THE INNER WORK OF THE DISCIPLE

It was a calm, clear spring evening. We were seated comfortably around our dear Master under the trees in the yard. The stars were visible through the branches. Cricket sounds were audible. There are times which the World of Supreme Intelligence prepares from afar There are times when the sounds of the world appear to be in perfect polyphonic harmony. We sang a few songs. nd then in the silence that fell, somebody brought up the !uestion about the inner work of the disciple. The Master said" #$rayer is the most powerful act in the human life. It brings into a singular focus man%s thoughts, feelings and will. Such a prayer is powerful. It works miracles. $rayer is the most beautiful work& It is a conversation with 'od. There is no more important moment than this" for man to view 'od%s face& (ow beautiful it is, upon rising in the morning, to talk with the Immortal )ne& #(e who is not interested in 'od gradually loses his energy and falls behind. While thinking about the ngels, man is in the ngelic World. When you think about 'od, you are in the *ivine World. We live in whatever world we are thinking about. #)ne environment tolerates you for a certain period of time, but after that you move onto another one. +ish were in the water. fter a while, the most advanced of them went into a less dense environment. ,ecause of the great constraint in which they had found themselves, the idea entered their minds that another more favorable life e-isted in a less dense environment . above the water. nd in such a way, they became birds. #Man, as well, when he finds himself under restricted conditions, strives towards 'od. /ou strive today, again tomorrow, and finally you enter a more supreme 0ife. The idea creates the form. #The 0aw is" if you think about a good man, light will come into your mind and warmth into your heart. If you think about a maleficent man, darkness will appear in your mind and cold in your heart. #This 0aw is about our relationship to 'od. When you connect with 'od, light will enter your consciousness, and profound peace your soul. If you connect with the ngels, again you will be filled with bright thoughts and noble feelings. When you think about the plants and animals, they also influence you. The 0aw states" /ou connect with whatever you are thinking about.

#Through prayer, man communicates with 'od and with the dvanced ,eings. Then 'od tells man about 0ove and about the Intelligent ,eings. When you get up in the morning, direct your consciousness to the (igher 1eality. fter that, independent of what you are doing, studying or hoeing, address the Invisible World for help. Instead, you immediately start to labor in the morning2 you forget about the great 1eality, about the Intelligent +orces in 3ature. There is a 0aw which States" when man directs his consciousness to the (igher 1eality, it abides within him. nd when he directs his consciousness to the shadows, he lives in the shadows. #$rayer and contemplation are the efforts of the soul to ascend to a higher place. In this way an influ- of mental energy will come, and so the work of the conscious human life will become easier. To pray and to contemplate . this means to send forth your report to that Supreme Center from which you have descended. What will you report about4 bout the work you have accomplished. In response to your report, a correct e-change between your thoughts and feelings and those of the 5volved ,eings of the Supreme World will occur. If somebody thinks that prayer, contemplation and meditation are not necessary, he is on the wrong path. #When you pray, you determine your own status. When you pray, you are in a continuous connection with the whole 'enesis of Creation. When you know this, do not obstruct that natural process within you. #+rom prayer, man ac!uires energy from the *ivine World. The 0aw of prayer is the same as the 0aw of 3ourishment. When deprived of food, a man will feel some lack. When the soul is deprived of prayer, a need is also felt. $rayer is the inner necessity of the soul. #$rayer is a reality, not a shadow. That which at a given moment gives strength to the mind, heart, soul and spirit is something real. #$rayer is the conscious work of the human soul. When one prays, the soul steps beyond the ordinary consciousness. We can describe this process as an emergence from the narrow confines in which man lives. #$rayer resembles the e-tending of the ameba%s pseudopodia to catch its food. This is an unceasing process. +or the new to come into man, he needs to direct his mind to the Supreme Center of the 6niverse every morning. #$rayer is a law of watering. Through it all good influences are attracted. When a man is praying, everything around him grows and develops. When a man understands the great 0aw of prayer, he will become a true man2 he will become one of the great initiates.

