In Buddha’s time, dynamic methods of meditation were not needed. People were more simple, more authentic. They lived a more real life. Now, people are living a very repressed life, a very unreal life.
“In Buddha’s time, dynamic methods of meditation were not needed. People were more simple, more authentic. They lived a more real life. Now, people are living a very repressed life, a very unreal life. When they don’t want to smile, they smile. When they want to be angry, they show compassion. People are false, the whole life pattern is false. People are just acting, not living. Many incomplete experiences go on being collected, piled up inside their minds.
“Just sitting directly in silence won’t help. The moment you will sit silently, you will see all sorts of things moving inside you; you will feel it almost impossible to be silent. First throw those things out so you come to a natural state of rest. Real meditation starts only when you are at rest.”
OSHO
The Discipline of Transcendence, Vol. 2, Discourse 5
All of Osho’s active meditations involve a beginning stage of activity — sometimes intense and physical — followed by a period of silence. All are accompanied by music that has been specially composed to guide the meditator through the different stages. Osho has also recommended different meditations for different times of the day.
“This is a meditation in which you have to be continuously alert, conscious, aware. Whatsoever you do, remain a witness.” – the daily morning meditation at the ashram
Osho Kundalini Meditation lasts for one hour and has four stages, three with music, and the last without. The music has been composed under Osho’s direct guidance.
“Let the dance flow in its own way; don’t force it. Rather, follow it; allow it to happen. It is not a doing but a happening. Remain in the mood of festivity.
NADABRAHMA is an old Tibetan technique which was originally done in the early hours of the morning. It can be done at any time of the day, alone or with others.
This one-hour meditation has three stages. It is based on a Sufi technique of movements for awareness and integration of the body. Because it is a Sufi meditation.
This technique consists of four stages of 15 minutes each. The first two stages prepare the meditator for the spontaneous Latihan of the third stage.
This is another powerful technique that creates a circle of energy, resulting in a natural centring. There are four stages of 15 minutes each.
SUFI Whirling is one of the most ancient techniques, one of the most forceful. It is so deep that even a single experience make you different.