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Friday, December 7, 2007

The Importance of Prayer

Jesus told his disciples that men ought always to pray. He himself was always in prayer. We often forget this. Prayer, for any spiritually-minded person, is no part-time occupation. For a man who has faith in God, all activities are prayers of a sort - walking, sitting, working, eating, playing. Such a man lives, like Brother Lawrence, in the presence of God, and his actions are offerings of prayer unto Him.

Excerpted from "The Context of Meditation" by Swami Bhavyananda - "Meditation" published by Sri Ramakrishna Math, Mylapore, Chennai.

Grateful thanks to Sri Ramakrishna Math, Mylapore.

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