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Gandhi, though belonged to India, was a saint for men and women of all religions and lands and his message today has universal relevance. Therefore this book presenting in one volume the thoughts, sayings and messages of this spiritual giant on prayer, has limitless significance. It was first published in India in 1977 bringing together Gandhi's reflections and exhortations on prayer and now this edition of it is made available to the North American public with a few necessary alterations. It is indeed a beautiful book designed for the spiritual growth of the reader, with thought-provoking ideas springing out of the prayer experience of Gandhi, both personal as well as congregational.

The book has a Forward by Arun Gandhi a grandson of the Mahatma, and a very informative Introduction by Michael N Nagler. The text is divided into four parts: Meaning and Necessity of Prayer, Forms and Methods of Prayer, 'Ramanama' the Repetition of God's Name, and Last Breath, along with a couple of Appendices of Ashram prayers and Gandhi's favorite hymns. The section on 'Ramanama' dealing with the repetition of God's name is particularly fascinating in its content. Gandhi advocated silence as an aid to concentration in prayer and practiced fasting as a means of purification. These along with his life of witness to prayer and his insistence, "Prayer must be the very core of man..." would challenge men and women steeped in materialism and confused by modernity. It is a book to be read and treasured with great spiritual benefit.

It is a collection of Gandhi's views on and importance of prayer. According to him, one can live without food for a day but impossible to live without a prayer. One can learn from this book how a daily prayer can help a human live day to day life. Gandhi tells the power of practicing "Ramnama". An interesting account of how prayers had helped him. Excellent reading. Practice will change your life.