“The first lesson is to say the prayer orally and indeed, as much as we can, clearly and quickly. However, be careful. As we’re saying the prayer, Satan comes and bombards our minds with a whole lot of thoughts and fantasies. When the beginner says the prayer with the mind, Satan’s bombarding drowns out the prayer. If, however, you say it verbally and quickly, Satan can’t easily distract you from the prayer with a host of thoughts. No matter how much the mind forsakes the meaning of the prayer, we have the ear. The ear hears what the mouth is saying, whether it likes it or not.”
– ‘Teacher of Noetic Prayer’