What measures can help overcome a conditioned mind to enter the state of meditation?
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"Break the identification with your conditioned mind by asking, "Am I what I know?" and remember, you existed long before any concepts took shape."
According to Osho, overcome a conditioned mind by breaking identification with it through vigilant awareness and self-inquiry. Continually contemplate, "Am I what I know?" and remember you existed before any concepts. Maintain the witnessing sense, "This is not me," despite the mind's tricks, and persist until a clear inner distance appears between consciousness and thought; then genuine understanding and meditation begin.
Watch your mind and keep reminding yourself you’re not your thoughts or conditioning—ask, “Am I just what I know?”—until a calm inner distance appears.
Why this matters practically
- Creates space from reactive, conditioned patterns.
- Opens genuine understanding beyond borrowed beliefs.
- Builds patience and resilience when the mind resists.
- Opens genuine understanding beyond borrowed beliefs.
- Builds patience and resilience when the mind resists.
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