What is prayer? Why sometimes even praying a lot does not help?
Why is prayer the fundamental way to connect to the divine?
“Well the most simplest I could tell you is that prayer is fooling the ego - sense and connecting to the field of non- sense”
Seems a pretty funny definition but just look at the sentence more deeply and not by understanding it but by enquiring it in your daily life.
What is intent of a prayer is it flowing through us or is it a compulsive action of the mind , mostly it comes out of fear or greed or something has not happened the way you wanted it you or maybe as the way you perceived it in the past as something did not expand in you as it did in the past.
When a prayer comes out of such a space it not a prayer but take forms of a craving (not an act coming out of self contentment).
The prayer will happen and only can happen through us when we are in absolute surrender ,like even if our prayer’s are not heard as we usually say and then we start cursing the divine and then still hoping to get the prayer answered, please look into it deeply are we demanding or is it coming out of space of love ,like even if it does not manifest can we all be grateful to this situation.
Well the answer is yes whatever may come however is the situation one needs to be in absolute surrender with the prayer and only can then there is a connection of your self with the ultimate.
A prayer has to be skillfull enough to fool the desire and becoming one with the absolute desire of the universe,that is tending towards eternity.
The daily life of everyone on the planet comprises of --- faith that cannot be taken away from you that is “ you are breathing” , have you ever asked god something like --please give me 10,000 breaths more to me so I can live on this planet. Is living this life in this body not a prayer, but see its totally surrendered its not a craving to breathe but you just know you are breathing . And you know you will breathe,and then there is no desire to breathe. And a prayer is manifesting every moment from you.
Look what is happening, a prayer becomes a happening when you come out of that space of self contentment ,surrender and there something in you that never contracts but keeps on expanding then pray .
One golden rule- an effort to make a prayer is no prayer,let it be effortless as the way you breathe. Be grateful that you are breathing and prayer will no longer remain a need but that’s what you are a living prayer a divine being live with this intent and see the world as a happening that’s is your role play it or be played.
Laugh when you can, apologize when you should,
and let go of what you can't change...kiss slowly, forgive quickly,
play hard, take chances, give everything. Life is too short to be
anything but HAPPY!!!....