What happens when meditation creates stress instead of relaxation for achieving samadhi?
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"When meditation brings stress, do not resist; instead, intensify it consciously until the effort exhausts itself, and in that release, true relaxation and samadhi will unfold."
According to Osho, samadhi arises only in relaxation; if meditation brings stress, don’t resist it—intensify it consciously to its climax. For most people, trying to relax adds more tension, so move through total, deliberate tension until effort is exhausted. At that peak, the grip releases by itself; relaxation happens spontaneously, and only then can samadhi open.
If meditation makes you tense, tense up fully and consciously until you’re spent—then relaxation (and the doorway to samadhi) appears on its own.
Why this matters practically
- Turns stress into a pathway instead of a problem.
- Prevents forceful ‘trying to relax’ that backfires.
- Gives a practical method: full active effort first, then deep letting go.
- Prevents forceful ‘trying to relax’ that backfires.
- Gives a practical method: full active effort first, then deep letting go.
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