How can I transcend the body and mind when I feel despondent and my body is not healthy?
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outcome
"Let your despondency and illness be the catalyst for your awakening; in the simple awareness of your breath, you can transcend the limitations of body and mind."
According to Osho, transcendence doesn’t require a healthy body; the body is inherently mortal and unreliable. Let mortality spur your search. Use illness and despondency as fuel: practice simple awareness of breath: sitting, standing, walking, or lying down. Continuous Vipassana disidentifies you from body and mind, revealing the deathless within. Even in a hospital bed, just watch the breath; nothing else is needed.
Even if you feel sick or sad, gently notice each breath all the time, and you’ll find the part of you that doesn’t get sick or die.
Why this matters practically
- Turns illness and low mood into a doorway to awareness.
- Provides a simple, always-available method: watching the breath.
- Reduces fear of death and attachment to bodily states.
- Provides a simple, always-available method: watching the breath.
- Reduces fear of death and attachment to bodily states.
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