“Supplication, worship, prayer are no superstition; they are acts more real than the acts of eating, drinking, sitting or walking. It is no exaggeration to say that they alone are real, all else is unreal. Such worship or prayer is no flight of eloquence; it is no lip-homage.”
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Probable attribution
This saying is widely associated with Mahatma Gandhi, but the attribution is not supported by a reliable primary source.
Likely origin: From Gandhi's autobiography 'The Story of My Experiments with Truth' (Green Reader edition); his passage on prayer and worship being more real than daily acts.
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Treating an inner practice as real work, not decoration, changes what it can do for you. Rushed or performed for show, it's just motion; entered fully, it becomes as load-bearing as anything on your calendar — a genuine act rather than a habit you go through to look the part.
When to use it
- Someone treats ten minutes of morning reflection as non-negotiable as brushing his teeth.
- A person ends each day with quiet gratitude and finds it steadies her more than any to-do list.
- A meditator sits with full attention instead of watching the clock, and the practice finally holds.