Osho Whirling Meditation (Stage A)

This is another centering technique created by Osho taken from Sufis. Every one of us has a center which is naturally given to us by the nature, but we remain on the periphery never coming in contact to our center. Whirling is a beautiful way to be aware of that center when everything is moving & in the moving there is an unmoving center inside us.Show more

The contrast can be seen so easily that even one experience of this meditation may bring amazing changes in your being. This meditation technique will help us to get in tune with your heart center & connect with the love, joy, music & faith, that is where these qualities are.

Whirling is an ancient Sufi technique. While your whole body is moving, you become aware of your very being, the watcher at the center, which is unmoving. You learn to be an unidentified witness at the center of the cyclone.
Whirling is best done on an empty stomach and wearing loose clothing.

The meditation is to be done with its specific OSHO Whirling Meditation music, which indicates and energetically supports the different stages.
For the music availability, see below.

Instructions:
The meditation lasts one hour and has two stages, whirling and resting. The meditation is over when you hear three gong beats.

First Stage: 45 minutes

The whirling is done on one spot in an anti-clockwise direction, with the right arm held high, palm upward, and the left arm low, palm downward. You whirl just like small children go on twirling. People who feel discomfort from whirling anti-clockwise can change to clockwise, changing the position of the arms as well. Let your body be soft and keep your eyes open but unfocused, so that images become blurred and flowing. Remain silent.

For the first 15 minutes, turn slowly. Then gradually build up speed until the whirling takes over and you become a whirlpool of energy – the periphery a storm of movement, the witness at the center silent and still.

When you are whirling so fast that you cannot remain upright, your body will fall by itself. Don’t make the fall a decision on your part and do not try to arrange the landing in advance; if your body is soft, you will land softly and the earth will absorb your energy. Once you have fallen, stay there, this is when the second part of the meditation starts for you.

Whirling is an ancient Sufi technique. While your whole body is moving, you become aware of your very being, the watcher at the center, which is unmoving. You learn to be an unidentified witness at the center of the cyclone.
Whirling is best done on an empty stomach and wearing loose clothing.

The meditation is to be done with its specific OSHO Whirling Meditation music, which indicates and energetically supports the different stages.
For the music availability, see below.

Instructions:
The meditation lasts one hour and has two stages, whirling and resting. The meditation is over when you hear three gong beats.

First Stage: 45 minutes
The whirling is done on one spot in an anti-clockwise direction, with the right arm held high, palm upward, and the left arm low, palm downward. You whirl just like small children go on twirling. People who feel discomfort from whirling anti-clockwise can change to clockwise, changing the position of the arms as well. Let your body be soft and keep your eyes open but unfocused, so that images become blurred and flowing. Remain silent.

For the first 15 minutes, turn slowly. Then gradually build up speed until the whirling takes over and you become a whirlpool of energy – the periphery a storm of movement, the witness at the center silent and still.

When you are whirling so fast that you cannot remain upright, your body will fall by itself. Don’t make the fall a decision on your part and do not try to arrange the landing in advance; if your body is soft, you will land softly and the earth will absorb your energy. Once you have fallen, stay there, this is when the second part of the meditation starts for you.

Some people may feel nauseous during the whirling, but this feeling should disappear within two or three days. Only discontinue the meditation if it persists.

Suggestions from Osho for the first stage of this meditation:
https://www.osho.com/meditation/osho-active-meditations/osho-whirling-meditation

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