“He would say, ‘Prayer helps the world so much – when there is heartfelt compassion of course. I don’t feel someone else’s pain when I’m sitting comfortably with my legs crossed and have every comfort and convenience.’  The elder’s prayer was accompanied by fasting, toil, prostrations, and most importantly, humility. He used to say, ‘We should ask humbly. I say my God I’m a brute. Have mercy on me and on the whole world, too.”