Start With Meditation distills Osho’s guidance through the Zen fragrance of Lin Chi: begin in innocence, learn conscious effort, then let effort dissolve into effortless awareness. Lin Chi’s final teaching—“Just listen”—is not a slogan but an instruction: allow the ordinary to be utterly sacred, the small and the great to carry the same weightless importance. From this equal-hearted listening, silence deepens, serenity ripens, and sensitivity becomes a natural way of being.
This practice invites you to drop borrowed ideas and meet life directly, to steady the flame of attention, and then relax into choiceless awareness where every sound, sensation, and breath is received without preference. What flowers in meditation—silence, blissfulness, sensitivity—is then consciously shared in daily life, so the inner fragrance beautifies the world. Begin simply. Let existence be a joyful dance. Share what grows. And discover the deathless ease of saying goodbye without sadness—only with the clarity of one who has truly listened.
Phase Instructions
Core Benefits
- Deepens silence
- Ripens serenity
- Enhances sensitivity
- Encourages effortless awareness
- Beautifies the world through inner transformation
Common Questions
The practice invites open-hearted listening, allowing silence to naturally deepen as one becomes more present to the ordinary moments of life.
Choiceless awareness refers to a state where each sound, sensation, and breath is received without preference, allowing the practitioner to experience life more fully and directly.
The insights and qualities such as silence and sensitivity that flower during meditation can be consciously shared by embodying these attributes in everyday interactions and activities.
This refers to the clarity and peace that arises from non-attachment, allowing one to let go without sorrow due to the understanding and acceptance of life's transient nature.
This meditation views them with equal importance, guiding practitioners to recognize the sacredness in everyday life and interactions.