Undoubtedly, prayer requires a living faith in God. Successful satyagraha is inconceivable without that faith.

It does not require money to be neat, clean and dignified.

A personal selfish prayer is bad whether made before an image or an unseen God.

Time is wealth, and the Gita says the Great Annihilator annihilates those who waste time.

For a bowl of water give a goodly meal; For a kindly greeting bow thou down with zeal; For a simple penny pay thou back with gold; If thy life be rescued, life do not withhold. Thus the words and actions of the wise regard; Every little service tenfold they reward. But the truly noble know all men as one, And return with gladness good for evil done.

Begin your day with prayer, and make it so soulful that it may remain with you until the evening.

Hinduism has made marvelous discoveries in things of religion, of the spirit, of the soul. We have no eye for these great and fine discoveries. We are dazzled by the material progress that Western science has made. Ancient India has survived because Hinduism was not developed along material but spiritual lines.