Prayer, its Nature & Technique - Kirpal Singh

APPENDIX PRAYER A — SPECIMEN DEFINEDPRAYERSThou art an Ocean of Jewels, with depthsimmeasurable,Thou, O Supreme Wisdom! be merciful untome, and give me understanding to meditateon Thee all the time.O my self, do not be vain and proud, buthumble like dust for that is the way toliberation.The Lord of Nanak is the highest of all, andmany like Nanak serve His Will. 13Be gracious, my Lord, that my eyes may beholdThy Gracious Form;Give me millions of tongues, my Beloved,That I may sing Thy Naam.Singing of Thee will save me from the path ofYama and drive away all pain and sorrow:The Lord permeates the water, earth, etherand everything besides and I see Himeverywhere.All doubts and delusions having vanished, I seethe Lord as the nearest of the near,O Lord! be merciful to Nanak, that he may haveThy blessed vision.My Beloved Lord, grant me millions of ears thatI may hear Thy praises forever,Hearing it is that purifies the mind and snapsthe bondage of time.All bondage ends by constantly meditating onthe Ever-present;131