Watch and Pray

So, the staying with God, the staying with the Holy Spirit, the holy presence, the Atma, has been equated with 'Watch and Pray.' What is this watch? Papaji said vigilance to my dying breaths. Vigilant to the attractions of Maya, vigilant to the narratives of the mind, the labeling from the mind. Empty of all of that, not getting complacent, continuing to be vigilant. Watching and continuing to pray, continuing to inquire, is equated with 'Stay with me, remain here with me.' God's guidance to us: stay with God.

We must watch and pray because, as we discovered earlier, Maya is the greatest con artist. So, if we don't watch, we don't watch out, we are not vigilant, then even sometimes in the guise of prayer, it will get us involved in Maya. Because of our pride as devotees, as to how much prayer we are doing—all of that can come in the way. So, it is important to be vigilant to any pride, to any egoic attraction to our pride, and remain empty and watch and pray.