Part Three - The Path of Life
Chapter 16 Prayer and Worship
1) Prayer
2. Prayer Protects Against Evil
World Scripture
Prayer restrains one from shameful and unjust deeds; and remembrance of God is the greatest thing in life, without doubt. Qur’an 29.45
Beings possessed by carnal passions, anger, or infatuation have but to revere and remember the Bodhisattva Kuan Shih Yin and they will be set free from their passions.Lotus Sutra 25 (Buddhism)
What lies between a man and infidelity is the abandonment of prayer. Hadith of Muslim (Islam)
Establish regular prayers at the two ends of the day and at the approaches of the night: for those things that are good remove those that are evil. This is a word of remembrance to those who remember. Qur’an 11.114
In the name of God, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Say, “I take refuge in the Lord of mankind, the King of mankind, the God of mankind, from the evil of the sneaking whisperer who whispers in the hearts of mankind, of the jinn and of mankind.” Qur’an 114
Teachings of Sun Myung Moon
Prayer is needed to purify the mind and spirit. It is necessary training to purify the mind and to focus the mind on God. (181:325, October 3, 1988)
When we are going the wrong way, prayer guides us to the right direction. (45:247, July 4, 1971)
Those who pray do not make serious mistakes; they know what to do. Once you develop the habit of prayer and relish its taste, you will find it tastier than food and more interesting than listening to music or watching a movie. Moreover, you will find that you are better able to distinguish between good and evil and make the correct choices in life. (128:172, June 12, 1983)
Through prayer you should know the invisible enemy and discern the enemy’s manifest works. (19:146, January 1, 1968)
Through prayer, your mind should completely subjugate your body. Through prayer, your conscience will receive energy and become one with God vertically; then Satan will surely flee away. Through a life of prayer, you cultivate the path for uniting mind and body and for connecting with God, becoming one with Him. Then God will be within you, and Satan will have no choice but to run away. (229:7, April 9, 1992)