#(ave you seen how an ngel prays4 #$rayer is the first method through which we begin to learn the *ivine 0anguage. If you do not pray, you will never learn it. Through prayer, we study 'od%s 0anguage. We still do not know 'od%s 0anguage. #True prayer implies concentration, seclusion. 3obody should see you when you are praying. When the merchant is praying, he should forget about his business, all his dealings.# )n another occasion the Master said" #$rayer is one of the means through which one comes to know 'od as 0ove. It leads to 0ove, to the good and sublime elevated state you attain . to help, to forgive your fellow man, to uplift the fallen one. This is due to the time you have spent in your secret chamber. #Man must pray so that 'od does not turn (is face away from him. It is frightful when 'od hides (is face from man& Then such darkness, cold and solitude will come which he has never had e-perienced in his life. # saint receives his knowledge through prayer, contemplation, meditation and observation. (e prays for a long time, until he receives inspiration and obtains new thoughts. #Wherever you are, in whatever situation you may be, take a half.hour or an hour to think about 'od. In such a way, your consciousness e-pands. To think about the 'reat Intelligent Cause, about the Supreme Center of Creation, is worth more than all the material wealth on earth. The thought of 'od also renews and re7uvenates the physical body because the energy reaches it as well. #If somebody says that he does not need to think about 'od, he becomes like an orphaned child without a father and mother and goes around in torn clothes, homeless and friendless. Then the parasites start to attack him, and he loses his bearing in life. I am speaking figuratively. I will translate" when a man stops thinking about 'od, he begins to be vulnerable, and dark inferior beings attack him. #Man cannot attain anything, if he does not pray. $ray so that more light may come into your consciousness. #There are no beings more highly developed than the ngels. The ne-t phase which humankind will enter is the angelic phase. Then our unrefined earthly bodies will be changed into energetic ones. They will be composed of more refined matter. (ow will these be created4 Through prayer, contemplation, meditation. In other words, prayer is a method of organi8ing the spiritual body, the new body in which man will live.

#I ask modern scientists and philosophers how many times a day they think about 'od. The cause for the misfortune of modern man lies in the fact that they do not remember 'od. $rayer is a method for solving the most difficult tasks. *oubt, suspicion, skepticism and many other negative thoughts and sentiments are the cause of most of the diseases in mankind. Through prayer, man may overcome these negative conditions. There is a miraculous power in prayer. #+or a man to recite a verse from the Scripture with the will to understand is sufficient for Christ to come and help him. (e will bring light into his mind and will improve his affairs. #$rayer increases the vibration of the human aura. In this way, man becomes immune to the inferior influences surrounding him. Through prayer, man can insulate himself from the an-ieties and fears of the world. They cannot penetrate him. #When man is praying for one of his good desires to be fulfilled, the Invisible World always helps. /ou are ill. $ray to 'od, and very soon you will recover. There is nothing in the whole world which man desires that 'od did not accomplish. The world represents the desires of these small beings. 'od has granted all their desires. #If everyone would address 'od with the supplication" %'od, we have used all means to put order into the world. 'ive us a way of doing this.% nd if they prayed from the heart, the course of action would come. This method is very simple, but when applied, 'od will come into the world and will help people. #There is no living being in the world, small or large, whose appeal 'od has not answered. There is no case in which 'od has not answered your disordered mail. $ut your mail in order. The mail from the Invisible World leaves on time, but when it reaches the earth, the letters get lost somewhere and are delayed for months. #(ow beautiful it is for man to reali8e that he occupies a place in the Mind of 'od. When he has this awareness and addresses 'od with a plea for something, his prayer is received. # sk 'od to abide in you and to reveal (imself through you. The only )ne who transforms people is 'od. # ll people are searching for the meaning of 0ife. The meaning of 0ife is in communication with 'od. #The most favorable hours for prayer are the early hours after midnight, for e-ample 9" :: a. m. and ;" :: a. m. The psalmist says, %'od I summoned Thee at early dawn.% This means that in the morning before sunrise, I will occupy myself with the most sublime work . communion with the Supreme Center of Creation . to

