Is the samadhi attained when consciousness is lost a state of swoon?
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"Samadhi is not a swoon; it is the blossoming of an inner awareness that transcends the senses, revealing the bliss of self-born consciousness."
According to Osho, samadhi that appears as loss of consciousness is not a swoon but the flowering of a second, objectless awareness. Outward attention, senses, and dharana drop, so the body seems faint; inwardly, wakefulness is total, self-born, and blissful. This is the Self’s inherent consciousness, not induced by external stimuli. Western psychology mistakes it for hysteria because it recognizes only outer, object-directed consciousness.
It may look like someone has blacked out, but inside they’re fully awake, with all attention turned inward to quiet, blissful awareness.
Why this matters practically
- Helps you trust deep stillness in meditation rather than fearing “unconsciousness.”
- Guides you to shift attention from outer triggers to inner, objectless awareness.
- Prevents confusing spiritual absorption with medical fainting or hysteria.
- Guides you to shift attention from outer triggers to inner, objectless awareness.
- Prevents confusing spiritual absorption with medical fainting or hysteria.
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