How should one practice awareness during feelings and thoughts?
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"Practice awareness by simply witnessing your thoughts and feelings without interference; in non-doing, you discover the essence of effortless awareness."
According to Osho, practice awareness by not adding, fixing, or provoking any feeling or thought. Do nothing; keep a state of let-go. Let thoughts, sensations, and movements arise and pass on their own—if the body turns or brushes an insect, let it. Remain a silent, choiceless witness. The moment you interfere, you create conflict; non‑doing reveals natural, effortless awareness.
Don’t try to change your thoughts or feelings—just relax and watch them come and go, letting your body move naturally if it wants.
Why this matters practically
- Reduces inner struggle and stress by ending the habit of controlling experience.
- Cultivates steady clarity and equanimity amid thoughts and emotions.
- Makes meditation practical anytime by allowing natural spontaneity without repression.
- Cultivates steady clarity and equanimity amid thoughts and emotions.
- Makes meditation practical anytime by allowing natural spontaneity without repression.
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