gain the energy necessary to accomplish my work throughout the day. Wherever man goes, whatever work he starts, he needs energy. If he lets the world influence him, the mundane affairs will put him off the track of his life. In the morning when you rise, you need to have one essential thought . to open as a flower. Christ spent the whole night in prayer. Why4 ,ecause during those hours, (e replenished (imself with the energy (e had spent during the day. #Man must pray. (e must work on himself to be ready for the new which is coming into the world. (ow long should you pray4 Incessantly. $rayer does not imply that you need to stop and pray the whole day. /ou can be in motion and pray at the same time. Work does not e-clude prayer. /ou can pray constantly. )nly the one who lives in the 0aw of 0ove, and he alone, has the disposition to pray. Whatever he is doing, he is always in prayer. In other words, in the life of a loving man, everything is prayer. mother says that she has no time left for prayers because of her children. (e who cuts trees says that he has no time left to pray because of his 7ob. (e who writes says the same. 5verybody says that they have no time for prayer, contemplation and meditation. In reality, the prayer comes first, and then all other things follow. +irst you breathe, and then you work. )therwise you cannot finish your work. Those who do not pray are not good students. The la8iest, the dullest and the least talented students are those who do not pray. 'ive a theme to a dull student, and he will say, %Where did this sub7ect come from4% /ou need to pray when you are in good spirits as well as when you are in conflicting conditions or when there is darkness in your consciousness. #Man can create seclusion even when among people. Seclusion is not only an e-ternal process. #I will give you one rule" for every man, there is a *ivine Wave which lifts him up. When you rise in the morning, do not hurry to immediately go work in the field. Stop, work inwardly, so that this *ivine Wave may come, and then you may go and start your work. /ou could be the most ordinary man, but when the *ivine Spirit visits you, you will achieve something beyond yourself. #If thought, emotion and will do not take part in prayer, it is not a true prayer. To go into your secret chamber means to enter into your virgin soul. Then you will understand the deep meaning of all things and why you are living. The higher the consciousness is, the more discernable is the prayer. prayer is more clear when the consciousness is elevated.

#When somebody is in difficulty, I say" pray in order to connect with the Intelligent ,eings who can help you. Someone says that he is praying but has received no answer. The reason is that his consciousness is not awakened. The human consciousness is similar to a radio which is emitting and receiving sonic waves from the universe. Scientists say that above the earth there is a belt which deflects

the waves and obstructs them from rising. This fact could be used to e-plain why the prayers of some people cannot go high enough. The more awakened and the more evolved a man%s consciousness is, the greater the possibility is for his prayer to be received. #What is re!uired of man in order for him to connect with the Invisible World4 (e needs to have his own radio. (e has it. When you address your devotional thoughts upwards, you must protect yourself from hostile waves" doubt, disbelief and the lack of 0ove are waves of unfavorable character which are formed in the astral world. They reflect unfavorably upon the human spirit. The difficulties in the human life result from attacks by these hostile waves. They influence man%s prayers and prevent them from ascending. They also stand in the way of good desires. #Man prays better when he is persecuted. When you are put to great suffering, trials and persecutions, then you pray as you should. #6ntil the furnace of the heart is heated, prayer cannot reach 'od. Man cannot pray in an impure place. /ou must go to a pure place. $rayers must be transmitted from a pure place. When man is praying, he must be specific in respect to the Invisible World. )therwise, a prayer is like an application form which does not state what is being asked for. 3aturally, in such a case, it is without conse!uence. #If I were to pray now, I would ask 'od for Strength, <nowledge, Wisdom, 0ove, Truth and +reedom. #When a man prays, he should ask for the smallest, but at the same time, the most essential thing. prayer is received when 'od%s Will is taken into consideration. *o the following e-periment" concentrate on that which is deep within yourself and say, %My 0ord, I am ready right now to fulfill Thy Will which motivates every living being in the world.% )r say, %If I have found ,lessing in Thee, make me feel Thy =oy in the name of Thy 0ove, Wisdom and Truth.% *o you know what you will feel4 /ou will feel an e-citement such as you have never before e-perienced. /ou will feel reborn. #In a moment, man can transform his face. Turn to 'od and say, %My 0ord, place me in the +ire of Thy 0ove.% )r say, %My 0ord, what dost Thou want me to do in order for Thy <ingdom to triumph over the earth and to sanctify Thy 3ame among mankind4% #)ne very important 0aw states" when you pray for somebody, your prayer gains miraculous power only when it is accompanied by love for him. #3ow, let%s concentrate for five minutes and send one good thought to the whole world. The 0aw states" if you send this thought properly, the work which you will accomplish will be e!ual to all of the work you have done in your entire life.#