Active Meditations were introduced by the Indian
mystic Osho for the contemporary man. They are designed
to move one’s state of being from activity to
silence. The various active meditations suit different
types of people. There are gentle meditation techniques
like Nadabrahma and more vigorous ones like Dynamic
Meditation. Active Meditations use a variety of
activities - such as breath, sound, movement, and
sometimes a form of catharsis - to prepare the ground for
relaxation and silence. Then the state of meditation
comes more easily.
“Meditation has a few essential things in it,
whatever the method, but those few essentials are
necessary in every method. The first is a relaxed stage;
no fight with the mind, no control of the mind, no
concentration. Second, just watch with a relaxed
awareness whatever is going on, without any interference
– just watching the mind, silently, without any
judgment, evaluation. These are the three things;
Relaxation, watching, no judgment, and slowly, slowly a
great silence descends over you. All movement within you
ceases. You are, but there is no sense of
“I am” – just a pure space. There are
many methods of meditation…they differ in their
constitution, but the fundamentals remain the same:
relaxation, watchfulness, a non-judgmental
attitude.” Osho - The Great Zen Master: Ta Hui