What is meditation according to the three states of consciousness?
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"Meditation is the art of witnessing without effort or thought, where the mind quiets and your original, silent being is revealed."
According to Osho, meditation belongs to the third state of consciousness—intuition—beyond the first two: instinct (concentration) and intellect (contemplation). Concentration narrows attention; contemplation thinks and analyzes. Meditation drops both effort and thought into simple witnessing: relaxed, choiceless awareness of what is. In this clarity the mind quiets and one’s original, silent being is revealed.
Meditation is not focusing or thinking; it’s just calmly watching everything without doing anything to it.
Why this matters practically
- Shifts you from strain to ease, reducing stress.
- Breaks habitual overthinking and reactivity.
- Reveals a steady inner peace you can carry into daily life.
- Breaks habitual overthinking and reactivity.
- Reveals a steady inner peace you can carry into daily life.
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