Mohan-Mala - Mahatma Gandhi

Mohan-MalaMAYMay 1Prayer is the key of the morning and the bolt of the evening.YI, 23 Jan. 1930May 2As food is necessary for the body, prayer is necessary for the soul. A man maybe able to do without food, for a number of days as MacSwiney did for overseventy days but, believing in God, man cannot, Should not, live a momentwithout prayer.YI, 15 Dec. 1927May 3Prayer needs to speech. It is in itself independent of any sensuous effort. I havenot the slightest doubt that prayer is an unfailing means of cleansing the heartof passion. But it must be combined with the utmost humility.Auto, p. 72May 4I am giving you a bit of my experience and that of my companions when I saythat he who has experienced the magic of prayer may do without food for daystogether but not a single moment without prayer. For without prayer there isno inward peace.YI, 23 Jan. 1930www.mkgandhi.org Page 35