Prayer, its Nature & Technique - Kirpal Singh

PRAYERIn all trying circumstances, prayer is the lastweapon in our armory. Where all human effortsfail, prayer succeeds.. . . More things are wrought by prayer thanthis world dreams of . . .. . . For what are men better than sheep orgoat,That nourish a blind life within the brain,If knowing God, they lift not their hands inprayer.Both for themselves and those they callfriends.tennysonWhen prayer is the salt of life, we cannot dowithout it. But whom do we pray to? The answernaturally is, “To the One Supreme God or theGodman in whom His power resides and throughwhom it works in the world.” All religions arein agreement on the point that prayer at the seatof the soul draws out all the latent powers ofGodhood within, and one can achieve spiritualbeatitude through it. It is a connecting linkbetween the Creator and His creation, betweenGod and man. It is a supporting staff in thehands of a spiritual aspirant and a pilgrim soulcannot do without it, right from the beginningto the end of the journey, for it saves one frommany a pitfall on the way, and transforms themind through and through, until it shines forthand begins to reflect the light of the soul.8