Praying for Others

 

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Praying for Others

This topic has been discussed with me several times by friends and sadhaks, so I felt like presenting my views on the subject. This is especially true because of the global situation arising out of the conflict in Europe, which is willy-nilly affecting the whole world in some form or the other!

We, in India have always believed in the concept of Vasudhaiv Kutumbakam – ‘The whole world is one family’. There are people in the conflict zone who have nothing to do with the battle – innocents caught in a bad situation – our prayers are required for all such people who need to get out safely and return to their anxious families.

Let us all pray globally for their safety and to subtly affect the souls, conscience, and goodwill of our global family, so that everyone becomes aware of the power of collective prayer – with this prayer I am confident we will be able to create a powerful protective shield around the innocent and a counterforce to the negativity and greed for power and control which has resulted in this conflict.

“Concentrated prayers, love, and God-attuned thoughts and energies born of divine communion in meditation can help to bring protection, courage, and inner strength to those in harm’s way — and wisdom and right understanding to the leaders of nations. Let us join together in using this powerful intervention at the present dangerous time in world affairs — for all who are suffering in the current conflict, and for the continued awakening of the global family to universal spiritual principles and godly ways of living, which are the only permanent way of bringing lasting peace and harmony.”

The world has to become more spiritual for wars to diminish … international brotherhood, love, peace, joy, sharing and caring – these alone can bring peace to the world. It is important to learn meditation to become one with the God within to find guidance in these troubled times. Once you are one with Him, your heart will embrace all humanity as your own family.

It is critical that you resolve to love the world as your own nation, and that you will love your nation as your own family. Through this understanding you will be in a position to establish a world family on the foundation of indestructible wisdom.

The realised Masters tell us that we are one with universal consciousness – that all individuals are a part of this consciousness – Atma se Paramatma tak ki yatra – the journey from Soul to Supreme-soul. In this world we see ourselves only through the prism of our own immediate family, we are thus restricting our consciousness rather than expanding it to merge with the whole. 

When we love our neighbour we become bigger, when we love our city, we become bigger, when we love our nation we become even bigger, when we love our Satguru we encompass the universe – we truly realise within that the Ocean is the wave and the wave is the Ocean.