Its what people do to make themselves feel good about doing something without actually doing anything.
Example.
If there is a drought in Africa and people are starving, in churches all over the land, people will pray for Africa.
'Dear god, please help those poor starving people in Africa' they will pray. The, they will go home feeling good about themselves because they just 'helped' the people of Africa by praying...except they didn't help at all, people still died.
What they could have done is sent money for food, or gone out on to the streets collecting donations and arranging fundraising events, but no. Most people wouldn't do that because it takes time and money and real effort.
No, they would just say a quick prayer and then bask in their own self-righteousness.
The worst example I think I ever saw of this is when there was a huge and terrible storm in the Philippines. Thousands were killed and they interviewed one lady on TV who had a lucky escape. The first thing she said was 'I prayed to god and he saved me from death.'
I'm sure all the others prayed too to be sved but weren't. What disgusting selfish arrogance to thank god for yourself whilst not blaming him and forgetting about all those who weren't saved.
The final thing about prayer is that it's also often selfish.
'Please god let me have more money...get well....win the lottery'
Its all about me, me , me.....and surely the bible teaches that selfishness is a bad thing?
Prayer plays an important role in our internal changes, because prayer is the basic center for our important personal change. When we pray, we accept that there is someone who has brightened us all. Someone who has this whole universe has a button.
When we pray, we suppress our importance.
When we pray, our minded thoughts go away. Prayers work as healing touches. Prayers give strength to us, because the prayers make us holy.
Detoxification of our body means that it passes through the process of detoxification. With this our body is healthy, holy, cheerful and refreshing. Prayers teach us how we get energy.
Prayers teach us humanity
Prayers organize us.
Prayers give us the power to do anything together. That is why collective prayers are not just religious activities or rituals, they are also called a social movement, a Vasudhaiva clan.
Prayer does not mean that you should leave the rituals and do the art sitting in the temple, keep playing the bell and in your place, God will go to the examination hall and take the exam or you will complete your other work. Prayer provides inner peace to the person, gives inner strength, enthusiasm, and hope to lead him to action. Prayer destroys frustration and negative feelings by making a person's thoughts and desires positive. By praying, humans never become fatalistic. If this were the case, people of all religions stopped praying or all religions rejected the importance of prayer. The place of karma can not pray, the place of prayer can not take action. If this were the case then the doctor would have done the work before the operation, that he had gone to the operation. The essence of prayer is that the person will have to do the karma, but the action done by him will never fail, he will get great results. The motivation and enthusiasm for that action will be found in prayer. Lord Krishna in the Gita has rendered the same significance of prayer - Karmayeva Rastide Maa Phaleshu Kadachan That is, believe in your karma, not in the desire for fruit. Because whatever you do, you will surely get the reward. So love in your karma, not in fruit. The intention to say here is that the person should have his time, his energy, his concentration and his earning strength and be industrious for the given action, do not frustrate his mind with the wish of the fruit. The action done by doing this is fruitful. Even in Manas, Goswami has said that while expressing the importance of karma, this gross manifestation is the same as the world. No one can be cleaned. Indian culture gives human beings a message of being oriented towards God, but they are not karmas or fortunate. Even this is the same state of astrology: 'Fate changes from karma
Its what people do to make themselves feel good about doing something without actually doing anything.
Example.
If there is a drought in Africa and people are starving, in churches all over the land, people will pray for Africa.
'Dear god, please help those poor starving people in Africa' they will pray. The, they will go home feeling good about themselves because they just 'helped' the people of Africa by praying...except they didn't help at all, people still died.
What they could have done is sent money for food, or gone out on to the streets collecting donations and arranging fundraising events, but no. Most people wouldn't do that because it takes time and money and real effort.
No, they would just say a quick prayer and then bask in their own self-righteousness.
The worst example I think I ever saw of this is when there was a huge and terrible storm in the Philippines. Thousands were killed and they interviewed one lady on TV who had a lucky escape. The first thing she said was 'I prayed to god and he saved me from death.'
I'm sure all the others prayed too to be sved but weren't. What disgusting selfish arrogance to thank god for yourself whilst not blaming him and forgetting about all those who weren't saved.
The final thing about prayer is that it's also often selfish.
'Please god let me have more money...get well....win the lottery'
Its all about me, me , me.....and surely the bible teaches that selfishness is a bad thing?
Contradictory, no?
You sound like an atheist, are you? You answered my question via negativa
Prayer plays an important role in our internal changes, because prayer is the basic center for our important personal change. When we pray, we accept that there is someone who has brightened us all. Someone who has this whole universe has a button.
When we pray, we suppress our importance.
When we pray, our minded thoughts go away. Prayers work as healing touches. Prayers give strength to us, because the prayers make us holy.
Detoxification of our body means that it passes through the process of detoxification. With this our body is healthy, holy, cheerful and refreshing. Prayers teach us how we get energy.
Prayers teach us humanity
Prayers organize us.
Prayers give us the power to do anything together. That is why collective prayers are not just religious activities or rituals, they are also called a social movement, a Vasudhaiva clan.
Prayers teach us to trust others.
The best answer for me, you are exceptional. I was happy reading through your comments.
Thanks brother :-)
Prayer does not mean that you should leave the rituals and do the art sitting in the temple, keep playing the bell and in your place, God will go to the examination hall and take the exam or you will complete your other work. Prayer provides inner peace to the person, gives inner strength, enthusiasm, and hope to lead him to action. Prayer destroys frustration and negative feelings by making a person's thoughts and desires positive. By praying, humans never become fatalistic. If this were the case, people of all religions stopped praying or all religions rejected the importance of prayer. The place of karma can not pray, the place of prayer can not take action. If this were the case then the doctor would have done the work before the operation, that he had gone to the operation. The essence of prayer is that the person will have to do the karma, but the action done by him will never fail, he will get great results. The motivation and enthusiasm for that action will be found in prayer. Lord Krishna in the Gita has rendered the same significance of prayer - Karmayeva Rastide Maa Phaleshu Kadachan That is, believe in your karma, not in the desire for fruit. Because whatever you do, you will surely get the reward. So love in your karma, not in fruit. The intention to say here is that the person should have his time, his energy, his concentration and his earning strength and be industrious for the given action, do not frustrate his mind with the wish of the fruit. The action done by doing this is fruitful. Even in Manas, Goswami has said that while expressing the importance of karma, this gross manifestation is the same as the world. No one can be cleaned. Indian culture gives human beings a message of being oriented towards God, but they are not karmas or fortunate. Even this is the same state of astrology: 'Fate changes from karma