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Is prayer nothing but repentance?

True prayer is not a confession of guilt, but a spontaneous plunge into the present moment, a celebration of existence free from the burdens of the past and the anxieties of the future.

— Osho
According to Osho, prayer and repentance are utterly unrelated: repentance is an ego-driven, past-oriented patchwork that perpetuates mistakes, while prayer is a total plunge into the living present—free of guilt, demands, plans, or ambition. True prayer is spontaneous wonder and gratitude, not ritual or confession; it is conscious presence, here and now, unrelated to yesterday or tomorrow.

No—prayer isn’t saying sorry; it’s quietly feeling thankful and fully awake in this moment without asking for anything or replaying mistakes.

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