Art of praying and Trust-Part1
Extracted from the speech session of Master Eliya(s) about Praying and Trust.
(PART 1)
If we can pray; if we have a capability and ability to pray; if we have an ability to ask from God; we are having a key that can open doors to our life. If we perceive the message; it is PRAY.
Someone asked to talk about Iran’s current situations. Well, Iran’s situation is our inside situation. Whatever is inside is reflected outside. About our inside, our very own inside, the world situation is the reflection of human being’s inside. In order to change the world, we need to change our inside. Shallow changes happen fast and disappear faster. If we are expecting something major, we need to make the changes inside to see all reflections outside. Now, all of us here as a part of global society; whatever we do, it will affect the whole world. How is people’s life quality? What is happening on human beings? Do you all agree to take a look at it?
Our life is like this, or we are dreaming about it like this; a human being who is been shackled on his feet and hands, and walks hardly. He is also living in a home that contains lots of equipments, the real equipments. He has a chest this size full of diamonds. He also has an air conditioner, and a heating system as well. He has lots of materials in his life. But something has happened in his life which is every single of the equipments has certain key and secret code. If he doesn’t use the specific key and secret code for each, none of them will work. Fan works, but he does not know how to operate it; he needs to spin the blades by hand. In another word, for having a small piece of quality life, he needs to work tremendously.
Instead of turning a key on to operate the fan, he has to spin the blades by hand to make it work; because, it needs the key and secret code to work properly. God gave him everything he needs, but all are locked. The locks are not easy to open, and even the shackles on his hands and feet requires key as well. Even his eyes are locked too. I mean, he is not able to see properly & easily. He needs to make a significant effort to open his eyes just a little bit in order to see the area around him; because it has two locks here and there. His ears is been locked up as well. He doesn’t hear unless some noises pass by the lock. Almost all people around the world are living in this situation. Our life is full of locks, many locks. That is why we are asking God make our way open and clear, and improved.
What is the improvement? Our life is full of blockages; therefore, the real meaning of life does not exist in our current life. I mean, our life is not moving forward. It is like if we lose something. It will not be replaced by something better. It is not moving forward. It is blocked, clogged. These blockages and obstructions are not only in dream world that I am talking about, but also are in real life, even our body is full of blockages. Even human’s spirit is full of these blockages.
In spiritual terms, we believe if we open these obstructions, the human energy will start to flow; then, all of our spiritual problems will be solved, and all spiritual power will be activated. So these blockages are real, it’s not just a metaphor. Now we are full of these obstructions, I want to reach here but I have shackles on my hands and they don’t let me to reach further. I want to open my eyes to observe everything, but I can’t. My ears are locked, I can’t hear anything. Our life is locked though, everything is locked. This is our current situation. What should we do now? We are continuing our life with agony and misery. I mean, we are walking while our limbs are shackled; we need to make a huge effort to do such a small job. We just want to eat something, but we are facing big problems and obstacles. What should we do? What should we do? We have to open the blockages. We have to open the locks. I need to find the keys for those equipments. I need to find the key of my hand shackles, and my feet shackles as well. Every single of them need their own key. My hand has its own key. My foot has its own key. That TV has its own key. That fan has its own key. What are those keys?
In spiritual term, and “Spirit Procreation” lessons we have introduce 40 different types of keys. We believe that locks are different and numerous, and each needs certain key. We need specific key for specific lock to open. I teach different methods for observing and listening. In order to see and hear properly we need to find the keys; the Methods of Dreaming. In order to make a connection with other worlds we need to find specific keys required for dreaming. In order to bring my sprit out of my body and let my soul to fly freely, I need certain key. Even for other goals or small problem that we are facing now.
Right now, I want to talk about a key; if you know how to use it properly, it fits all 40 different types of locks; therefore, it will open all 4000 locks of our life. There are 40 locks, but 40 different locks. Our life has 4000 locks. For instance, I need to find an answer for my question, but I am not sure if this is a right one. I want to make a decision, but I am not sure how to do it. I am not sure if I have to go to the right side or left. There is one key that fits to all locks. This is the same key that God called it “the prophet’s Gun”. God says that everyone has this potential gun, but my selected prophets have the special gun. God’s special gun is pray and trust. But the question is if pray and trust is so good and improving and is able to solve all problems and can open all locks, so why is it not working? Why there are so many terminally ill patients? If pray can bring cure, so why it is not happening? Why are we facing so many problems in the world?
We should not accuse God for this. Because it is been years and even centuries that people been lying about God. The worst part is that these lies are hypocritical. You don’t hear them lying. They say something different than what they believe. They say “God is merciful and compassionate, but I afraid of you”. If God is merciful, if you say “oh God, I only worship you, and I only ask from you”. If they are saying these, so what are they afraid of? If they are depending upon God, who else are they relying on? When they are relying on some other things; so, it means that they are lying about God. When I say “God I only worship you and I only rely on you”; if I speak up those words and believe on them strongly; it is praying. I mean, I speak up from my heart, through my heart.
