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	Home › Prayer QA with Sri Sri Q: A few days ago, you said that we should not give bribe to God to get anything from him. In Hinduism, we do Mannat, wherein we pray to God for something and in return we give him something. Is this justified? Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: Doing Mannats are for your own sake. God’s grace is unconditional (Ahetu Ki Kripa). God gives things to you unconditionally. These are just practices. They don’t have any basis in the scriptures. If you do good seva, it gives you good merit, and merit brings you happiness. Read more		Search Wisdom Please Enter Some Text Knowledge Sheets QA with Sri Sri Wisdom Quotes Wisdom Videos What Sri Sri said today Online Store Satsang - Live Webcast Archives:What Sri Sri said today \| Wisdom Posts Being In Knowledge Is Real Worship May 14 2013 Seeing Perfection In The Not-So-Perfect May 13 2013 The Means To Abundance May 08 2013 Why Don’t You Just Relax! May 07 2013 Let Out The Steam, Get Into The Team Apr 24 2013 Search all wisdom posts Drop your Botherations Wisdom - Google Gadgets Latest Yoga Articles Yoga tips for Hair-loss Yoga : What is Yoga? Improve communication skills with Yoga Nothing in this Creation is Devoid of Pain Eliminating the Cause of Pain All Yoga Articles Art of Living Credit Card