What is prayer?
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"True prayer is not a request or a ritual; it is the silent fragrance of love, a living intimacy with existence that blooms in the heart's stillness."
According to Osho, prayer is an indefinable fragrance of love - the silent, wordless state of the heart, not a request, ritual, or belief in a man-made God. True prayer is presence, a being, like Jesus' 'Abba': a living, intimate relatedness with existence. Mechanical recitations and desire-driven petitions are corpses; real prayer flowers in inner silence, love, and choiceless trust.
Prayer isn't asking for things; it's quietly loving and feeling connected to life with your whole heart.
Why this matters practically
- Frees you from anxious wanting, grounding you in trust and gratitude.
- Turns rituals into alive, heartful awareness in ordinary moments.
- Cultivates inner silence that clarifies choices and softens relationships.
- Turns rituals into alive, heartful awareness in ordinary moments.
- Cultivates inner silence that clarifies choices and softens relationships.
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