Question: meaning of praying (was Re: Energy and God ...)

Posted By Jerzy Tarasiuk (jt@fuw.edu.pl)
26 Jun 1997 11:12:07 +0200

Dear Ram Chandran,
thanks a lot for your wise and kind reply, which explained me a lot.
But after sending the question I realized I missed few points I should
ask about, too. Let me be allowed to ask again to get knowing better.

>>>>> Ram V Chandran <chandran.burke@juno.com> writes:
> God has to be the Energy and is eternal.

What means for follower of Hindu religion praying to such a God?
How does the belief that God is the Energy affect understanding
sense of prayers, intention of praying, decisions when (in what
circuimstances) one should pray, and when not, what should be
prayed for, and what should not, what advantage one gets due to
praying, and what are requirements - if any - for good praying?
How does the prayer affect the Energy and the Energy the person
who prays, or things or persons he prays about?

Is this thought (God has to be the Energy) in the hearth of Hindu
religions, or is it some side thought without much meaning?

One of reasons I'm asking about this all is I met some man, who
told me asking some things which we can get ourselves should be
avoided because praying uses the Energy, and we should preserve
the Energy for more hard cases, in which we cannot do ourselves
these things which we ask to be done. I heard he was a Hindu,
and I would like to know, can he be considered to be bona fide
guru, or it is better to avoid following his hints (and why),
and look for other hints from another person. It is really
important for me, and the problem was really a reason I asked
about the concept, although I had trouble to express it.

[the question about Hare Krishna I asked before is not related
to the problem, I just met some person from the movement, he
made some claims about the movement recognizing by the Hindu
community, and I wished to see opinions from the other side]

Dear Ram Chandran, since your answer helped me a lot on the way
to understanding the Hindu religious beliefs, I hope you will
help me again to understand better. Thanks a lot in advance.
Iif anyone other can answer these questions, too, I will be
grateful, too, I hope here are many people of great wisdom.
Correct answer may help me a lot on my way to the truth.

Jerzy

PS: and sorry if there is anything wrong in me; I know not
all my words I said here were good and kind enough...

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