I was once told by someone "There is nothing that cannot be obtained by praying God and there are numerous instances to prove that." To that I replied "There are as many instances of sincere prayers that have gone unanswered" My reply did not go well with that person.
Prayer should essentially be something that gives you the strength to face any eventuality ie which doesnot make you very sad in the event of a misfortune and too happy in the event of a very favourable event. I personally know of an instance where the loss of a son was majestically taken by a mother who was very pious. The mother said that "God has recalled him and we shall unite later." I also know of an another very pious father who has now stopped praying as this father now blames the God for not giving him adequate opportunity to save his son. The prayer of the father was basically flawed as we can understand that the prayer was being considered by this loving father as a means to attain worldly pleasures and giver was being considered to be the God in a direct give and take system.
The Bhagavadgita says so clearly that God does not give anything to any body as nothing has ever been taken away from anybody!!! Hinduism does not have a concept of an interfering God... here the concept is of a non participating God where things have just been put into motion by God and the God operates the whole system by "rta" ie. "the course of events". The very "rta" is considered as God in certain circumstances.
WE NEED TO TEACH OUR CHILDREN TO PRAY IN THE RIGHT MANNER.. LET THE PRAYERS OF OUR CHILDREN BE NOT TO GET THIS AND THAT BUT TO HAVE THE STRENGTH TO FACE SITUATIONS IN THE PROCESS OF GETTING THIS AND THAT.
Prayer should essentially be something that gives you the strength to face any eventuality ie which doesnot make you very sad in the event of a misfortune and too happy in the event of a very favourable event. I personally know of an instance where the loss of a son was majestically taken by a mother who was very pious. The mother said that "God has recalled him and we shall unite later." I also know of an another very pious father who has now stopped praying as this father now blames the God for not giving him adequate opportunity to save his son. The prayer of the father was basically flawed as we can understand that the prayer was being considered by this loving father as a means to attain worldly pleasures and giver was being considered to be the God in a direct give and take system.
The Bhagavadgita says so clearly that God does not give anything to any body as nothing has ever been taken away from anybody!!! Hinduism does not have a concept of an interfering God... here the concept is of a non participating God where things have just been put into motion by God and the God operates the whole system by "rta" ie. "the course of events". The very "rta" is considered as God in certain circumstances.
WE NEED TO TEACH OUR CHILDREN TO PRAY IN THE RIGHT MANNER.. LET THE PRAYERS OF OUR CHILDREN BE NOT TO GET THIS AND THAT BUT TO HAVE THE STRENGTH TO FACE SITUATIONS IN THE PROCESS OF GETTING THIS AND THAT.
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