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Osho Meditation: Prayer Meditation

Prayer Meditation

Prayer Meditation is a gentle, devotional method of merging with the living energy of existence. You become a conduit between sky and earth: receiving from above, offering to below. In that surrender, a natural trembling may arise—like a leaf in...

Category: Passive Duration: Approximately 7 rounds; in each round the first stage lasts about 2–3 minutes before transitioning. Total time ~15–25 minutes. If practiced in the morning, add 15 minutes rest afterward; at night, go to sleep immediately.

Prayer Meditation is a gentle, devotional method of merging with the living energy of existence. You become a conduit between sky and earth: receiving from above, offering to below. In that surrender, a natural trembling may arise—like a leaf in the breeze—signaling that life-force is moving through you. This merging is prayer; it changes you, and when you change, the whole of existence is felt anew.

Best done at night in a darkened room so you can sleep immediately afterward, it may also be practiced in the morning provided you rest for 15 minutes afterward; otherwise you may feel as if drunk or stupefied. The two stages are repeated seven times so each chakra can open and the pathway of energy is cleared. More rounds are welcome; fewer may leave you restless and unable to sleep.


Phase Instructions

Core Benefits

  • Merging with the living energy of existence
  • Becoming a conduit between sky and earth
  • Facilitating a natural trembling as life-force moves through you
  • Feeling the whole of existence anew
  • Clearing the pathway of energy

Common Questions

When is the best time to do this meditation?

Best done at night in a darkened room, but it can also be practiced in the morning with 15 minutes of rest afterward.

What might happen if you don't rest after morning practice?

You may feel as if drunk or stupefied.

How many stages should be repeated?

The two stages should be repeated seven times so each chakra can open and the pathway of energy is cleared.

Can more rounds be done if needed?

Yes, more rounds are welcome; fewer may leave you restless and unable to sleep.