Is it necessary for peripheral movement to cease in order to realize the inner center, and how can this be achieved?
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"Liberation arises not from stopping the movement of life, but from disidentifying with it; in the stillness of your center, you can witness the dance of existence without being swept away."
According to Osho, no: the periphery need not—and cannot—be made still. Nature is flux. Liberation comes not by stopping change but by disidentifying from it: witness the moving body-mind and reestablish awareness in the unmoving center. Allow everything to move without clinging or trying to fix it; sustained witnessing reveals ‘I am the stillness,’ so the world continues but not within you.
You don’t have to stop life’s waves; just sit inside as a watcher and you’ll feel the quiet center that never moves.
Why this matters practically
- Reduces stress by ending the futile fight to control changing circumstances.
- Builds resilience: you can face illness, loss, or chaos without losing inner steadiness.
- Clarifies action: from the center, responses are wiser than reactions.
- Builds resilience: you can face illness, loss, or chaos without losing inner steadiness.
- Clarifies action: from the center, responses are wiser than reactions.
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