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Gurbani (1254-1293)
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Gurmat Vichaar
Gurmat Vichar - Discussions
Why Do We Pray
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<blockquote data-quote="Sikh80" data-source="post: 78180" data-attributes="member: 5290"><p>Prayer: does it matter?</p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #ff6600"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: Black"><em>Caution: if you are fickle minded please do not read further.</em></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #ff6600"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: Black"></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #ff6600"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: Black">I refer to the first post of the thread.Some of my friends have answered me. I am grateful to them for their guidance. However, I am back to square one. The question that over shadows the mind remains unanswered. Why should we pray. He knows our state of affairs. Our lives and actions are pre-destined and pre-ordained and are carved out of the karmic reactions. His grace is the answers to all questions. His grace is also not dependent upon our prayers.We are poor creatures. At times there is confusion as to why should we pray. Will he change the plans that are set out for us in the wider perspective. Does the prayer really matter.?</span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #ff6600"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: Black"></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #ff6600"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: Black">I know it may trouble many of my friends on the forum. But I really need to be advised as to why should we really indulge in prayers or doing Ardas. We can remember Him and seek His blessings but making Ardas daily does not agree with me and in the disposition. If by making Ardas we are to get HIs grace we shall all be through this process of life that is not as simple as it appears. I do believe that some of us also share my view. i quote from the first post of the thread. </span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #ff6600"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: Black"></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #ff6600"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">"We all try to be a good human beings as per the little understanding that we possess. We shall try to be a good Human being and live our lives and let HIM care for us. All that we can do is to be a good human being and good parents and good wives and husbands and lead our life so that it is useful to others as well. We should try to mitigate the others problems to the extent we can. If the Lord grants His Grace, then we come to meet the True Guru.</span></span><span style="color: blue"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"> By His Kindness, we are united in His Union. I am told that if we perform Night and day, Lord's devotional service we find intuitive peace</span></span><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">.<span style="color: #ff6600"> I have not found so and I cannot do this day and night 24 hrs a day. I do not want to think of that I have been doing for quite sometime now. All I need do is to meditate upon you not to get any merger but because it gives me peace and nothing else. I shall stop visiting Gurudwara and spend equivalent time with Government Hospital and serve those whom I can help or visit orphanages ."</span></span></span></p><p></p><p>Kindly opine and advise. </p><p></p><p>Yes doing Ardas is to admit His superiority and respect. But if He created this universe as His play , where do we stand the chance to get out of the play and seek HIS grace.</p><p>Kindly refer to the first post and let me be advised where the fallacy and I seek guidance of all.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sikh80, post: 78180, member: 5290"] Prayer: does it matter? [SIZE=3][COLOR=#ff6600][FONT=Arial][COLOR=Black][I]Caution: if you are fickle minded please do not read further.[/I] I refer to the first post of the thread.Some of my friends have answered me. I am grateful to them for their guidance. However, I am back to square one. The question that over shadows the mind remains unanswered. Why should we pray. He knows our state of affairs. Our lives and actions are pre-destined and pre-ordained and are carved out of the karmic reactions. His grace is the answers to all questions. His grace is also not dependent upon our prayers.We are poor creatures. At times there is confusion as to why should we pray. Will he change the plans that are set out for us in the wider perspective. Does the prayer really matter.? I know it may trouble many of my friends on the forum. But I really need to be advised as to why should we really indulge in prayers or doing Ardas. We can remember Him and seek His blessings but making Ardas daily does not agree with me and in the disposition. If by making Ardas we are to get HIs grace we shall all be through this process of life that is not as simple as it appears. I do believe that some of us also share my view. i quote from the first post of the thread. [/COLOR] "We all try to be a good human beings as per the little understanding that we possess. We shall try to be a good Human being and live our lives and let HIM care for us. All that we can do is to be a good human being and good parents and good wives and husbands and lead our life so that it is useful to others as well. We should try to mitigate the others problems to the extent we can. If the Lord grants His Grace, then we come to meet the True Guru.[/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=blue][FONT=Arial] By His Kindness, we are united in His Union. I am told that if we perform Night and day, Lord's devotional service we find intuitive peace[/FONT][/COLOR][FONT=Arial].[COLOR=#ff6600] I have not found so and I cannot do this day and night 24 hrs a day. I do not want to think of that I have been doing for quite sometime now. All I need do is to meditate upon you not to get any merger but because it gives me peace and nothing else. I shall stop visiting Gurudwara and spend equivalent time with Government Hospital and serve those whom I can help or visit orphanages ."[/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE] Kindly opine and advise. Yes doing Ardas is to admit His superiority and respect. But if He created this universe as His play , where do we stand the chance to get out of the play and seek HIS grace. Kindly refer to the first post and let me be advised where the fallacy and I seek guidance of all. [/QUOTE]
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