should not be for the sole purpose

of obtaining something or fulfilling some desire of ours. This

should be for the sake of atma (the inner divinity) and for the sake

of becoming one with the Lord and for the sake of getting the bliss

that one can get by being close to the Lord " Baba

 

Its is best to pray for results which reduce desires and promote

peace, love, and understanding. These are the proper objects of

prayer, they are the special gifts of God which are not available in

any shop. Perhaps the wisest object of prayer is for the removal of

the obstacles which block our spiritual progress. Persistence may be

required for us to obtain our goal, but tenacious effort builds

spiritual strength. The difficulty of our journey sometimes grants

us added fortitude, as the strongest steel is forged in fire. If we

listen to our living hearts, not to the rationalizations of our

minds, we will concentrate on proper goals. The heart is a wiser

guide and is the source of true prayer and communion with God.

 

" Prayers must amanate from the heart, where God resides, and not

from the head, where doctrines and doubts clash " Baba

 

It is important to pray for benefits which further spiritual

progress. When we experience difficulty in fulfilling our wishes, it

may be that we need to examine and possibly change our attitude

rather than present circumstances. Many times the things for which

we pray are obstacles to our spiritual progress. In fact, it may be

best for us that most of our prayers are not granted. It is not

always possible for us to determine the consequences of our desires.

The following story illustrates this point.

 

A young man once had a simple wish - he prayed for a job so that he

could leave his parents' home. Next, he prayed for a wife to cook

for him and provide a home for him. Withe wife came children, so he

prayed for a big house to put them in and a car to carry his family

around town. Then he needed a better job to support all his

obligations. Finally the poor fellow was so burdened by his many

responsibilites that he only wished to retire into the forest alone

to meditate. Unfortunately his spiritual prayer could not be

granted, because all of his previous prayers for material benefits

had been granted.

 

" God gives you whatever you pray for, so take care. Ask for the

right things " Baba

 

It is best to let the Lord decide what we should receive. He sees

the past, the present and the future of us all. The material objects

that we pray for often increase our desires and make our lives more

difficult. However, some material wishes may be granted so that we

will appreciate God's benevolence.

 

Bba Said

 

" I give you what you want, so that you will learn to want what I

have to give "

 

Still, the wise course is to trust in the Lord to provide what is

necessary for us.

 

" Not knowing what we should ask, we are asking him for something

when really we want something else. In this process, we are getting

ourselves into difficulties. God is always ready to give you all

that you want, but you do not seem to know what is good for you and

what you really want. since you do not know what you should want and

under what circumstances, it is better and easier to surrender

yourself completely to God and simply ask only for his grace 7

Blessing " Baba

 

Baba is every where just feel him and keep on saying `Om Sai Ram' to whom so

ever you meet.

 

OM SAI SRI SAI JAI JAI SAI!!! Let us pray at the lotus feet of Bhagwan Baba who

is the incarnation of all gods and protector of all, to show mercy on us, and

increase our devotion towards him

 

Let us pray Shri Sai to give us the intellect and wisdom to make tomorrow's

world a happier place to stay always with unity by following his principle of

" Shraddha " and " Saburi "

 

Let us pray to Sri Sai to grant us steady faith and love on him.

 

Jai Sai Ram

Swamy Mahadevan

Bow to Shri Sai-Peace be to all

Baba Bless you ever!!!

 

Continued.....The Answer Will Come When the Time is Right?