Faith is a function of the heart.
A personal selfish prayer is bad whether made before an image or an unseen God.
The simplest acts of kindness are by far more powerful then a thousand heads bowing in prayer.
Satyagraha, of which civil resistance is but a part, is to me the universal law of life.
Even a little of dharma saves one from many a pitfall.
Recall the face of the poorest and weakest man you have seen, and ask yourself if this step you contemplate is going to be any use to him.