How should I pray and worship?
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"Prayer is not an act of doing; it is the natural blossoming of silence when the doer steps aside. In that surrendered emptiness, your true essence will express itself in tears, song, and a living mantra."
According to Osho, prayer isn’t something you do; it happens when the ‘doer’ steps aside. Abandon methods and effort. Create supportive silence—close the door, switch off distractions, sit quietly, and wait without hurry. In this surrendered emptiness, tears, song, and a living mantra arise on their own. Each person’s fragrance differs, but the inner blossoming is prayer.
Stop trying to make prayer happen; sit quietly, drop all doing, and let your heart naturally speak to the Divine.
Why this matters practically
- Shifts you from anxious effort to relaxed trust and surrender.
- Establishes a simple daily silence that calms the mind.
- Lets authentic feelings and guidance arise without pretense.
- Establishes a simple daily silence that calms the mind.
- Lets authentic feelings and guidance arise without pretense.
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