Why are active meditations necessary if we are to let the waters settle on their own?
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"Active meditations are the provisional bridges that help you stir the waters of your mind, allowing the stillness to emerge effortlessly when you finally let go."
According to Osho, active meditations are provisional bridges: if you can simply sit doing nothing, the mind settles by itself, but most people can’t. Techniques stir and release restlessness, train awareness, and lead you to realize their very absurdity—at which point they drop, and effortless, choiceless stillness happens by itself.
Because we can’t instantly sit still, we first play some guided games that use up our fidgets, until sitting quietly happens on its own.
Why this matters practically
- Helps modern, restless people begin where they are instead of faking stillness.
- Prevents attachment to techniques by showing when to drop them.
- Turns effort into effortlessness, making daily calm and clarity natural.
- Prevents attachment to techniques by showing when to drop them.
- Turns effort into effortlessness, making daily calm and clarity natural.
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