Prayer Offers Humans Tranquillity

[Niya]

Prayer Offers Humans Tranquillity

Beyond all extensive philosophical and verbal discussions, let us believe that "need" and "question" would make human beings anxious and anguished.

This anxiety would in turn move us and our will to meet the needs, as well as respond to the questions.

Through this movement, the essence of humanity would be realized and, based on how these needs are met, and how the questions are answered, civilizations would be formed. These civilizations would also evolve as needs and questions alter.

Human beings are both conscious and self-conscious, becoming disturbed if they feel they are left alone amid the infinite realm of existence. The only thing that would remove this panic is to believe in a God who is purely real, good and beautiful, whose wisdom dominates the whole universe, and then to have a loving and conscious relationship with Him. Such a loving and conscious relation with God gives tranquillity to human beings.

And, isn't the mere fact that the "desire to seek Truth" is the root of all knowledge, and the "desire to seek Good" is the origin of ethics, while the "desire to seek Beauty" is the root of arts?

Worship and its bright demonstration in praying is indeed a manifestation of the "desire to seek Truth, Good and Beauty." Humanity would, therefore, remain incomplete and human beings experience a life of worries and insecurity if they do not devote themselves, in a lovingly and supplicating manner, to God - the essence of Truth.

And this devotion to the essence of Truth -- God -- is commonly shared by all religions and in particular the great Abrahamic religions. Without this loving relation with God, we remain in the darkness of loneliness and perpetual torment, while we deserve to move forward toward excellence, light and perfection.

Hence, we seek refuge with God and recite before Him:

"Your name sounds beautiful, in whatever language we may use."

The author is former President of Iran

Posted by Mohammad Khatami on February 12, 2007 3:03 PM
_____________________________________________________
Check the response he got at Washingtonpost.com. Ilaahow iimaanka ha naga qaadin!