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How to offer
Prayers to Lord?
by
Radheshyam das
Praying purifies mind place Lord in your heart
Begging for Service,
Repentance and
Shelter
Prayer helps in….
emptying mind of
all other thoughts
Mastery over Mind
thinking of Krishna at will
Who can talk to Lord?
“One who is sincerely engaged in the
service of the Lord with love and faith
can talk with Krishna and receive
instructions by which he can speedily
return home, back to Godhead…..
Today, many scholars defend the science
of religion and they have some
conception of the SPOG, but religion
without practical experience of the
SPOG is no religion at all….. If one is not
qualified to talk with Him and take
lessons from Him, how can one
understand the principles of religion?”
- Cc. Madhya 4.95
How should we pray?
Prayer should be done
wholeheartedly and
not mechanically.
çravaëa,
Sravana – Parikshit maharaj
kértana,
Kirtana – Sukadev Goswami
smaraëa,
vandana,
päda-
sevana,
däsya re
Dasya - Hanuman Pada sevana - Lakshmi Devi
püjana, sakhé-jana, ätma-nivedana
govinda-däsa-abhiläña re
Sakhyam - Arjuna
A completely Always Prays to
surrendered Lord for No fear of
soul Protection from falling
is sufficiently material into
fearful attachments & material
of maya & Blessings to contami-
never perform nation
Association Inattentive prescribed duty
with fallen
condi- Diverted
tioned souls from
Not strong Fall down
Spiritual
from
spiritually energy to
Brahminical
& Material Excellence
Inattentive energy