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I would urge the modern generation not to regard fasting and prayer with scepticism or distrust. The greatest teachers of the world have derived extraordinary powers for the good of humanity and attained clarity of vision through fasting and prayer. Much of this discipline runs to waste because instead of being matter of the heart, if is often resorted to for stage effect.

 

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If you repeat the name of Rama on getting up in the morning and before going to bed in the evening the day will go well for you and the night pass without bad dreams.

 

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Even if I am killed, I will not give up repeating the names of Rama and Rahim which mean to me the same God. With these names on my lips I will die cheerfully.

 

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I am longing to disappear from the world quietly, with Ramanama on my lips.

 

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Only one in millions meets death for which he has prayed.

CONTENTS

TO THE READER

LORD OF HUMILITY

I. MEANING OF AND NECESSITY FOR PRAYER

1. MEANING OF AND NECESSITY FOR PRAYER 2. PRAYER IS NECESSARY FOR ALL 3. MAN CANNOT LIVE WITHOUT PRAYER 4. THE ETERNAL DUEL 5. WHAT IS PRAYER? 6. TRUE PRAYER 7. TRUE WORSHIP 8. THE GREATEST BINDING FORCE 9. PRAYER IS ALL INCLUSIVE 10. A DIALOGUE WITH A BUDDHIST 11. WHY I LAY STRESS ON PRAYER 12. PERSONAL TESTIMONY ON PRAYER 13. WHY PRAY? 14. THE OBJECT OF PRAYER 15. SPONTANEOUS UPWELLING OF THE HEART 16. A MAN OF PRAYER KNOWS NO FEAR 17. WHY RECITE HIS NAME? 18. BEAUTY OF REPETITION 19. NO FAITH IN PRAYER! 20. WHY NO FAITH IN PRAYER? 21. HAVE FAITH 22. THE HEALING BALM 23. GOD'S WORD 24. `NIRBAL KE BAL RAM' 25. THE ONLY HELP OF THE HELPLESS 26. GOD'S COVENANT 27. SECRET OF SELF-CONTROL 28. A CALL TO REPENTANCE 29. VISITATIONS 30. DIVINE GUIDANCE 31. GUIDANCE 32. VISIONS 33. "INNER VOICE"

II. FORMS AM METHODS OF PRAYER

34. YAJNA 35. HOW I ESTABLISH COMMUNION WITH GOD 36. THE FORM OF MY PRAYER 37. SERVICE IS PRAYER 38. "THY WILL BE DONE" 39. RESIGN TO HIS WILL 40. HOW TO AND WHOM TO PRAY? 41. PUNCTUALITY AT PRAYERS 42. GOD'S TIME NEVER STOPS 43. NEVER MISS PRAYERS 44. ATTENDANCE AT PRAYERS 45. THE SPIRITUAL VALUE OF SILENCE 46. TAMASI TAPAS 47. COMMUNION OF SILENCE 48. SILENT PRAYERS 49. SILENCE DURING PRAYERS 50. HOW I INTRODUCED CONGREGATIONAL PRAYER 51. CONGREGATIONAL PRAYER 52. CO-OPERATIVE PRAYER 53. my FAITH IN PUBLIC PRAYER 54. INDIVIDUAL PRAYER 55. CONCENTRATION DURING PRAYERS 56. COMPULSORY PRAYER 57. THE MALADY OF INTOLERANCE 58. A WORD TO OBJECTORS 59. ILL-INFORMED OBJECTORS 60. FASTING AND PRAYER 61. THE TRUEST PRAYER 62. THE INNER MEANING OF THE FAST 63. GITA-THE MOTHER 64. THE MEDITATION OF MOTHER GITA 65. THE USE OF IMAGES IN PRAYER 66. IDOL-WORSHIP 67. IDOLATRY 68. IDOLATRY v. IDOL-WORSHIP 69. WORSHIP IN TEMPLES 70. ARE TEMPLES NECESSARY? 71. ARE PLACES OF WORSHIP A SUPERSTITION?72. WHY NO TEMPLE IN THE ASHRAM? 73. A MODEL TEMPLE 74. NATURE'S TEMPLE OF WORSHIP 75. TREE WORSHIP 76. ATMOSPHERE FOR PRAYERS 77. THE PLACE OF PRAYER IN ASHRAM LIFE 78. THE ASHRAM PRAYER 79. ABOUT PRAYER AT THE ASHRAM 80. TIME TAKEN UP BY PRAYERS 81. FROM MANIBEHN'S NOTES

III. RAMANAMA

82. A GOOD SEED SOWN 83. WHO is RAMA? 84. POWER OF RAMANAMA 85. A WELL-TRIED FORMULA 86. RIDICULING RAMANAMA 87. RAMANAMA MUST NOT CEASE 88. RAMANAMA AND NATIONAL SERVICE 89. RAMANAMA AND NATURE CURE 90. RAMANAMA 91. FROM LETTERS 92. FROM AFTER-PRAYER DISCOURSES 93. A THOUGHT FOR THE DAY 94. IN AND WITH GOD'S NAME 95. "RAMA! RAMA!"

APPENDICES

APPENDIX I: THE MORNING PRAYER

APPENDIX II: GANDHIJI'S FAVOURITE HYMNS

SOURCES

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[ ALL MEN ARE BROTHERS ] [ ASHRAM OBSERVANCE IN ACTION ]  [ DIET AND DIET REFORM ]  [ GANDHI FACES THE STORM ]
[ GANDHI WIELDS THE WEPON OF MORAL POWER ]  [ GANDHIJI EXPECTS ]  [ HIND SWARAJ OR INDIAN HOME RULE ]  [ INDIA OF MY DREAMS ]
[ INDUSTRIAL AND AGRARIAN LIFE AND RELATIONS ]  [ KEY TO HEALTH ]  [ MOHAN-MALA ]  [ MY RELIGION ]  [ NATURE CURE ]  [ PATHWAY TO GOD ]  [ PRAYER ]
[ SATYAGRAHA IN SOUTH AFRICA ]  [ SELECTIONS FROM GANDHI ]  [ SELF-RESTRAINT v. SELF-INDULGENCE ]  [ THE ESSENCE OF HINDUISM ]
[ THE GOSPEL OF SELFLESS ACTION OR THE GITA ACCORDING TO GANDHI ]  [ THE LAW AND THE LAYERS ]  [ THE MIND OF MAHATMA GANDHI ]
[ THE WAY TO COMMUNAL HARMONY ]  [ TOWARDS NEW EDUCATION ]  [ TRUTH IS GOD ]  [ VILLAGE SWARAJ ]  [ GANDHI ]  [ GANDHI IN ANECDOTES ]
[ THE SPIRITUAL BASIS OF SATYAGRAHA ]  [ ‘‘GOING TO WIPE THEIR TEARS’’ ]