Osho Sakshi and the Science of Awakening: A Course in Witnessing

O-Meditation Sangha is hosting an Osho discourse, meditation and dialogue.

O-Meditation Sangha is a circle of friends in meditation. It is a group dedicated to exploring the teachings and practice of meditation from all of the Mystics, the ones in whom the greatest transformation has occurred, but especially the modern enlightened Master Osho.

Osho spent his whole life working to awaken as many individuals as possible through the practice of meditation. In addition to teaching the 112 ancient meditation techniques of the Vigyan Bhairava Tantra, Osho also devised new "active" meditation techniques designed specifically to overcome the complexities and busyness of the modern mind. But Osho has also said that the very core of meditation is witnessing.

Osho has said:

"This word sakshi is very beautiful and very valuable. The whole philosophy, genius and wisdom of the East is implied in this small word. The East has contributed no other more important word than sakshi, the witness, to the world.

What does sakshi mean? Sakshi means the seer, the witness. Who is this who is experiencing that “I am not the body”? Who is this experiencing that “I am not the mind”? Who is this who goes on denying that “I am not this, I am not this”? There is an element of seeing, of watching, of the watcher within us which sees, which observes everything.

This seer is the sakshi, the witness."

-Osho

From Fingers Pointing to the Moon, Discourse #3

Our meditation meeting has 3 parts. Listening Meditation, Satsang Meditation and Dialog. Between The Listening and Satsang we will take a 5 minute break. At the end of the Satsang we will begin our Dialogue in which you can unmute your microphone share, question, comment or just remain silent.

The Listening Meditation is simply an invitation to remain here and now, to Be present, to be in silence. The power of listening is more when we can listen in presence without agreeing or disagreeing in a relaxed attentiveness, with attention without tension.

The Satsang Meditation is comprised of alternating periods of silence, music and sometimes spoken word. The satsang is an opportunity to sink ever more deeply into stillness, into silence.

The satsangs give us an opportunity to explore witnessing. From this place of silence, with closed eyes, we watch, we witness whatever appears within our consciousness. It may be sensations in the body, it may be thoughts in the mind and it may be feelings in the heart, all or any of these are allowed to reveal themselves without us judging and without analyzing. Our job is to discover the witness.

The Dialogue is an opportunity to question or share something that might have arisen during the listening or meditation or to just remain silent.

O-Meditation Sangha maintains a blogsite also with the name Sat Sangha Salon which you can find at https://o-meditation.com/

Saturday, Sep 2:

LA/SF - 1-3 PM (PDT)

NY/Atlanta - 4-6 (PM EDT)

London - 9-11 PM (GMT+1)

Sunday, Sep 3:

India - 1:30-3:30 AM (IST) (sorry about that)

Sydney - 6-8 AM (AEST)

Join Zoom Meeting

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