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Piling Up the Zeros of Being – Osho
Samadhi parinam, the inner transformation, is the gradual settling of distractions and the simultaneous rising of one-pointedness. Ekagrata parinam, one-pointed transformation, is the condition of the...
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The Thought of No-Thought – Osho
These samadhis that result from meditation on an object are samadhis with seed, and do not give freedom from the cycle of rebirth. On attaining the utmost purity of the nirvichara stage of samadhi,...
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Seedless Samadhi – Osho
In the state of nirvichara samadhi, an object is experienced in its full perspective, because in this state knowledge is gained direct, without the use of the senses. The perception gained in...
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The Eight Limbs of Yoga – Osho
By practicing the different steps of yoga for the destruction of impurity, there arises spiritual illumination which develops into awareness of reality. The eight steps of yoga are: self-restraint,...
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The Body is a Great Organic Unity – Osho
Austerities destroy impurities, and with the ensuing perfection in the body and sense organs, physical and mental powers awaken. Union with the divine happens through self-study. Total illumination can...
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Death to the Limited – Osho
Posture should be steady and comfortable. Posture is mastered by relaxation of effort and meditation on the unlimited. When posture is mastered, there is a cessation of the disturbances caused by...
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Returning to the Source – Osho
Then comes the dispersion of the cover that hides the light. And then the mind becomes fit for concentration. The fifth constituent of yoga, pratyahar — returning to the source — is the restoration of...
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The Light of Higher Consciousness – Osho
Dharana, concentration, is confining the mind to the object being mediated upon. Dhyan, contemplation, is the uninterrupted flow of the mind to the object. Samadhi is when the mind becomes one with the...
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The Inside of the Inside – Osho
Samyama is to be employed in stages. These three — dharana, dhyan, and samadhi — are internal compared to the five that preceded them. But the three are external compared to seedless samadhi. Nirodh...
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Piling Up the Zeros of Being – Osho
Samadhi parinam, the inner transformation, is the gradual settling of distractions and the simultaneous rising of one-pointedness. Ekagrata parinam, one-pointed transformation, is the condition of the...
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The Meeting of Sun and Moon – Osho
By performing samyama on the light under the crown of the head comes the ability to contact all perfected beings. Through pratibha, intuition, knowledge of everything. Performing samyama on the heart...
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Beyond the Error of Experiencing – Osho
Experience is the result of the inability to differentiate between purusha, pure consciousness, and sattva, pure intelligence, although they are absolutely distinct. Performing samyama on the...
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Instantaneous Cognition – Osho
Performing samyama on their power of cognition, real nature, egoism, all-pervasiveness, and functions brings mastery over the sense organs. From this follows instantaneous cognition without the use of...
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Absolute Aloneness – Osho
Liberation is obtained when there is equality of purity between the purusha and sattva. The Chhandogya Upanishad has a beautiful story. Let us begin with it. Satyakam asked his mother, Jabala, “Mother,...
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The Witness is Self-Illuminating – Osho
The modifications of the mind are always known by its lord, due to the constancy of the purusa, pure consciousness. The mind is not self-illuminating, because it is itself perceptible. It is impossible...
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Kaivalya – Osho
When one has seen this distinction, there is a cessation of desire for dwelling in the atma, the self. Then the mind is inclined toward discrimination and gravitates toward liberation. In breaks of...
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The Meaning of Samadhi – Osho
Samprajnata samadhi is the samadhi that is accompanied by reasoning, reflection, bliss and a sense of pure being. In asamprajnata samadhi there is a cessation of all mental activity, and the mind only...
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