Prayer, its Nature & Technique - Kirpal Singh

NEED PRAYER FOR DEFINED PRAYERKhwaja Nizami prayeth:O God! Thou alone art my well-wisher.Show me the way whereby I may win ThyGrace and attain salvation.In the holy Koran also it is stated that peopleought to pray for that which may be useful bothin this world and in the next.20. Need for PrayerWE CANNOT win God either by flattery orby vain repetitions, nor does He stand togain or lose anything whether we offer prayers ornot. Compassionate as He is, His Grace is alwaysat work in each and all alike for we cannot livewithout It. We can, however, attract that Graceto our advantage by becoming a fit receptaclefor It. Humility and faith purify the mind andmake it a fit instrument for God’s Grace. Thesetwo aids help in inverting the lotus of the mindwhich at present is attuned with the senses.Unless we are able to turn its direction upward,God’s Grace cannot flow directly into it.Prayers, humble and sincere, help in establishinga harmony between man’s mind and God’sGrace. He needs no forensic arguments and legalacumen in defense of our deeds and needs. Allthat is required is a pure and loving heart attunedto His Grace, and the latter is automaticallyattracted to it.63