Will deep breathing and self-inquiry happen naturally after shaktipat, or is effort still required?
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outcome
"Effort is the bridge to realization; until the question drops away, keep asking, "Who am I?" and let your discipline guide you."
According to Osho, practices like deep breathing and self‑inquiry must be continued until they become truly natural—beyond the mind’s persuasion that “it’s done.” As long as the mind survives, keep asking “Who am I?” and keep the discipline. When realization ripens, the question drops by itself; then doing ceases and whatever happens is meditation. Before that, don’t relax your effort.
Keep practicing breathing and asking “Who am I?” until it happens on its own; when you truly know, the question stops and everything becomes meditation.
Why this matters practically
- Prevents stopping too early due to the mind’s tricks.
- Encourages steady practice until genuine realization.
- Clarifies the sign of maturity: effort falls away naturally.
- Encourages steady practice until genuine realization.
- Clarifies the sign of maturity: effort falls away naturally.
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