Osho Quotes on Meditation
Authentic excerpts and distilled wisdom curated from original discourses.
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Doing meditation is a struggle against the mind; being in meditation is a surrender into awareness, like a leaf floating effortlessly on the river of existence.
The ego shuns meditation, for it offers no trophies, no competition, and threatens its very existence, leading us to chase the fleeting allure of ambition and status instead.
Embrace the heightened sensitivity of meditation, for true balance arises not from numbing, but from witnessing your emotions with clarity and awareness, transforming turbulence into equanimity.
Meditation is the inner medicine that heals the spirit and makes you whole; true holiness arises from this wholeness.
True progress in meditation is felt as a deep, unshakeable well-being that arises from within, not from external signs or expectations. Embrace your unique journey, for the real indicators of growth are the spontaneous moments of contentment and peace that emerge effortlessly.
Meditation is the journey of uncovering your suppressed individuality; embrace it, and you will transform chaos into clarity and creativity.
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi’s Transcendental Meditation lulls the mind into sleep, while my meditation awakens it to the vibrant dance of existence; true meditation is not about escape, but about deepening awareness.
Meditation is not a clinical technique; it is an existential participation that transforms the whole being beyond the labels of specific illness.
Let Om be a gentle doorway to your heart, allowing its vibration to melt your hardness and open you to the silence within. Approach it like water, relaxed and tender, and let the sound dissolve you into the essence of being.
After deep meditation, the unconscious will resist the light of awareness; remain vigilant, for it is through this persistence that consciousness can dissolve the shadows of the unconscious and unveil the eternal life within you.
Silence is not a goal to be achieved in meditation; it is the natural fragrance of relaxed awareness that reveals your true being.
When work becomes your meditation, it transforms into a joyous celebration, and in that totality, labor dissolves into meditative ecstasy.
What is nectar for one is poison for another; find the meditation that resonates with your true nature.
In dynamic meditation, embrace the dance of intense activity and deep rest, for it is in the harmony of effort and surrender that true silence arises.
Love dissolves the self into the beloved, while meditation reveals the self in its purest form; in the end, both paths lead to the same silent oneness beyond all duality.
Relaxation born from abundance, not exhaustion, transforms sleep into sharp awareness, guiding you toward the superconscious. Trust the process; let your energy unfold naturally.
Hi-tech experience kits can quiet the mind and induce relaxation, but true meditation transcends even this silence, inviting us to witness the depths of our own awareness.
Meditation is not an escape from life, but a fierce consent to be fully present amidst its chaos, allowing the flames of daily frictions to burn away the ego and reveal your true self.
Let meditation explode you inwardly, not your waistline; balance your stillness with movement and mindful eating.
Meditation is the best support for health, allowing you to connect with your deathless core, untouched by illness, and empowering you to resist sickness and even death.
Meditation is not about doing; it is the art of being—an alert, relaxed witnessing that transforms the ordinary into the extraordinary.
Meditation must be passionate, for it is the fire that dissolves the ego and transforms into compassion, allowing you to merge with the divine. Only in total intensity does the doer disappear, and pure energy and presence emerge.
When you encounter the vastness in meditation, do not fear the dissolution of the ego; embrace it, for in that surrender lies infinite silence and unbounded bliss.