Re: ARTICLE : Meaning of Prayer - Reply to Jerzy

Posted By Jerzy Tarasiuk (jt@fuw.edu.pl)
04 Jul 1997 14:33:57 +0200

>>>>> Ram Chandran <chandran@nmaa.org> writes:
Dear Ram Chandran,
thanks a lot again - seems your answer explained me a lot, maybe
next will explain some things, too. Let me ask more:

> important, it gave all of us hope. The prayers gave us the energy to
> cope up with the most difficult ordeal for the family. We did

Is here the term "energy" used in symbolic only, or in some
spiritual or material sense?

> everyone. People from every religion, cultures and traditions want to
> gain inner peace from God. Inner peace is always associated with

True - I found it, too. Maybe not in every religion - seems
some demonic or similar religions prefer inner power...

> It does make sense to ask God what we can't achieve by our own

And what are Hindu views about asking God fow what we can achieve
ourselves - in order to get it by way He wants it to be achieved
rather than by the way we would try it?

> The choice of a Guru is a delicate question and I am afraid to make
> any judgement on that person without knowing full facts. In modern

Oh, right - I would change the question to: have you noticed
in the words any even smallest sign of his flaw, or just none?
His reputation of course must be examined by many ways, and if
any shows "wrong" it must be either explained and found to be
error in method, or would invalidate him as guru. Seems there
is something what invalidates him anyway - lack of perfect
nonviolence - although it is much better than in people around.
But it is still a thing for more careful examination.
The question he was asked was: act against action of someone
another, or pray only when the proper action seems to be one
against the other's action. His answer was: act, not to pray.

thanks a lot,
Jerzy

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