345. I don't pray
I don’t pray.    Why?
Because God does not need my prayer.
I don’t pray.
    Why?
Because man does not understand my prayer.
I don’t pray.
    Why?
Because my enemies don’t believe in my prayer.
Finally I have come to the conclusion that
I don’t have to pray.
    Why?
Because my friends believe that I always pray.
Sri Chinmoy, The Dance of Life, part 7, Aum Press, Puerto Rico, 1973