The Power of Prayer

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Vivekanthi: Whatever difficulty you patiently endure through love of wisdom will reap ripe fruits at the time of prayer. He says if you wish to pray wordily, deny yourself every hour. Play the part of a wise man, study and work very hard and learn to endure much for the sake of prayer.

"Do not pray for the fulfillment of your wishes, for they may not accord with the will of God. But pray as you have been taught, saying: Thy will be done in me (cf. Luke 22:42). Always entreat Him in this way - that His will be done. For He desires what is good and profitable for you, whereas you do not always ask for this." - Evagrius Ponticus. Swami Sarvapriyananda speaks on Evagrius's teachings on prayer.