_Interviewer:_ Is there a difference between them?

Sri Chinmoy: They are practically the same; they both arrive at the same Goal. When we pray to God, we talk to God; and when we meditate, God talks to us. It is a two-way conversation. At times you are talking, at times I am talking. When we pray, we talk and God listens to us. When we meditate, God talks to us and we listen to Him.

From:Sri Chinmoy,My Heart's Salutation to Australia, part 2, Agni Press, 1976
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