“Prayer of concentration on the Highest Source man is capable of imagining is a path to Wisdom found.” The Dayspring of Youth, by M
How to Pray
In a book previously mentioned by us, The Comte de Gabalis, we have written this passage about prayer:
“When you pray, think. Shut out all lower thoughts. Approach God as you would the entrance to a holy place. Ask if it will be well to demand to be given wisdom according to law. Be strong in purpose and firm in demand; for as you seek power of a spiritual nature you will balance that power in self on the lower planes. It is to penetrate beyond these lower planes or spheres of illusion that Jesus said: ‘When you pray, say these things.’ You have by a direct and positive effort to reach the higher spheres of consciousness, therefore let your thought be clear and precise, for a sincere, positive, and well-defined prayer harmonises man with God. On the other hand, an idle or unthinking prayer without definite expression becomes an infliction to the mind and destroys the receptivity to the light. A fervent prayer to the Deity crystallises the mind so that other forms of thought cannot enter, and prepares it to receive a response from the God within. The Dayspring of Youth, by M
Prayers of Assistance
There are many religious organisations that pray at mass meetings for individuals that they may be converted to their beliefs. They imagine they are helping them, but are on the contrary similar to highwaymen on the mental plane; for they seek to dominate them regardless of their liberty of experience. This can often shut out the true light from those sincerely seeking it.
When the Yogi wishes to assist a person, he first seeks union with his Innermost and asks It for direction; he then contacts the Innermost of the other person and receives the information best needed to help the individual. The Dayspring of Youth, by M
Responsible Prayer
We are held responsible for our prayers, and as we have not learned how to pray we often inflict our conditions upon those for whom we pray. A group of people praying about a sick bed can sometimes drive out the real personality from the body and allow an obsessing entity to enter.
When we pray we often visualise the person for whom we pray; but we fail to realise that we send our own atmosphere to them as well. This can frequently bring greater disorder than ever.