Question: Does God Answer Prayers? I think the answer is no.

Could you review my thinking, below, and let me know if its wrong?
Brahman, certainly does not. Brahman recognizes no distinct
entities, so there is no one to hear and no one to answer.
Paramtm is absolutely neutral. You may pray to him for
something, but you will only get it if you deserve it. Perhaps the
praying is part of showing that you deserve something, but it is not
the prayer that brings the result, it is the merit related to the
prayerful attitude. Paramtm doesnt reward something
undeserved, no matter how fervently it is prayed for. Nor does he
sympathize with our non-neutral preferences.
Bhagavn does not interact with the external world. He interacts
with his own world. He, too, therefore, does not hear and answer
prayers. But he responds to love. So if the prayers are requests to
establish a loving relationship with him, and not requests for
tangential, temporary rewards and fixes, he will certainly respond.
Thus, it seems that the idea of a God answering prayers is
superstitious.
Babaji: What about the Gita verse, caturvidha bhajante mam?
Question: Bhajante means they worship. It indicates that they
execute some sort of sakma-bhakti. I guess praying is a form of
worship, though.
Then God will answer someones sakma prayers, even if they dont
deserve it?
If this is the case, I would like to pray for one million dollars, to be
honest. So why wont it work?
Babaji: Who says it will not work? It may.
Question: What causes it to be only a maybe?
Babaji: That ask Krsna. Maybe your sincerity.
Question: Then what becomes of the rule of karma, if I can simply
pray for a million dollars and get it, without having the sukrti for it?
Karma is a mechanism to improve the jvas and help them
experience happiness. If a person sincerely worships God, they are
beginning to achieve the ultimate result of that mechanism,
therefore it is not important to as strictly enforce the mechanism.
Thus, those who sincerely do bhakti to Krishna (which can include
prayer) can get results from Krishna which are not warranted by
their karma. Is this right?
Babaji: Yes. In this regard you may consult the following verses:
satya diaty arthitam arthito n
naivrthado yat punar arthit yata
svaya vidhatte bhajatm anicchatm
icchpidhna nija-pda-pallavam
God certainly gives desired objects to those who request them, but
he does not give those objects in such a way that the devotee will
ask again. Rather, He gives his own lotus feet, which satisfy all
desires, to those who are engaged in His worship, even if they not
even desire them. (SB 5.19.27)
yat karmabhir yat tapas jna-vairgyata ca yat
yogena dna-dharmea reyobhir itarair api
sarva mad-bhakti-yogena mad-bhakto labhate jas
svargpavarga mad-dhma kathacid yadi vchati
That which can be achieved by karma, austerities, knowledge,
detachment and by yoga, charity, righteous activities and all other
means of prosperity is easily achieved by My devotee through
bhakti yoga. If somehow or other My devotee desires the heavenly
planets, liberation, or residence in My abode, he easily achieves
such benedictions. (SB 11.20.32-33)
devn bhvayatnena te dev bhvayantu va
paraspara bhvayanta reya param avpsyatha
Nourish the devas through this yaja, and [by so doing] may the
devas be gracious to you. Thus, through mutual benevolence, you
shall attain the highest welfare. (Gt 3.11)
sa tay raddhay yuktas tasyrdhanam hate
labhate ca tata kmn mayaiva vihitn hi tn
Endowed with that faith, the devotee worships that particular deity
and obtains through that deity the desired boons which are in fact
granted by Me alone. (Gt 7.22 )