What unusual experiences can occur during deep meditation?
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outcome
"In deep meditation, the fear of death may arise, but if you embrace this 'dying' experience, it transforms into a rebirth, leaving you fearless and free."
According to Osho, deep meditation can bring the vivid sense that you are about to die and that dangers are approaching, but these are only ideas, not real threats. If you move through this 'dying' experience, it becomes a fortunate breakthrough—like rebirth—leaving you fearless. He warns against externally induced Kundalini experiences, urging self-reliant, undistracted practice.
Meditation may feel scary, like you’re dying, but it’s just a passing fear—keep going on your own without relying on someone else to push you.
Why this matters practically
- Stay calm when fear or 'death-like' sensations arise in meditation.
- Keep moving through them to discover fearlessness.
- Build self-reliance by not depending on gurus or induced Kundalini.
- Keep moving through them to discover fearlessness.
- Build self-reliance by not depending on gurus or induced Kundalini.
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