Is it possible that the technique of suppression in yoga may suit a certain type of person today?
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"Suppression never suits anyone; it feeds the ego and breeds hypocrisy, while true yoga lies in non-doing and watchfulness—simply observing without indulging or repressing."
According to Osho, suppression never suits anyone—no enlightened master has taught it, and no one has realized through it. Suppression feeds the ego and breeds hypocrisy, like one hand pretending to defeat the other. The real yoga is non-doing and watchfulness: be loose and natural, simply observe impulses (hunger, sex, emotions) without indulging or repressing, and ego dissolves.
No—don’t push feelings down; sit quietly, notice them, and let them pass on their own.
Why this matters practically
- Reduces inner conflict and hypocrisy by ending the fight with yourself.
- Weakens ego-driven struggle, bringing calm and clarity.
- Turns daily urges into meditation by watching rather than acting or suppressing.
- Weakens ego-driven struggle, bringing calm and clarity.
- Turns daily urges into meditation by watching rather than acting or suppressing.
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