Now I just want to say, if some comes to me and ask me if all of prays will be accepted by God; I will answer “YES”. God will listen to your heart. But, you have a doubt that God will not grant our wishes; it will not be granted. This is those kinds of lies that we are repeating about the God all the time. We have to stop and avoid lying about God, so we can get closer to our God. They ask if God grants all the wishes; my aunt prayed, my father prayed, other people prayed, but nothing happened. Sometimes people tend to verbalizing thoughts without any belief; like slogan. They say “yes, God will grant all wishes, God is great, is compassionate”, and so on. Action, action, action.
Well, I explain now. We have two types of pray. Two types of trust. Two types of each. Two types of worshiping God. One is very deep, one is very shallow. When we talk about pray; one is very common and ordinary; all people around the world pray this way. They say “God, I rely on you to help me”; then want to pick up something heavy for example and ask God to help them; but they can’t. What kind of praying is that? If you pray honestly, you can move the Earth by your hand. We judge the God that God is incapable. But the truth is that we are incapable of praying correctly… We say that God grants all of our wishes; this is an ordinary interpretation.
Now let’s talk about the art of praying. What is the art of praying? I say that praying is an art. Whoever can create a masterpiece, like Abraham, can pray and trust upon God. Not everyone who is facing a problem and cannot find anybody else to solve the problem will be able asking God to solve the problem; and after word, he realizes that this type of asking will not solve his problem. I say Abraham used the art of praying and trust, but not using the common and ordinary type of praying. What is that art? Is it really an art? Let’s put it this way, if you want to request something from the king, you have to know the proper way of asking. It happens rarely to have this kind of opportunity. Now days, you can’t find plenty of these kinds of kings or emperors. For example, if a regular illiterate person all of a sudden go to the emperor and ask for something improper, emperor may sentence him to death because of his/her rudeness; just because he said “Hey king! Give us 4 loafs of bread!”.
Speaking in front of the king requires preparation. He needs to know how to control himself; how to have a proper eye contact; what to say and not to say. How to call the king, Mr. King? My master? My lord? My love? How should he call the God? My God? However, our lord is very compassionate that said “you can call me whatever you want; but you really have to call me”. But it really requires knowledge of proper asking when you are in front of the King.
Struggle has its own rules. You can’t struggle without knowing the rules. Without learning the art of struggle, you can not be in battle field. If you want to be in any kind of battle field, you have to know how to struggle. You have to know the rules. Just because you are holding a sword, it doesn’t mean that you can fight or challenge someone, and you can’t call yourself a warrior. Whoever asked for help from God, it doesn’t meant that he is praying or making a wish. Pay attention to this. I am saying that I am teaching you a key technique which you can use it for all 4 thousand locks of your life. I have to learn that I can’t be a warrior just because of having a sword.
Just because I’ve been allowed to be in presence of the king of whole universe, it doesn’t mean that I can have regular conversation with him. It requires rules and regulations. It requires its own way. However, one way is not having any hesitance, not having a specific way. I’ll explain more. There are 7 ways of praying or asking.
If someone pays enough attention to Holy Quran can find all ways clearly in that. One way is not following any special way, very simple. However, there are several hidden rules in it as well. What is this way? This is the same way when you pray and ask with no hesitation. Whatever you want, you ask simply. But the problem is this way can’t be use by everyone. This way is simple and belongs to simple heartedness people, not for all. Who is simple heartedness? If I ever lied, I am not simple heartedness anymore. If I was hypocrite once, I am not simple heartedness anymore. If I ever have insulted someone before, I am not simple heartedness anymore. This simple way is like the way children ask form their parents. How a little kid asks from his parents? He asks by all of his passion. Child concentrates on his parents fully. He cries until he makes the parents to grant his wish. He never gives up until to make sure he gets whatever he wants. If God loves us that much (like parents), and if we love God the same way, we can ask him simply like this. In this case, our daily speaking is like praying. Our daily speaking is worshiping God. Our breathing is full of trust. Our inhales and exhales are praying, worshiping, admiring. So, the art of praying is like math, some part of it. One of these seven ways of praying is so precise like math. We have seven ways. I mean we can ask from God and make a wish is seven different ways.
Jesus Christ had his own way of praying. His praying was based on his strong faith on God. Moses used to pray in another way. His own way was sacrificing. Prophet Elijah had his own way. His special way was kind of inspiring, infusing and inducing his soul form upper source. There are seven ways. The last way belongs to Prophet Mohammad which contains other five ways in it.
Prophet Mohammad did not used to pray like Jesus Christ, or the way David used to pray, or Prophet Elijah, or Adam, or Noah. Each one of them had their own way of praying. You have to figure out which way is better and more harmonious to you. Which way fits you better so you can pray that way. I may raise my hand to the sky and pray for my entire life and ask for help from God, but it may not work. It really won’t work. Take a look at the others. You see, it is not working. It doesn’t make sense. This kind of praying is shallow, has no spirit. What are you asking? God doesn’t grant it. God doesn’t hear it. When we pray we say “Lord! you listen to my prays”; what does this sentence mean? It means, God hears some wishes and not all. I explained earlier that someone whose wish is granted by God, will thank God after. If he demands the dead person to “come back to life” and the dead one comes back to life; then he thanks God for granting his wish. What does this mean? It means, God may have not been granted his wish. God doesn’t hear all wishes. God hears, but he will not grant all.
End of Part-1
to be continued...