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A Prayer for Inner Peace
The aim of prayer is to cleanse the heart and attain inner peace. We live in an age of quarrels and materialism, but the true enemy is not external; it is found within ourselves. The scriptures teach that prayer's purpose is to cleanse our hearts of greed and anger. All prayer seeks to reach peace. Only by first securing peace within ourselves can we then give that peace to others. As a representative, I contribute to this aim through prayer. Our specific prayer is the chanting of the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra. This practice is offered for this collective purpose.
"The enemy is not outside of us; the enemy is inside of us."
"The aim of all prayer is to reach peace."
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The text contains hyperlinks in bold to three authoritative books on yoga, written by humans, to clarify the context of the lecture:
- Yoga in Daily Life - The System
Paramhans Swami Maheshwarananda. Ibera Verlag, Vienna, 2000. ISBN 978-3-85052-000-3 - The Hidden Power in Humans - Chakras and Kundalini
Paramhans Swami Maheshwarananda. Ibera Verlag, Vienna, 2004. ISBN 978-3-85052-197-0 - Lila Amrit - The Divine Life of Sri Mahaprabhuji
Paramhans Swami Madhavananda. Int. Sri Deep Madhavananda Ashram Fellowship, Vienna, 1998. ISBN 3-85052-104-4