Taste of Silence is a three-day immersion in the tranquility and bliss of the Osho Energyfield at Osho Dham. Blending silent and active meditations, it is designed to draw you inward—toward the simple, direct taste of silence—while being held in a collective field that makes awareness natural and effortless.
The program weaves together Maun Satsang (shared noble silence), Vipassana, Zazen, passive night meditations, and facilitator-led sessions of Osho’s core active methods. The central threads are witnessing, silence, and awareness, supported by a collective commitment to digital detox. In the spirit of Osho’s guidance—“Meditation is not something separate from life... You should walk in meditation, you should sit in meditation; that means silently, fully aware. Slowly slowly it becomes your very flavor.”—practice is invited to permeate walking, working, and every in-between moment.
Phase Instructions
First Stage: Entering Maun and Digital Detox
Begin by committing to Maun (noble silence) for the duration of the program. Refrain from speaking except for essential practical needs, which are handled as simply and briefly as possible. Join the collective digital detox: switch off phones and devices, avoid reading, browsing, or media. Set a clear inner intention to cultivate witnessing, silence, and awareness throughout all activities.
Second Stage: Maun Satsang — Resting in Shared Silence
Sit together in silence, allowing the group field to deepen your own stillness. Keep the body relaxed and the spine naturally upright; eyes may be gently closed or softly open. Let thoughts, emotions, and sensations pass like clouds. Each time you notice you are caught, softly return to simple presence—aware of breath, posture, and the surrounding hush.
Third Stage: Vipassana — Non-judgmental Observation
Sit comfortably and observe, without judgment, the changing flow of breath and bodily sensations. Notice arising and passing—of sensations, feelings, and thoughts—while maintaining a gentle, continuous awareness. Whenever attention wanders, acknowledge it and return to direct observation. Allow this same witnessing to accompany walking, working, and transitions, so awareness becomes steady and unforced.
Fourth Stage: Zazen — Silent Sitting and Slow Walking
Alternate periods of silent, motionless sitting with very slow, mindful walking. In sitting, rest in an upright, stable posture; let the mind quieten as you simply watch thoughts appear and dissolve, noticing the widening gaps between them. In walking, move at a slow, even pace with relaxed shoulders and soft gaze, feeling each step and the breath as a single, seamless flow of awareness.
Fifth Stage: Passive Night Meditations — Sinking into Stillness
Before sleep, sit or lie down in a comfortable posture and allow the breath to settle on its own. Let the experiences of the day soften and fade, resting as the silent witness to whatever is present. Release any effort and let the mind grow quiet, carrying a gentle thread of awareness into sleep. Maintain Maun until morning.
Sixth Stage: Osho’s Core Active Meditations — From Energy to Silence
Join the facilitator-led active sessions included in the program. Give yourself wholly to the guidance—allowing movement, breath, sound, and expression as invited—then rest in the silence that follows. Let activity be total, and the stillness afterwards be effortless, meeting both with the same non-judging awareness.
Seventh Stage: Weaving Awareness Through the Day
Throughout the retreat, keep returning to witnessing in ordinary actions—walking, eating, cleaning, resting. Move slowly and consciously; let your posture, gestures, and gaze express inner quiet. Sustain digital detox and Maun, using every moment as meditation. As awareness stabilizes, notice how silence becomes the natural flavor of all you do.
Core Benefits
- Immersion in tranquility and bliss
- Facilitation of inward focus
- Exposure to diverse meditation methods
- Support for digital detox
- Integration of meditation into daily life
What Osho Said About This Technique
The less you hear, the less you speak, the less you touch, the less you eat—keep this in mind for seven days. Those friends who have understanding should take a vow of complete silence for seven days. Those in whom foolishness is strong should at least take a vow to speak the absolute minimum. Only what is essential: not “I am thirsty,” but simply “Thirst.” Write on paper if needed. Become mute, deaf, blind—for seven days. Eye bandages will be given in the morning; tie them on your eyes. Use them as much as possible. While walking on the road, slide them a little so you can see no more than four feet. That is enough for walking. Even in the town, go like that. People will laugh—that will do you much good. We are all accustomed to laughing at others. We try to find someone to laugh at.Read the full discourse →
We are not the body and we are not the mind either. Mind is also part of the body. The visible part is called body, the invisible part is called mind. It is a psychosomatic mechanism and we are the witness of it. We are in it but we are not it. This is the greatest experience. Once it has happened your life goes through a radical change. Then you are never the same again. It is a breakthrough. The whole effort here is to bring this breakthrough closer and closer. Every support, every technique and device is provided for this breakthrough so that you can see yourself as a witness of it all, as pure consciousness. To know oneself as pure consciousness is to be free of all bondage. It is to be free of birth and death, it is to be free of time.Read the full discourse →
(Silence, solitude, stillness... Osho remains silent for a few minutes, then begins to offer suggestions.)
Let go completely... and go within... and go within. Just remain awake, watching... slowly, slowly everything will become empty... only a flame of knowing will go on burning in the emptiness... that I am knowing... knowing... seeing... seeing. Let go completely... drop every hold... sink deep and keep watching... the mind will go on becoming silent. (Silence, solitude, stillness...) The mind is becoming empty... the mind is becoming empty... let go completely... disappear... as if die. On the outside, vanish completely... let go totally from the outside... as a wave dissolves and becomes the ocean. Let go utterly... do not hold even a trace. The mind is becoming empty... the mind is becoming empty... the mind is becoming empty. The mind has become completely empty... the mind has become empty... the mind has become empty. Only a single flame remains burning—of knowing... of seeing... of witnessing. As if death has…Read the full discourse →
the second alternative is to experience your aloneness, your silence that absolutely virgin spot inside your being where nobody can enter, nobody can trespass that is your true world knowing it, experiencing it, one is surprised that there was no need to escape from it it is one of the most ecstatic experiences even love is secondary the person who has known his aloneness also loves but his love has a tremendous beauty t is positive: he is not escaping from himself he is rooted in himself, centred in himself and because of that rootedness and centering he is so full of joy that he wants to share it his love is a sharing, it is not an escape his love is a gift the other is not being used as a means the other is dignified by his love ordinarily love reduces people into slaves into bondage, into possessiveness,…Read the full discourse →
Nischalatwam pradakshinam "stillness is pradakshina, the movement around that for worship."
Accept your anger. It is there: accept it and be aware of it. These are two things: acceptance and awareness. And you can be aware only if you accept totally. If you do not accept me, you cannot look at my face. If you do not accept me, you will try to avoid me in subtle ways. Even if I am present in the room, you will look in some other direction, you will think of something else. If you do not accept me, if you reject me, your whole mind will try to avoid me. If you reject anger, you cannot be aware. You cannot encounter it face to face. And when anger is encountered face to face, it dissolves. When sex is encountered face to face, the energy is released into a different dimension. Encounter your mind and accept it. The negative teachings, the condemnatory teachings, teachings which…Read the full discourse →
Common Questions
The purpose is to immerse participants in tranquility and bliss, drawing them inward to experience the taste of silence while being supported by a collective field that enhances awareness.
The program includes Maun Satsang, Vipassana, Zazen, passive night meditations, and facilitator-led sessions of Osho’s core active methods.
Digital detox supports the practice by reducing distractions and encouraging a commitment to silence, witnessing, and awareness.
Osho’s guidance emphasizes that meditation should permeate all aspects of life, encouraging participants to practice awareness and silence in every moment.