Why is childlikeness compared to meditation?
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"Childlikeness is the essence of meditation, a state of innocent awareness where we embrace wonder and silence, transcending the noise of knowledge."
According to Osho, childlikeness mirrors meditation because both are states of innocent, wordless awareness: nothing to claim, everything to wonder at. The sage is simply a child who knows his innocence. Meditation goes beyond mind and knowledge into silence, gratitude, and ordinariness—where tears, not theories, speak. Society’s “knowing” corrodes this purity; meditation restores it.
Being childlike is like meditating: you drop clever ideas and just feel the quiet, innocent wow of life.
Why this matters practically
- Loosens egoic certainty so you can relax into open, creative not‑knowing.
- Cultivates silence and presence, bringing clarity, ease, and joy.
- Freshens relationships by meeting others without fixed labels or judgments.
- Cultivates silence and presence, bringing clarity, ease, and joy.
- Freshens relationships by meeting others without fixed labels or judgments.
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