Can prayer be solace to the wounded mind? Can refuge in god be an answer to the troubled person? Is prayer, worship of god, indulgence in rituals, meditation, chanting and memorising of mantras, a form of escapism from attacking one's real problems?
If you want to say YES, you are correct in the statement or presumption. If you want to say NO, thus, again, you are correct in the statement or your presumption. It is up to you. The decision is yours. You can assume it to be true, and resort to prayer, and later, when someone advises against it, and you believe them, you can agree with them and stop all forms of prayer or ritual. You would be correct on both occasions.
Why? Because you have taken a decision. Denying any form of worship to God, is also recognising the aspect of God and prayer. Because you are consciously denying the perspective that prayer could be helpful. If you assume that prayer could be harmful, you are accepting the aspect of God and prayer, again. Similarly, if advised by another, or by your slippery mind to return to God, worship and prayer, you would be correct again, for again, you have taken a decision.
Prayer is a form of communication. If conveyed properly with faith, intense belief and dedication and repetition, you have determined a focus for your mind. You get to be single-minded and attentive to your needs. You will begin to initiate action in this regard, and perhaps you may work to achieve the goals in your prayer.
You create an island of solitude within your mind by your prayer, and your mind begin to accept the goal as inevitable. If you choose the welfare of your loved ones, your mind will not agree to any evil against them and will not permit words of anger. Your life will begin to reorient its dedication to the welfare of those who are close to you and included in your daily prayer.
What if all your prayers are for your well being alone? In that case, your logic and reasoning, guided by your peers, elders, mentors and your friends will help you choose the good over the bad and will help you select the rightful path. By your prayer and by dedication to God, you choose the option to frighten your mind to always choose the honest path over the evil path. Worship and prayer are the tools of good living and it is thus that you link yourself to the godliness in your mind.
If you want to say YES, you are correct in the statement or presumption. If you want to say NO, thus, again, you are correct in the statement or your presumption. It is up to you. The decision is yours. You can assume it to be true, and resort to prayer, and later, when someone advises against it, and you believe them, you can agree with them and stop all forms of prayer or ritual. You would be correct on both occasions.
Why? Because you have taken a decision. Denying any form of worship to God, is also recognising the aspect of God and prayer. Because you are consciously denying the perspective that prayer could be helpful. If you assume that prayer could be harmful, you are accepting the aspect of God and prayer, again. Similarly, if advised by another, or by your slippery mind to return to God, worship and prayer, you would be correct again, for again, you have taken a decision.
Prayer is a form of communication. If conveyed properly with faith, intense belief and dedication and repetition, you have determined a focus for your mind. You get to be single-minded and attentive to your needs. You will begin to initiate action in this regard, and perhaps you may work to achieve the goals in your prayer.
You create an island of solitude within your mind by your prayer, and your mind begin to accept the goal as inevitable. If you choose the welfare of your loved ones, your mind will not agree to any evil against them and will not permit words of anger. Your life will begin to reorient its dedication to the welfare of those who are close to you and included in your daily prayer.
What if all your prayers are for your well being alone? In that case, your logic and reasoning, guided by your peers, elders, mentors and your friends will help you choose the good over the bad and will help you select the rightful path. By your prayer and by dedication to God, you choose the option to frighten your mind to always choose the honest path over the evil path. Worship and prayer are the tools of good living and it is thus that you link yourself to the godliness in your mind.
