Principles of Effective Prayer | How-to-Live Inspirational Satsanga

In this inspirational satsanga recorded at the Yogoda Satsanga Sakha Ashram, Noida, YSS sannyasi and Vice-President Swami Smaranananda Giri speaks about “Principles of Effective Prayer.”

Swami Smaranananda begins the service with a guided meditation, which includes Paramahansa Yogananda’s chant “I Am the Bubble”:
“So do Thou, my Lord,
Thou and I, never apart.
Wave of the sea, dissolve in the sea!
I am the bubble, make me the sea.”

Swami Smaranananda points out that Paramahansa Yogananda (Gurudeva and founder of Yogoda Satsanga Society of India/Self-Realization Fellowship) has explained the science of effective prayer in a beautiful and complete way in his YSS/SRF teachings—showing how to take prayer out of the realm of superstition and blind belief, and apply it as a tangible and practical spiritual power in our daily lives.

Some of the principles for effective prayer that Swami Smaranananda discusses include:
The importance of having the right concept of God, and the right concept of ourselves.
When is the best time to pray?
The importance of keeping the mind positive during prayer.
Does prayer free us from work and effort?
Why doesn't God grant all our prayers?

And Swami Smaranananda shares some of the prayers he finds very powerful for when you find yourself going through whatever challenges you face:
“Lord, change no circumstances of my life. Change me.”
“Divine Mother, I don't understand why I have to go through this painful experience, but I know, that You know. I will do my best. Give me the strength to go through this experience.”
“God, Divine Mother, there have been so many gifts and graces and comforts in my life. Compared to all those gifts and comforts, this present difficulty is not much. I will go through this.”
“God, Divine Mother, I am now going through a difficult phase, but I know that there are many people who are having much worse challenges. I will do my best to go through this experience.”
“Mother, be with me.”
“Divine Mother, I know that it's because of some karma, I am having to go through this. I am glad that I am working out some of my karma and get closer to You, by this experience, at this time. Give me the strength, Mother, give me the strength.”
A saint prayed: "Dear Lord, I ask not for a faith that will move a mountain, but for a faith that will somehow move me."

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In his “how-to-live” teachings, Paramahansa Yogananda has given to people of all cultures, races, and creeds the means to free themselves from physical, mental, and spiritual inharmonies — to create for themselves a life of enduring happiness and all-round success.

Learn more about Yogoda Satsanga Society of India and the path of Kriya Yoga meditation: https://yssofindia.org https://yogananda.org

If you live in India, Nepal, or Sri Lanka, you can learn the science of Kriya Yoga by applying for the Yogoda Satsanga Lessons in Self-realization, the home-study course in the science of meditation and art of balanced spiritual living established by Paramahansa Yogananda: https://yssofindia.org/yss-lessons.php

Residents of other countries around the world can apply for these same sacred teachings from Self-Realization Fellowship, the international headquarters of Paramahansa Yogananda's spiritual work: https://yogananda.org/lessons

Learn more about Autobiography of a Yogi, Paramahansa Yogananda’s spiritual classic: https://yssofindia.org/paramahansa-yo...

Learn more about effective prayer by reading Yoganandaji’s book “In the Sanctuary of the Soul: A Guide to Effective Prayer”
From YSS’s bookstore: https://bookstore.yssofindia.org/prod...
From SRF’s bookstore: https://bookstore.yogananda-srf.org/p...

Read selections of Paramahansa Yogananda’s “how-to-live” wisdom on a variety of topics: https://yssofindia.org/spiritual/How-...

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