Can lifelong celibacy lead to the experience of samadhi?
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"True celibacy is not a suppression but the natural fragrance of a deep, conscious union; without the experience of samadhi, abstinence remains a bondage."
According to Osho, lifelong celibacy, if forced, does not lead to samadhi; it breeds repression and madness. True celibacy is the natural fragrance of deep, conscious union—perhaps from past lives—where, with relaxed breath and attention at the ajna, a glimpse of samadhi dawns. Having tasted that, one effortlessly transcends sex; without such experience, abstinence remains bondage.
No—celibacy brings samadhi only when it arises naturally after a sacred, conscious experience beyond sex; forcing celibacy won’t work.
Why this matters practically
- Transform sexual energy through awareness (breath relaxed, focus at the ajna).
- Approach intimacy reverently to glimpse stillness and let renunciation arise.
- Avoid repression; honor your stage and move naturally beyond sex.
- Approach intimacy reverently to glimpse stillness and let renunciation arise.
- Avoid repression; honor your stage and move naturally beyond sex.
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