Osho Aum Meditation

Osho Aum Meditiaton 4/26/2008 Bundang, South Korea

The body is a bottle of emotions. When these emotions cannot escape, inner pressure builds. Emotions need to be both controlled and released. Dealing with emotions is a learning process. In April, I attended a specialized meditation practice that targeted expressing emotions.

Osho Aum Meditation just about breaks all preconceptions of what meditation is thought to be. And by doing so, it creates a strong lasting effect on the mind and body. Instead of sitting quietly, focusing on breath, and not moving (the traditional idea of meditation), Osho Aum meditation is active and group oriented. In this sense Osho Aum meditation is the chili paste in the rice dishes of meditation.

A range of emotions is expressed in 12-15 minute stages. The instructions are to embrace the emotion, feel it and express it totally. Interact with the group, and use the people has mirrors to reflect your inner being. This is no easy task.

The stages are varied, expressing contrasting emotions, from negativity to love, sadness to laughing, craziness to sensuality, all without breaks, and with corresponding music. The first few minutes of each stage are the most awkward, since the body was engulfed in emotional sphere of the previous stage. Entering a new mental state requires and adjustment of the body and mind. The initial phase is forced. For example in the crying stage, whimper, curl up, and feign sadness. Combine that with recalling deeply saddening experiences. And finally add the power of the group, and the tears flow like open floodgates. Then get deeper and deeper into the emotion, get lost in it, and embrace it in all its power. The energy builds and each 15-minute period is an eternity.

As well as overcoming expressing emotions, Osho Aum meditation also shows yourself how you express your emotions in a safe space. We all have the capacity to express all the emotions, but sometimes we are uncertain how to yell, how to love, how to dance freely, etc. Your emotions are a distinct characteristic to your essence.

Now, even more I can feel the legitimacy and necessity of this kind of meditation. I see how practical it is in everyday life. This is what makes Osho Aum meditation so special. Expressing emotions has a purpose. Emotions reflect your inner being. They not only help you cope with any given situation, but also shows people around you what you’re experiencing. It’s a type of communication in that way. On top of that, it let’s that experience out, like air out of a balloon. After expressing emotions, one feels satisfied and liberated (compare it to not letting out your emotions).

As a result of the meditation I feel even more stable and strong in my emotions. I realize I choose when I want to express anger, love, or any other emotion. My emotions do not control me, nor do others control my emotions. Only I control my emotions.

“Only when you can express your madness can you stay sane” –Vareesh

Namaste

DanTheNomad