Prayer, its Nature & Technique - Kirpal Singh

PRAYERSheikh which ultimately leads to Fana-fil-Allah,thus completing the journey from Fana to Baqa(from death to immortality).(iii) Truthfulness and Contentment. Our prayerscan be fruitful only when we are true to ourselvesin all aspects of life. We must have rightthoughts, right aspirations, right contemplation,right livelihood and right conduct. Purity inthought, word and deed must precede everythingelse. Righteousness, chastity and truthfulnessare all closely associated with and actuallyspring from Brahmcharya (self control), which is agreat motive force in life. It is on the bedrock ofBrahmcharya that all these things grow and bearfruit.Contentment is an active aid in controlling thewandering faculties of the mind. Unless mentaloscillations stop and stillness is achieved wecannot offer a true and sincere prayer. A stilledmind alone can reflect God’s Light when it maydawn.God is attracted swift and sure,With prayer from mind contented andpure. 52guru nanakTo thine own self be true and then it mustfollow, as night the day, thou canst not befalse to any man.shakespeare48