"Prayer is the last resort and the ultimate resource left to man where the human intellect fails."
- Mahasaya, Ramakrishna Paramahamsa's disciple.
I have often thought about this powerful statement that i read from the book "A Search in Secret India" by the western Spiritual explorer Paul Brunton. When the whole world is aligned with reason and intellect, Is it worthwhile to put effort on something that purely depends on faith. How many of us have felt or at least agree with the fact that Prayer is a force that helps us to subconsciously concentrate only on things that are positive. Though i have heard and read a lot about self realization or emancipation, i have not really had such moments in life till now. But, i have a very strong belief that prayer can help you generate positive thoughts and in the long run create a mindset thats devoid of negative thoughts. It also aids in being calm while under pressure and can help you weigh merits and demerits of a situation and take an informed decision. The western philosophy of Auto Suggestion seems to work in a similar manner. Any thought positive or negative is a wave that spreads around you and amasses more of its kind from the surrounding universe until it becomes a tsunami. This eventually has an effect on how you react or respond to people or situations. I am sure that everyone prays for something constructive. The saying that Well begun is half done is grounded to the fact that the person has the right mindset in order to achieve what he wants to. I would say that this is also a kind of a prayer that is done subconsciously without even the individual realizing it. How do i cultivate the habit of praying often? Going to temples often can be a very good starting point. Temples are places where most of us tend to keep our egos out and try to remain our true self. Thats a place where we can start practicing the art of praying or auto suggetion. Once you get habituated to praying regularly, you will realize that you feel calm and your days are better than what you expected. Your talking will get reduced and you will start to judge content and not people. You will also realize that there is always a force that is ready to help you realize your positive goals. With our life span being very short, why do we need to litter our mind with anything negative. I believe it takes only practice to keep our mind bubbling with possitive thoughts all the time and prayer is the easiest way to achieve it.
