Are there methods and techniques to effective prayer?
The effort and the heart is what is required, not some perfect technique. We would suggest ceaseless prayer and meditation. Turn to God with all of your heart and soul and ask Her to give you Light. All actions and rituals that are devoted or dedicated to God, calling upon or supplicating God, giving praise and thanksgiving to Her, burning candles, lighting incense, counting beads, and turning wheels, are prayer. Before you pray, prepare yourself. Make the premises holy. Sanctify the room in which you pray. Negative thoughts, persons, or entities must be categorically forbidden. Cleanse yourself physically and mentally. Prepare as if you were about to meet the beloved of your heart. Let Love and Light permeate your soul, and there will descend the Holy Spirit. Pray wakefully and consciously. Realize that you stand in Her presence! Why is it so hard for many people to pray? Their faith is weak. Their prayers are half-hearted or for selfish, materialistic pursuits. It is better to approa
