HUMILITY AND SINCERITY IN PRAYER — Sure Path to Positive Thinking

In metaphorical language, what the poet is telling us is that for offering prayers with humility and utter sincerity, the mind should not be engrossed in some other thought. Instead, it should focus entirely on one’s meeting with the Lord. Offering prayer with humility and utter sincerity is possible only for the person who before prayer has developed positive thinking. Experience shows that the most powerful thing that can shift one’s focus away from something is negative thinking. In collective life, one repeatedly faces negative experiences. In this regard, one should abide by patience or sabr and completely save oneself from negative feelings. Offering prayer with humility and utter sincerity is possible only for the person who before prayer has developed positive thinking. And this is possible only when one develops a mindset infused with patience, so that despite the negative experiences one may encounter, one remains firmly established in positive thinking. o Accept, Introspect, Make Amends There are different kinds of bad deeds. But no matter what kind of bad deed you have committed, after each one you should feel repentant and try to erase the effects of your bad deed by doing a good deed. The fact is that every bad deed you commit can pollute your soul. Cleanse it by your tears, or by some other kind of penitent behaviour.