Prayer, its Nature & Technique - Kirpal Singh

APPENDIX PRAYER B DEFINED — SIMRANif he had any trouble in which he could be ofany help to him. The bird replied that he had notrouble whatsoever; but if the prophet wishedto do him a favor, he asked him to bring nearer tohim the spring of water that lay at a distance,as a flight to it to quench his thirst interfered inhis Simran. This incident humbled the pride ofMoses.Guru Nanak also speaks in this wise: “IfI forget You, O God, even for a fraction of aminute, this amounts to me more than fiftyyears.” Again He says, “He who is in constantremembrance of God, only he is alive, O Nanak;all others are as it were dead.”Simran must be done at all costs. Constantremembrance of God is life-giving to thedevotee. Guru Nanak says, “If I rememberThee I live. When I forget thee that means deathto me.” There are many devices to developconcentration. Some stand for hours and hours.Others keep their arms uplifted. Some engagein breathing exercises like Pranayam, andsome sleep on nails or sit under the burningsun with four fires lit around them (i.e., PanchAgni Tap or the austerity of the five fires). Butall these methods are artificial. Simran or theremembrance of God is the only natural methodand the easiest to follow and develop. It canbe practiced with equal ease by both the young213