nature N value of Prayer
well i decided to write about this topic today in light of my recent misdemaenour i believe in the eyes of of many and possibly, God. Being a paranoid freak who sometimes is in check of my mannerism, albeit a little too late at times, i think my current behaviour towards friends and family and even those of patients and colleagues reflect me in more ways than one. and of course there is someone to blame for that..nope! not my frens, not my family and definitely not God but me. cause in recent times i admit, i've been slacking in my spiritual obligations and one of which is of course my daily prayers which until now, i realised that without me having scrutinised it, would have been long been just another history in the life of me, Taufik. therefore it's not that i'm out here to explain why i slacken or being just plain lazy but more to like affirm the fact that prayer is indeed part and parcel of life...let's see where do i start... i always occur to me that whatever i type in this blog with regards to aspects of religion and stuff associated with it's principles and practice seems to be like an amatuer trying to write an academic paper per se, but hey i'll try to articulate my thoughts properly...sometimes if it doesn't mean a thing, it does NOT mean it doesn't mean anything..it's either 1) failure of understanding on the part of the reader and 2) failure of me dispensing my thoughts and/or message in a comprehensively understandable manner. that being said..i shall start....i don't know if it'l be long but lemme just get on with it....
first for starters, a belief in God is the fundametal principle of almost every religion; nevertheless the object of religion is not simple to preach the doctrine of the existence of God as a theory; it goes far beyond that. i think religion seeks to instill the conviction or affirm that God is living force in the life of man; and prayer is the means by which it is sought to achieve this end. the real conviction that God is, comes to man, not by the belief taht there is a God in the outer world but by the realisation of the Divine within himself, and that this realisation is attained through, again, prayer. though to most pple, nowadays, the existence of God amounts to a little more thaj a theory, yet in every age and among every nation therehave been men who, through prayer, have realised the great truth of the Divine existence within their hearts, and have laid down their lives for the good of humanity. intheir case belief in the existence of God was a moral force which not only worked an enitre change in their own lives but also enabled them to transform the lives of the pple in their country and on a more impactful way, change the course of history of the pple and the nation. their selflessness and truthfulness were beyond reproach, and their testimony, which is really the testimony of all nations in all ages, establishes one fact; that the belief in teh existence of God becomes a moral force of the first magnitude when once it is realised in the herats of man through prayer to the Divine being, so great a moral force it is, that indeed, that even the most powerful material forces give way before it.
now the question comes from myself for myself.....why doesn't all these experiences of all these outstanding personality be a beacon light for myself? does it not show me that i can also make God a moral force in my life?
i was once said by an Indian Muslim scholar that, " The powers and faculties that are gievn to one man are also given to another, and through proper use one man can do what another, b4 him, has done"
again if apart from the experience of humanity that i and many others seek, and that if we consider the question rationally, prayer to God is a natural sequel of the acceptance, in theory, of the existence of God. the aspiration to rise to moral greatness is implanted in human nature more deeply than even the aspiration to rise to material greatness; but i guess the only for that aspiration to be realised is to be in touch with the all-pervading Spirit of God, the fountain-head of purity and the source of highest morality, of guidance and of knowlegde, and prayer is BUT an attempt to reach Him.
that being said, and armed with the truth that practical manifestations of deeds bear more weight that just articulating them, i'll strive my best! period.
p.s. it's just one of those days that i decide to write on religious stuff, so don't mind me...gosh!
first for starters, a belief in God is the fundametal principle of almost every religion; nevertheless the object of religion is not simple to preach the doctrine of the existence of God as a theory; it goes far beyond that. i think religion seeks to instill the conviction or affirm that God is living force in the life of man; and prayer is the means by which it is sought to achieve this end. the real conviction that God is, comes to man, not by the belief taht there is a God in the outer world but by the realisation of the Divine within himself, and that this realisation is attained through, again, prayer. though to most pple, nowadays, the existence of God amounts to a little more thaj a theory, yet in every age and among every nation therehave been men who, through prayer, have realised the great truth of the Divine existence within their hearts, and have laid down their lives for the good of humanity. intheir case belief in the existence of God was a moral force which not only worked an enitre change in their own lives but also enabled them to transform the lives of the pple in their country and on a more impactful way, change the course of history of the pple and the nation. their selflessness and truthfulness were beyond reproach, and their testimony, which is really the testimony of all nations in all ages, establishes one fact; that the belief in teh existence of God becomes a moral force of the first magnitude when once it is realised in the herats of man through prayer to the Divine being, so great a moral force it is, that indeed, that even the most powerful material forces give way before it.
now the question comes from myself for myself.....why doesn't all these experiences of all these outstanding personality be a beacon light for myself? does it not show me that i can also make God a moral force in my life?
i was once said by an Indian Muslim scholar that, " The powers and faculties that are gievn to one man are also given to another, and through proper use one man can do what another, b4 him, has done"
again if apart from the experience of humanity that i and many others seek, and that if we consider the question rationally, prayer to God is a natural sequel of the acceptance, in theory, of the existence of God. the aspiration to rise to moral greatness is implanted in human nature more deeply than even the aspiration to rise to material greatness; but i guess the only for that aspiration to be realised is to be in touch with the all-pervading Spirit of God, the fountain-head of purity and the source of highest morality, of guidance and of knowlegde, and prayer is BUT an attempt to reach Him.
that being said, and armed with the truth that practical manifestations of deeds bear more weight that just articulating them, i'll strive my best! period.
p.s. it's just one of those days that i decide to write on religious stuff, so don't mind me...gosh!
