What happens during meditation when I experience joy and pain?
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"Do not cling to joy or pain in meditation; remain the witness, and you will discover a bliss that transcends both."
According to Osho, joy and pain in meditation are passing mind-states; the key is to not identify with either but remain the witness—the seer—practicing neti-neti (“not this, not that”). Start by staying separate even from happiness. As you settle into witnessing, the duality of pleasure and pain dissolves; true bliss beyond both appears, ending the inner hide-and-seek.
When joy or pain shows up in meditation, just watch them come and go without becoming them, and a deeper, steady peace appears.
Why this matters practically
- Stops you from being tossed by highs and lows.
- Cultivates steady equanimity and better choices under stress.
- Opens access to a deeper bliss not tied to outcomes.
- Cultivates steady equanimity and better choices under stress.
- Opens access to a deeper bliss not tied to outcomes.
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