What are the difficulties on the path of meditation and how can we overcome them?
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"Enter meditation without ambition or fear, and simply be a nonjudgmental observer of your thoughts as they pass."
According to Osho, only two real obstacles block meditation: the ego (inflated by success or wounded by failure) and the mind’s incessant chatter. Enter meditation without ambition, comparison, or fear of failure; simply be a nonjudgmental observer. Don’t try to suppress thoughts with mantras—let them pass. A practical start: privately write your thoughts for ten minutes to expose the mind’s chaos and loosen identification.
Your bossy ‘I’ and noisy thoughts make meditating hard; stop trying to win or push thoughts away—just watch them kindly (you can first write them down)—and they settle on their own.
Why this matters practically
- Reduces pressure from success/failure thinking, making practice steady and relaxed.
- Observing thoughts (not fighting them) builds awareness and naturally quiets the mind.
- Loosens ego-driven habits, opening space for clarity, compassion, and ease.
- Observing thoughts (not fighting them) builds awareness and naturally quiets the mind.
- Loosens ego-driven habits, opening space for clarity, compassion, and ease.
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