Turning Highest Aspirations into Constructive Will-Force

We are delighted to introduce what may be a new component of your spiritual practice: four Will-Prayers composed by long-time member Richard Kajuth.  These Will-Prayers are freely offered in the hope they may be of use in your spiritual practice, and that they may provide a guide for students aspiring to influence the world toward ever-greater wholeness.

• A Daily Prayer for Contemplative Self-Reflection
• Contemplation Before Meditation 
• A Grace of Gratitude Before Meals
• 18 Verses: A Prayer for the Well-Being of Others  

WHAT IS A WILL-PRAYER?

By Richard Kajuth

In The Key to Theosophy (pp. 66-68), H. P. Blavatsky (HPB) has her inquirer ask if Theosophists believe in the efficacy of any kind of prayer. HPB answers, “Most decidedly; we call it WILL-PRAYER, and it is rather an internal command than a petition.”  She continues to explain that such prayer is not to an extra-cosmic being, but rather the “Father” (in its esoteric meaning) that is in one’s self. “Grant us our postulate that God is a universal diffused, infinite principle, and how can man escape from being soaked through by and in, the Deity?”  We are, at our core, “that deific essence of which we are cognizant within us, in our heart and spiritual consciousness.”  Expressing ourselves so, transmits our ardent aspirations into spiritual wills “producing effects according to our desire.”

Below are links to four Will-Prayers composed by Richard Kajuth, MLS, EdS, DD, a long-time member of the Theosophical Society.  They are built around common daily spiritual activities of many theosophically minded individuals, such as character development, meditation, gratitude for one’s sustenance, and the well-being of others. It is recommended to read and reread them for a chosen activity until one knows it by heart and can think and say it with heart.  The format is in the style of a page from the Talmud where the core verse is in the middle of the page with commentary surrounding the verse on all sides. It is recommended to study parts or all of the commentary from time to time, as it will enhance the central meaning of the main text.

It is our hope that you find these efforts to be spiritually beneficial and useful in your daily life.  

There are four Will-Prayers below. Click to see the full text of each one, including printable PDFs.