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  2. THE FAKIR
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‘Baba, how does one do this? We don’t even know where The One resides?’

‘You constipated gnat, there are three ways you can do this. You can either pray as though our Goddess, God and Guru is in the Spirit Dimension where They reside and we are reaching out to Them. We hope Our prayer reaches Them wherever They reside. The greater the intensity, love and yearning to be heard, shall open pathways for our prayers to reach Them. This is called the external prayer. It is a call to Them.

‘Then there is the internal prayer I taught you the other day about how we are certain that They reside within us and thus our attention is directed within. We can pray to Them, assured that They are hearing us because They reside within us, either in a dormant state or some state of wakefulness. Usually, for most people it is in the state of dormancy, so we need to wake Them up. The only way to awaken Them so they can operate through us from within is by making our prayers so intense that They have no option but to wake up and begin to operate through us. Our prayers need to have that purity, intensity and fragrance to awaken Them. They then begin to throb in each cell of ours and fill our very breath, vibrations and being.’

‘Then there is the third way of reaching out to Them. This is when we are certain that They reside not only in Their celestial abode, wherever that place may be, but also within us, within each being. This prayer needs greater focus as now we believe that They are within as well as outside. They reside in Their heavenly abode as well as within us. They are outside us and also within us. They are everywhere. So now we not only have to pray with the intensity of a mad person trying to make our voice heard, but also to awaken Them within us. So, the force has to have enough fuel to reach the external dimension and have the power to awaken Them from Their dormant state within.’

‘When was the last time you prayed with this kind of intensity and junoon, beta, will decide the last time you really prayed. Imagine, They want to hear your prayer, want to see that intensity but all that They hear and witness is mouthing of words, while your mind is far away. Imagine, They are present in front of you, hoping to be enveloped with the purity and fragrance of your prayer but instead hear some rattling of words, with no depth, no love and no focus, just a ramble, a routine that must be done with. Wouldn’t that be a sad moment for you, my child?’