Importance of prayers

Importance of prayers

   From birth we have had our parents, teachers, friends enhance our five senses, mind and intellect. In this world, a lot of emphasis is given to outer beauty, the individual, our salary, our friends and the list goes on. At no point are we told that the purpose of our life is to go beyond ourselves to tap into the God within.   So when we start spiritual practice we also have to unlearn years of conditioning and we have to go beyond our five senses, mind and intellect. Prayer is an important tool to reduce our reliance on these and help us unlearn years of conditioning.   The very act of prayer implies that the person who is praying considers the power to which he is praying to as superior to himself. By praying he expresses his helplessness, surrender and pleads for help. Praying implies that he is looking for help from a higher mind and intellect than his own. By praying frequently we transcend our limited mind and intellect and access the higher Universal Mind and Intellect. Thus, frequent sincere prayers for spiritual growth, help in dissolution of mind, intellect and ego.