Joel Martin: You said something before about faith in our own prayers. Let's come back to that point because it's so important.

Sri Chinmoy: Many people pray, but they do not have faith in their prayers. Doubt interferes. People say, “Perhaps God is not pleased with me. This morning I told a lie. Yesterday I quarrelled with my friend, so why should God listen to my prayers?” Because of this kind of thing, people do not have faith in their prayers.

From:Sri Chinmoy,Aspiration-body, illumination-soul, part 2, Agni Press, 1993
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