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Commandment 2
“Begin your puja with a prayer for spiritual elevation with a heart full of love and devotion.”
Sayings of Pujya Babuji Maharaj:
• The reason why prayer should be offered with a heart full of love and devotion is that one should create within himself a state of vacuity so that the flow of Divine Grace may be diverted towards them. (BWS 135)
• By prayer, we come nearer to our goal because we come in contact with the Being. (SDG 67)
• In prayer we stand before Him as an humble supplicant presenting to Him our true state and completely resigning ourselves to His will. (BWS 210)
• Constant practice brings a man to a state in which he begins to feel himself in prayer all through. (BWS 135)
• The state of prayer is that of a devotee and it is strengthened by love and devotion. (BWS 136)
• At the time of prayer we adopt supplicant mood and becomes very near to surrender. (SDG 52)
• No particular time is fixed for the prayer. One can do it when he feels inclined to it or else he should try to create a disposition for it when required (BWS 136)
• It is also sheer folly to pray to the Great Master for worldly gains except in most special cases. (BWS 137)
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