FASTING,PRAYING, BREATHING

People of a religious bent are often indulging in various ways of prayer but few fully benefit from such because their prayers are merely VERBAL, mutterings, bequests, ramblings, and a number of other things, that really bring any tangible results for them and many, if not most, wonder why their prayers go unanswered, or why those of groups that oppose them have their prayers answered. Those who follow the WAY of the MONK start out by doing certain specific tasks, which,in some instances involve chastity, obedience, and poverty or begging and bowing and standing on street corners and a number of other 'devotional' practices. Kneeling and genuflecting are done by many laymen and worshippers as well as by clergy, ministers, priests, monks,etc. But even there only a rare few know what is needed and what should be done. FASTING, PRAYING AND BREATHING are THREE ASPECTS that have to understood and practiced assiduously but undertaking such without knowing the full results of these practices will present risks and difficulties few moderns are willing to undergo or undertake,unless they are only escaping from daily life. Some of this can be found in THE WAY OF THE FAKIR and also in or on THE WAY OF THE YOGI and as anyone attempts to study or follow any of these paths, certain obstacles will confront them all along the way. "The Pilgrim's Progess' is fraught with peril.