Prayer (e-book) (used book) | Mohandas K Gandhi | bookbook.eu

Description

Pages: 136

About the Book
Prayer was an integral and important Part of Mahatma Gandhis personal and public life. In his personal life, Mahatma Gandhi used prayer as a means of communicating with god and purifying and disciplining himself. In public life he extended the meaning of prayer beyond religion and spirituality using it as a means of bonding with the people and building a sense of community and harmony. Divided into three sections this book presents Mahatma Gandhis thoughts and views on the meaning and practice of prayer.
Contents

Section I
Meaning of And Necessity for Prayer
What is Prayer? 13
True Prayer14
True Worship15
The Greatest Binding Force15
Prayer is all Inclusive 16
Meaning of And Necessity for prayer16
Prayer is Necessary for all19
Man Cannot live without Prayer20
Hypocrisy of Lip Prayer20
Why Pray?21
The Object of prayer22
Spontaneous Upwelling of the heart23
A Man of Prayer Knows No Fear23
Why Recite his name24
Beauty of repetition 25
No faith in Prayer26
Why No Faith in Prayer33
Have Faith33
Gods Word35
Nirbal key balram35
The Only Help of the Helpless 37
Gods Covenant38
Secret of Self Control39
A Call of Repentance41
Visitations42
Inner Voice44
Section II
Forms and Methods of Prayer
Yajna 49
How I Establish Communion with God49
The Form of My Prayer50
Service is Prayer51
Resign to His will54
How to and Whom to Pray? 56
Punctuality at Prayers58
Gods Time Never Stops59
Never Miss Prayers60
Attendance at Prayers61
The Spiritual value of Silence63
Silent Prayers65
Silence During Prayers66