Nirmababadevotee
28-08-2012, 03:05 PM
"Prayer" is a means to connect the physical with the metaphysical. There are no general rules inscribed to perform a prayer as different rights and rituals are prescribed in different religious scriptures. For some, it might mean joining hands before God, but for others it might be synonymous to reading out religious hymns in a temple. Ways to pray might vary but the ultimate goal remains the same that is to get connected with divine, the omnipotent power which can do things that are impossible to accomplish by any human effort. There is an old saying ‘where human effort fails, prayer succeeds’ and that is when a person prays.
Various spiritual leaders have given advice on the best ways to pray, Mahatma Gandhi once said that prayer is not asking. It is a longing of the soul. It is daily admission of one's weakness. He goes to the extent of saying that it is better in prayer to have a heart without words than words without a heart.
Nirmal Baba says, what is important is to have faith in religion and practice the religion one believes in. God expects his followers to have faith in him as that is what pleases him and paves way to receive god's blessings. Baba ji says that praying to God should not be categorized amongst the daily routine tasks, as it is not a formal activity rather prayer is just a medium to connect with almighty. He says prayers should be as simple as possible but what is essentially required is to be sincere towards it. I remember of a friend of mine who used to spend a lot of time and money in organizing community pujas, huge offerings to the temple. One fine day he felt nothing is working out in his favour and he is a loser at every front. It was during that tough time of his life, when through his relatives he came in touch with Nirmal Babaji and attended his samagam. He was so happy to have met Nirmal Baba and finally he understood the reason behind his failures. After which prayer for him is no more a costly affair and he believes praying in silence just for two minutes is all that is important. Nirmal Baba emphasizes on keeping the prayers simple as he believes mispronouncement of mantras brings misfortune. He also advises to be sincere towards prayers and this is what shows ones dedication towards the religious sentiments.
Various spiritual leaders have given advice on the best ways to pray, Mahatma Gandhi once said that prayer is not asking. It is a longing of the soul. It is daily admission of one's weakness. He goes to the extent of saying that it is better in prayer to have a heart without words than words without a heart.
Nirmal Baba says, what is important is to have faith in religion and practice the religion one believes in. God expects his followers to have faith in him as that is what pleases him and paves way to receive god's blessings. Baba ji says that praying to God should not be categorized amongst the daily routine tasks, as it is not a formal activity rather prayer is just a medium to connect with almighty. He says prayers should be as simple as possible but what is essentially required is to be sincere towards it. I remember of a friend of mine who used to spend a lot of time and money in organizing community pujas, huge offerings to the temple. One fine day he felt nothing is working out in his favour and he is a loser at every front. It was during that tough time of his life, when through his relatives he came in touch with Nirmal Babaji and attended his samagam. He was so happy to have met Nirmal Baba and finally he understood the reason behind his failures. After which prayer for him is no more a costly affair and he believes praying in silence just for two minutes is all that is important. Nirmal Baba emphasizes on keeping the prayers simple as he believes mispronouncement of mantras brings misfortune. He also advises to be sincere towards prayers and this is what shows ones dedication towards the religious sentiments.