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Why do you pray with your eyes closed?
For many, prayer is a private matter, an intercession between a person and God or another higher power. Closing your eyes as you do it is a way to block out distractions and focus on the conversation. Instead of using your eyes to communicate with others, you shut them and turn your thoughts inward.
Can we close eyes during Salah?
It’s a sunnah to look at the place of sajda in namaz so one shouldn’t close his during namaz. However, if it’s difficult to get the concentration in namaz without closing eyes or you feel greater closeness to Allah in closing eye, you can close your eyes but you will loose this sunnah.
Do I have to get on my knees or close my eyes to pray?
The Bible speaks of bowing in prayer, kneeling on one’s face before God, standing, sitting and walking. The most important thing isn’t the position of the body but the condition of the soul. If the heart is attuned to God, one can pray in any posture imaginable.
How do you pray to the gods in Hinduism?
Repeat mantras. Mantras are sayings that are repeated to gods, sometimes specific gods, as a way to ask for a specific outcome. You can repeat these mantras to one of the deities at the temple. Verify that the mantra is appropriate for the god to which you are praying. One of the most popular mantras is “OM Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya.”
What are the reasons for prayer?
There are basically 12 reasons for prayer: We pray to depend on God for help in distress. We pray for asking God for enlightenment. We pray for communion with God through single-minded devotion. We pray for asking for peace from God when the mind is restless. We pray for surrendering ourselves to God completely.
How do you pray to the gods in a temple?
Upon entering, turn to your left and find the first statue of a god. Pay your respects by either assuming the Namaste pose or going prostrate. Continue until you have gone around the temple and greeted each god in this fashion. For Namaste, put your hands together in front of you in a praying motion.
How do you pray with holy water in India?
The priest takes a pitcher of what’s believed to be holy water from the Ganges River and pours it in the worshiper’s right hand. The worshiper drinks the water and puts the remaining droplets on their head as a blessing. A woman receives what she believes is holy water as a blessing from her temple’s religious leader.