Prayer, its Nature & Technique - Kirpal Singh

PRAYERfeet alone. No outer shows are needed, all mustbe done within. Why lose time with the outsideworld? I am now engaged in my Lord within.”Simran, as said above, is all a mental or innerprocess and, as such, a rosary or any otheraid cannot be of any use in this behalf. Byconcentration at the blessed feet of the Master,by implicit faith in His instructions, and byputting them into actual practice, we can attaina stage of perfect bliss. There is no short cut butthat of Simran as enjoined by the Master.The Bible, too, says, “Be ye the doers of theWord and not the hearers only,” and then youwill enter New Jerusalem.CONCLUSIONThe Naam or Word is within you. This isto be contacted within. The observance of theouter rituals and performance of so-calledmeritorious deeds cannot be of any help in thismatter. While the untold treasure of divinitylies hidden within, we search for it without andso all our efforts go in vain.Emerson in this connection says, “The humanbody is a temple of God and, as such, Godcan only be made manifest from within.” Thecontact between an individual spirit or humansoul and the Oversoul is, of course, established226