“This unconscious meditation time can actually move into a more relaxed way of living in everything else that I do – including being truly aware!” writes Subhan
I was enthralled with an understanding that Osho shared.
He said that man and the mind are too active. And that it is very helpful to have what he called “unconscious, meditative time.”
I enjoy this expression because it gives me the understanding how helpful it can be to do things he gave as examples, like: sitting doing nothing; gardening; playing with children; mowing the lawn; listening to music; dancing; relaxing – where no information is being thrown at me.
This gives me permission to do things for no reason at all – except to just enjoy doing them.
And, this stops the mind’s concern that I’m not doing enough to accomplish something – to be more aware, more enlightened, more loving, more… fill in the blank!
The mind often insists how important it is to become more aware! And even to meditate more…
But instead of trying to fill my life with more awareness, I appreciate that it is really OK to have this “unconscious, meditative time,” where nothing is thrown at me by the mind for me to do! I can just do things which are enjoyable, for no specific reason, except that they are enjoyable – without making any goals or significance out of them. Then there’s an “aaahhh” available – to be more relaxed and “off duty” from the mind’s insistence that I do something for a reason!
It’s clear to me how important it is to bring more of these times into my life. This helps to create a balance between: doing things to accomplish something; and just doing more relaxed, playful and fulfilling things for no particular reason.
And who knows? This unconscious meditation time can actually move into a more relaxed way of living in everything else that I do – including being truly aware.
May you find more of these times to slip into your day!
Related discourse excerpt
- Unconscious meditative time – “In meditation the mind unclutters, experiences are digested, and the overload disappears, leaving the mind fresh and young and clear and clean,” states Osho
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