Prayer that Nullifies Karma

1) Prayer is what Nullifies Karma

Prayer, as one of the more important ways of practice, has a very mysterious and subtle substance.
The powers of sentient beings are limited, and their sins are heavy, and with only a light connection to the rewards of virtue, all things are not as they want them to be.
Not only that, they are chased by all kinds of disasters and calamites.
They carry these hardships, obstacles and calamities, from the day that they are born, and they are all due to the karma of their past lives.

Through prayer we are empowered by the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas.
And by that empowerment the karma we were born with is nullified, and we attain the rewards of virtue, and so we are able to accomplish the work that will let us get rid of all hardships, obstacles and calamities and attain the way of salvation as we please.
In other words, prayer is precisely that by which we will be empowered by the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas by devoting ourselves to the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas and by bowing deeply to them, making offerings to them, repenting and making wishes.

Along with prayer, thinking of the Buddha and the power of incantations also nullify our sins, and it is that by which we attain wisdom and the rewards of virtue, but prayer, moreover, is the way to having our sins nullified and attaining the rewards of virtue directly through the empowerment of the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas.
The compassion of the Buddha permeates the universe.
However, we do not know how we can receive that compassion.
The Buddha functions as the recipient of compassion.
If we think of the Buddha or pray with all our hearts, the dark clouds that are accumulated in the hearts of sentient beings will be removed and the light of wisdom, which is just like that of the sun, will shine forth brilliantly.

2) How to Pray

Observing the following five rituals in praying is a custom that has been passed down from ancient times.

A: Devoting oneself wholeheartedly to a Buddha or Bodhisattva is the first procedure.
We devote ourselves to a single Buddha or Bodhisattva or many Buddhas or Bodhisattvas wholeheartedly.

B: The second thing is making offerings.
Making material offerings is where we burn good incense, light candles, offer pure water or tea, and offer such things as flowers, fruit and uncooked rice to the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas.
However, according to the situation, it does not matter whether we offer incense, candles and tea alone, or only offer up a single stick of incense.

C: Third is bowing deeply.
We bow deeply, with utmost sincerity, to a single Buddha or Bodhisattva or many Buddhas or Boddhisattvas.
We should offer three, 108 or 1000 deep bows to the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas.

D: The fourth thing is repenting.
Among the repentance rituals there is the Vairocana method, the Amitabha method, the Avalokiteshavara method, the Samantabhadra method and the Kshitigarbha method of repentance.
However, these days there are many situations where the methods of repentance are not used in the prayer halls.
Repentance is the most fundamental way to sincerely nullify our karma and attain the rewards of virtue.
It is also good to practice these repentance methods independently of prayer.

E: The fifth thing is calling the name of the Buddha.
We call the name of a single Buddha or Bodhisattva or the names of many Buddhas or Bodhisattvas diligently and with the utmost sincerity.

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