Prayer Books

Those seeking to lead a spiritual life inevitably face challenges in their pursuit of spirituality and practice. As spiritual development progresses, facing one’s faults, failures, and unintentional mistakes become disconcerting – even for the most sincere seeker. One may then ask, “What are the benefits of the different types of religion? From the many religions of the world, which practices will... more...

AUTHOR’S PREFACE. I did not write this little work with the thought of its being given to the public. It was prepared for the help of a few Christians who were desirous of loving God with the whole heart. But so many have requested copies of it, because of the benefit they have derived from its perusal, that I have been asked to publish it. I have left it in its natural simplicity. I do not condemn... more...

The disciples had been with Christ, and seen Him pray. They had learnt to understand something of the connection between His wondrous life in public, and His secret life of prayer. They had learnt to believe in Him as a Master in the art of prayer—none could pray like Him. And so they came to Him with the request, 'Lord, teach us to pray.' And in after years they would have told us that... more...

Prayer the Greatest Outlet of Power Five Outlets of Power. A great sorrow has come into the heart of God. Let it be told only in hushed voice—one of His worlds is a prodigal! Hush your voice yet more—ours is that prodigal world. Let your voice soften down still more—we have consented to the prodigal part of the story. But, in softest tones yet, He has won some of us back with His strong tender... more...

FOREWORDIT seems fitting that this little book of personal testimonies to answered prayer should have a brief introductory word as to how they came to be written. The question has been asked by some who read many of these testimonies as they appeared in the pages of The Sunday School Times: "How could you write such personal and sacred incidents in your life?" I could not have written them but... more...

¿Por qué a pesar de estar intensamente involucrado en la religión y prácticas religiosas, nuestra conducta no lo refleja? ¿No se siente uno frustrado y confuso con ello? ¿Cuál es la razón detrás de esto? Pujya Dadashri ha clarificado el misterio que hay con respecto a esta confusión. El dice que toda conducta y comportamiento es el resultado de las causas de la vida anterior. Es un efecto.... more...

INTRODUCTION The pages which follow call for little introduction. S. Thomas has left us no formal treatise on Mystical Theology, though his teachings on this subject have been collected from his various works and combined to form such a treatise. Especially noteworthy is the work of the Spanish Dominican Valgornera. No such synthesis has been attempted here. We have simply taken from the Summa... more...

La gente discute sobre lo que es “mío” y lo que es “tuyo” en la religión. Para mantener tales disputas a raya está el Trimantra. Cuando uno comprende el significado fundamental del Trimantra (una oración auspiciosa), uno se dará cuenta de que no es un mantra de una religión en exc lusiva, o de una secta o división de una religión. Los saludos en el Trimantra son ofrecidos a todos los... more...

ALWAYS TELL THE TRUTH Truthfulness is a mark of Christianity. The heathen go astray, speaking lies as soon as they are born. In China a mother will give her boy a reward for the best falsehood that he can tell. Beginning so early, and regarding it such a fine thing to tell wrong stories, they become skillful in falsehoods. Some parents in Christian America are very careless in this matter. It made my... more...

Warum spiegelt unser Verhalten die Religion und die religiösen Praktiken nicht wider, obwohl wir uns so sehr damit befassen? Bist du nicht auch frustriert und verwirrt darüber? Was ist der Grund dafür? Param Pujya Dadashri (Meister der spirituellen Wissenschaft) hat das Geheimnis hinter dieser Verwirrung geklärt. Er sagt, dass jedes Verhalten und jede Verhaltensweise ein Ergebnis der Ursachen aus... more...