Prayer, its Nature & Technique - Kirpal Singh

PRAYERS FOR DEFINED OTHERS18. Prayers for OthersSINCE all souls are of the same essence as ofGod and are correlated with each other, onemay as well pray for the benefit of others. Highsouls always pray for the good of the entirehumanity. They are not content with the greatestgood for the greatest number as is commonlysought by the leaders of society. Their prayersgenerally end with the words — ”O God, dogood unto all.”The Muslims first pray for the Momins (theirbrethren in faith), and thereafter for all the rest.The Buddhists likewise pray for all. Christ evensuggested prayer for one’s enemies. Amongstthe Hindus it is a common practice to closetheir prayers with a few charitable words forall living creatures great and small. Some peopleoffer prayers for the ills of the entire humanity andstill others make use of it in the case of individualailments. Telepathy has now conclusively provedhow heartstrings between individuals play inunison, irrespective of dis-tance between thetwo. There is a tremendous power in thoughtvibrations and their range is unlimited. Is notthe coming into being of the countless universesand their dissolution the result of some thoughtforce,if we may be permitted to use the phrase, asindicative of God’s Will, no matter what we maycall it — Kalma, Word, Hukam, or Bhana. Thus the57