Volume
Vol. 9, The Unity of Religious Ideals
| Heading
Prayer
|
Sub-Heading
5. Union
|
Vol. 9, The Unity of Religious Ideals
Prayer
5. Union
The fifth aspect of prayer is to know God, and by this means to draw nearer to God, which is the real meaning of the word "at-one-ment," which means complete union. And this cannot be learned; it is a natural tendency: it is the attraction of the soul to God. It is as the negative pole of the electric wire is attracted to the positive. Which means that the happiness of man depends on his nearness to God. This has been taught in the form of prayer.
|