 "I AM NOTHING"
In a Western world busy recovering from a legacy of shame and blame, John's continual declaration that "I am nothing" (and the implicit suggestion that we, too, are nothing) may set off alarms. But these would be false alarms.
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Written by Mitchell Earl Gibson MD
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 Prayer is one of the oldest pursuits of mankind. We can only assume that it has been with us as long as humans have been around. Prayer was probably right on the tip of the tongue of the first caveman who saw lightning strike a tree. No one ever teaches us how to pray. Most of us fall into it and mimic the prayers of others.
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 Japa is silent repetition of a mantra on japa beads. Kirtan is congregational or loud chanting, many times utilizing cartals (small hand cymbals), harmonium (indian portable organ), or mridanga (double headed indian drum). In the "Brihanaradiya Purana" it is said, in this age of Kali yuga, when people in general are slow in spiritual realization
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Written by Jarett Sabirsh
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 When one is praying, it's not the words themselves that are doing anything, nor is there an outside entity called "God" that answers those prayers. Every great Enlightened teacher has told us that thoughts and intentions (behind the words) create one's physical reality, so it is one's OWN prayers that are creating that reality. It's one's own intentions that is doing the work.
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