Should I keep waiting for the waters to become clear?
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outcome
"Waiting in the current only stirs the mud; step onto the bank and become a detached witness, for clarity arises when you observe the mind's river with watchful awareness."
According to Osho, mere waiting will never clear the waters if you stand in the current; your very presence keeps stirring the mud. Wait with infinite readiness, but step onto the bank—be a detached witness of the mind’s river. From that distance, impatience subsides, clarity arises swiftly, and the stream grows still. Meditation is this art of waiting combined with watchful awareness, not time alone.
Don’t just wait inside the muddle—step out and quietly watch, and it will settle by itself.
Why this matters practically
- Calms the impatience that keeps situations muddy.
- Offers a practical method: observe thoughts from a distance instead of wrestling with them.
- Pairs patience with witnessing to let clarity emerge faster.
- Offers a practical method: observe thoughts from a distance instead of wrestling with them.
- Pairs patience with witnessing to let clarity emerge faster.
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