Zen Posted November 11, 2008 Report Share Posted November 11, 2008 What exactly is a prayer? What is its purpose? Can prayer simply be for letting God know what was going on in our minds; he'd know already. Is it for talking to God? I'm not sure that entirely makes sense, as he already knows what we are thinking and can respond accordingly by simple thought insertion. Why can't we have an ordinary thought conversation with him; why should it take deep concentration and focus? Is it for worship? Then why, again, does it take deep concentration and focus, as he can read our surface thoughts just as well? Is one of its purposes to ask a favor in hard times? Again, why the deep concentration and focus? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amardeep Posted November 11, 2008 Report Share Posted November 11, 2008 I think it is an action of humblenes. By praying to God in times of suffering you admit that there is a force all-powerful and you being nothing compared to it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mithar Posted November 11, 2008 Report Share Posted November 11, 2008 Talking to Sachay Patshah during Ardas is one of the best parts of Nitnem. It's like you have a personal relationship with them. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samundars Posted December 28, 2008 Report Share Posted December 28, 2008 Sharing your problems with th lord an finding the solution for it 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaheediyan Posted December 28, 2008 Report Share Posted December 28, 2008 It's an act of devotion. It is show of subservience to the Master. It's the form of communication taught by Gods divine servants. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big5abi Posted December 29, 2008 Report Share Posted December 29, 2008 The mind of an ordinary person is uncontrollably active with incoming alerts from the five senses of seeing, hearing, smelling, tasting and touching, and with directing outgoing messages to the motor nerves in response. true concentration whether on prayer or God or anything else, is impossible so long as the mind is thus outwardly distracted. most people experiance surcease from the sensory tumult only in the state of sleep, when the mind automatically stills the flow of the life energy that activates the sensory and motor nerves. meditation techniques teach of controlling the life energy consciously, enabling one to disconnect the mind at will from the intrusion of the senses. this creates not an unconscious oblivion, but a blissful transference of identity from the false reality of the body and sensory world to the truth of ones being, the supernal soul, created in gods image. in that interiorized silence wherein the souls divine sonship is no longer squandered in the prodigal outward consciousness, true prayer and divine communion with God, are not only possible, but dynamically effective. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustME Posted January 20, 2009 Report Share Posted January 20, 2009 A prayer can be an unconsious act of Realisation........... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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