Prayer, its Nature & Technique - Kirpal Singh

WHAT PRAYER TO ASK DEFINED FROM GODExcept Thee all else is the source of troubleand misery,Grant us the gift of Thy Word that brings inpeace and satiation. 110Maulana Rumi prayeth in this wise:GURU ARJANAsk from God nothing but God.Except Him, all else is perishable.Never ask God for a thing that must decay,Ask not of God anything beside Himself.Darken not thy mind with thoughts and caresthat are chimerical.(i) Ask for God:One may invoke help in crucial moments of hislife, from God or from a Godman, for He alonecan rescue him from such slippery moments.Full of the deadly sins and tormented bylusts of the flesh I cry,Rescue me by Thy Grace, as best Thou may.O Great and Compassionate One! I am atThy mercy,With austerities and penances one cannotescape,But with Thy glance of Grace, take Nanakout of the blind well. 11185