Prayer is a conversation with God. It should be part of our spiritual journey, transforming confusion into clearness and suffering into joy. As per Lama Surya Das prayer can move mountains if only we would let it. If only you would realize just how effective prayer can be you would never feel hopeless.

1. P R A Y E R I S A C O N V E R S A T I O N
W I T H G O D . I T S H O U L D B E P A R T
O F O U R S P I R I T U A L J O U R N E Y ,
T R A N S F O R M I N G C O N F U S I O N
I N T O C L E A R N E S S A N D
S U F F E R I N G I N T O J O Y . A S P E R
L A M A S U R Y A D A S P R A Y E R C A N
M O V E M O U N T A I N S I F O N L Y W E
W O U L D L E T I T . I F O N L Y Y O U
W O U L D R E A L I Z E J U S T H O W
E F F E C T I V E P R A Y E R C A N B E Y O U
W O U L D N E V E R F E E L H O P E L E S S .
The Power of Prayer with Lama
Surya Das

2. Prayer in Buddhism with Lama Surya Das
Buddhist prayer is a practice to awaken our natural inner capacities of
strength, feeling and wisdom rather than to appeal external forces based on
fear, idolizing, worldly and heavenly gains. Buddhist prayer is a form of
meditation; it is a practice of inner rebuilding. Buddhist prayer replaces the
negative with the virtuous and points us to the blessings of Life. The purpose
of Buddhist prayer according to Lama Surya Das is to awaken our innate inner
capacities of strength, courage and wisdom rather than to petition external
forces.
Only one popular Buddhist teacher has written a book about prayer, and that’s
Thich Nhat Hanh. Many Western Buddhists and mindfulness practitioners
today seem unaware of the numerous prayerful traditions and practices of
Buddhism in the old world. I myself savor the mystic poems, songs, chants,
prayers and sacred music practices of Vajrayana Buddhism. Perhaps because
Mahayana-Vajrayana Buddhism is very inclusive and open to eclecticism, I too
feel that way. I wanted to share with you a prayerful poem gifted to me this
month, from some Catholic friends.

3. A prayer with Lama Surya Das
“As we turn our lives to the
crosswalk
of Lent’s dark journey,
let us locate ourselves in the
intersection
and there open a holding
space
to welcome the world.
Over these next weeks
exercise your holding heart
and make room for the world.
Go to your listening place.
Open up, within you,
open up around you,
a space wide and deep.
And in the quiet,
let the whole world
tumble in.
All the hurts and hopes of loved ones,
of enemies, of neighbors,
let them all in.
The complex tangles
of struggles personal and global,
let them in.
Summon the most ravaged and despairing.
Find room for those who are sorely afflicted.
Let them all come. Bar none!
Let this space hold and enfold them!
Let the expansive mystery of God’s love
envelop
all that is confounding, disturbing, unresolved
or unrealized.

4. Hold it, hold it all till it fills you.
Lift the brimming pitcher
and empty yourself into the vast vessel,
that is the Sacred Heart.”
Here are benefits of Prayer
Prayer is the way to a life of communion with God. Prayer helps protect one
from negative energies, (evil spirit, ghost and devils) and creates armour
around oneself.
Prayer is a vital tool of spiritual practice in the generic spiritual path of
loyalty.
Prayer increases our personality, because in prayer we are having give and
take with God who is the source of our personality. As a result, we gain
clearer, solid grip of our own self image. This makes for a more confident,
friendly and loving personality. Prayer is like water for our soul. With the
constant supply, our personality becomes bright and beautiful.

5. Prayer gives us the self-belief to succeed. Usually fear of failure
comes from a bad self image. Prayer changes our wrong self images
and gives us confidence in ourselves and what we must achieve.
God provides us a great deal of strength through prayer. It helps
sometimes to know someone is there for us, especially someone like
God. He gives us direction that offers strength. He provides help
through other people that gives us strength.
Prayer is a responsibility whereby strength is derived from God
against the desires and corruptions of the heart, and the snares of
the world.
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of-prayer-with-lama-surya-das/