HOW TO PRAY
In answer to a devotee’s question : ”How Should I Pray” Osho,
the Indian mystic, Godman and philosopher (1931-1990), does not speak of
rituals. He answers the question in his
own unique way.
Osho’s original name
was Chandra Mohan Jain. As a Godman he
became Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh. Osho is his mystical short name.
He was a tireless speaker and always full of amazing thoughts
and ideas. He disagreed on many orthodox
views, beliefs and rituals and became a controversial figure all over the world
where he established his ashrams. He published many discourses on the subject
of Prayer. This is how he answered his devotee:
All the religions say that God is Father. In fact, the
emphasis should be that man is the child. That is the real meaning when we call
God the ‘the Father’. But we have forgotten, God is the Father but we are not
His children. Forget whether He is Father or not. You just be a child
--spontaneous, true, authentic. Don’t ask me and don’t ask anybody how to pray,
Let the moment decide, let the moment be decisive, and the truth of the moment
should be your Prayer.
What a wonderful answer !
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G. R. Kanwal
22nd July 2023
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