Sitting 73: Prayer and meditation

Beloved friends we would talk to you tonight of the wonders of prayer and meditation.

Too often we hear the prayers of the people asking for this and that and it is so many times for the personal things in this life which should be gaols for your attainment instead of something you would like to be given.

Dear friends do you not know that anything you get for nothing is worth just that, nothing. That which you attain by the sweat of your brow or the strength of your arms has value and you should remember this in your prayers.

Is it not better to ask for help and assistance for others, and there is nothing wrong with asking for help in attaining things which you will use to help others.

Another way of attaining your goals is by meditation. They do not need to be long and much good work can be done in a ten minute meditation if it is done in a regular fashion. Create your own place where you can go, be it a seat in a field or a house or cottage that you can visit. You will find that friends come to visit you and you can ask their advice on a multitude of different things. If you open in prayer and ask for protection then nothing untoward should happen and if you do not like anything then you only have to open your eyes to come back to the earth again.

A great deal can be learnt in this way if you are trying to develop your spiritual gifts.

We would point out however that if you are in circle then you should follow the advice of your circle leader, and last but not least we would say do not forget to close down when you finish after your closing prayer.