What is meditation as a state of being?
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"Meditation is not an act but a state of pure being; it transforms from practice into effortless awareness when you transcend the distractions of the mind."
According to Osho, meditation is not something you do but a state of consciousness — pure being — beyond activity. Yet he warns that, until realization, you must approach it as a practice; otherwise 'it's a state' becomes an excuse for passivity while anger, sex, and greed continue. The truth is being, the method is doing; practice ripens into effortless awareness.
Meditation is just quietly being aware, but until that happens naturally, keep practicing so you don't hide laziness behind 'it's only a state'.
Why this matters practically
- Prevents spiritual passivity by encouraging consistent practice.
- Keeps the goal (being) clear while working the path (doing).
- Helps transform anger, greed, and reactivity into calm awareness.
- Keeps the goal (being) clear while working the path (doing).
- Helps transform anger, greed, and reactivity into calm awareness.
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