According to Osho, prayer and meditation are two wings of the same flight into egolessness. Both dissolve the mind into inner emptiness and open you to the beyond. Meditation is impersonal, silent awareness—choiceless witnessing without address. Prayer is the fragrance that follows: a heartful overflow of gratitude and love, not petition, often wordless, a celebration relating to the Whole. First meditation; then authentic prayer flowers.
Both quiet your ego; meditation watches silently, and prayer is the thankful love that naturally appears afterward.