In plain words
For this very purpose people of all religions, of all countries and of all tribes have made a sacred rule for themselves called prayer. A small example, which every person may well have noticed. A lorry is like an inert lump of iron. Yet when the driver is to drive it, he first salutes the steering wheel and then starts to drive. The farmer too first salutes his plough and then begins his farming. The merchant first salutes his scales and his weights and makes his start as the day breaks. Then the learned salute their books. Singers salute their instruments, harmonium, tabla, vīṇā, mṛdaṅga and the rest, and begin their work. A dancer, before she dances, salutes the bells on her ankles and only then begins to dance. What is the inner meaning of saluting like this before one begins? That no hindrance or obstacle of any kind may arise in the work he has yet to do, and that he may win a complete victory. The faith that by praying he can carry out his duty well.
A most sacred power lies within prayer
The faith that by praying you can win success in your work in peace and comfort, with no trouble of any kind arising and no hardship or loss befalling. What a sacred power lies within prayer! As soon as the hour of prayer began, Ghazni Mahmud would get down from his horse, sit on the ground with all his retinue and offer prayer. Napoleon too spent his time in the right way and became an example in carrying out his duty. In the same way, when everyone in the field of business offers common prayer, they live each day in that firm as a day of joy. Today such prayer is not to be seen in companies or in factories.