What is mind?
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"The mind is the whirring of consciousness, a function of thought; when it ceases, what remains is the stillness of the witnessing soul."
According to Osho, mind is not a thing but a function—the activity of your being. Like a fan’s whirring is not the fan itself, thinking is the movement of consciousness. When this movement ceases, what remains is the still, witnessing soul. Thus, mind equals motion; soul equals stillness.
Mind is just your inner engine running; when it rests, you meet your quiet, real self.
Why this matters practically
- Helps you stop identifying with passing thoughts and emotions.
- Encourages meditation to experience the stillness beneath mental noise.
- Reduces anxiety by seeing mind-states as temporary movements.
- Encourages meditation to experience the stillness beneath mental noise.
- Reduces anxiety by seeing mind-states as temporary movements.
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