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Is the state of becoming naked during meditation a regression?

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"Nakedness in meditation is not a regression but a transcendence, a conscious shedding of conditioning that reveals the innocence of wisdom beyond fear and shame."

According to Osho, becoming naked in meditation is not regression but transcendence—an attained innocence after experience, like an old man’s wisdom versus a child’s ignorance. Primitive nakedness stems from unawareness; meditative nakedness consciously drops conditioning, fear, and shame. Though outwardly similar, they differ inwardly. Letting the body be unclothed can undo the subtle harms of clothing and modesty, with benefits proportional to one’s conditioning.
No, it’s not going backward; it’s a conscious, healing way to drop learned shame and fear and be natural.
Why this matters practically
- Drop judgment in meditation; allow natural impulses to surface and release.
- Heal body-shame and conditioning by safely experiencing nakedness.
- Distinguish mature innocence from naive ignorance, guiding authentic choices.
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