Is there any possibility for enlightenment for a nonserious meditator?
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outcome
"Enlightenment blooms in the garden of playfulness; drop your seriousness and meet existence with the lightness of a child."
According to Osho, enlightenment is possible only for the nonserious meditator. Seriousness is a sickness—tense, sad, ego-heavy—whereas true meditation is playful, relaxed, childlike, full of humor and rejoicing. Drop grim traditions and meet existence as birds and stars do: lightly, innocently. In such joyous ease, awareness flowers and the door to the divine opens.
Yes: you awaken by meditating like a happy, playful child—not like a grim, tense adult.
Why this matters practically
- Turns meditation into a relaxed, sustainable joy instead of a stressful duty.
- Humor and play dissolve tension and ego, letting awareness arise naturally.
- Helps you live lightly—more present, loving, and resilient in daily challenges.
- Humor and play dissolve tension and ego, letting awareness arise naturally.
- Helps you live lightly—more present, loving, and resilient in daily challenges.
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