This meditation distills a core Tantric insight spoken of in Osho’s way: love is the circumference, freedom is the center, and meditation is the balance that lets both wings fly together. Rather than choosing between worldly intimacy and ascetic detachment, you cultivate a warm heart that does not possess, and a clear center that is never cold. In this method you examine and investigate the subtle movements of clinging and escape, then unify them through breath, awareness, and embodied imagery—so love and freedom grow hand in hand.
Rooted in the message echoed by Atisha and the Buddhas—"find freedom by means of both examination and investigation"—this practice moves from grounding in your inner center, to radiating love without bondage, to seeing the traps of “freedom from” and “freedom for,” and finally resting in simple freedom beyond both. It is poetic and practical: a dance of wings where the heart embraces and the being remains unbound.
Phase Instructions
Core Benefits
- Cultivates a warm heart that does not possess and a clear center that is never cold.
- Unifies movements of clinging and escape through breath, awareness, and embodied imagery.
- Grows love and freedom hand in hand.
- Grounds in the inner center while radiating love without bondage.
- Helps in resting in simple freedom beyond traps of 'freedom from' and 'freedom for'.
Common Questions
It focuses on unifying love and freedom through embodied imagery, rather than just observing thoughts and sensations.
Yes, it promotes cultivating a warm heart that does not possess, potentially aiding in healthier relationship dynamics.
Yes, the practice is both poetic and practical, making it accessible for beginners while also offering depth for advanced practitioners.
Breath is used to unify the movements of clinging and escape, allowing love and freedom to grow together.
Meditation balances love and freedom, allowing both to coexist without conflict, akin to wings flying together.