OSHO Gourishankar Meditation - An Active Meditation

Becoming a Himalayan peak

Every person has his own uniqueness. And when he becomes enlightened, his uniqueness becomes even more unique. He becomes a Himalayan peak, like Gourishankar, standing aloof, alone, reaching to the stars. It is not like any other peak in the Himalayas, or like any other mountain. It is just itself.

Osho, excerpted from Bodhidharma: The Greatest Zen Master #5

One day, when you have explored sexuality and have found nothing -- nothing of worth, except trouble, anxiety, anguish, suffering -- the snake starts moving upward. It is the same snake! Now it starts moving towards the peak, towards the mountain. When it starts moving upwards, a great transformation is happening. From Adam you are becoming a Christ. And when the snake has hit the ultimate in you, SAHASRAR, the seventh chakra of your being, the highest peak, the Everest, the Gourishankar, when it has hit that chakra, suddenly you are neither Adam nor Christ -- you are God Himself.

Osho, excerpted from The Discipline of Transcendence, Vol 3 #8

Drop all the burdens! The higher you want to reach, the less burdened you must be. If you go to the Himalayas you have to unburden yourself completely. Finally, when you reach the Gourishankar, the Everest, you have to drop everything. You have to go completely naked, because the higher you move, the more weightless you are needed to be.

Osho, excerpted from Hsing Hsin Ming: The Book of Nothing #1

Instructions OSHO Gourishankar Meditation

This technique consists of four stages of 15 mins each. The first two stages are preparation for the spontaneous Latihan of the third stage. If the breathing is done correctly in the first stage, the carbon dioxide formed in the bloodstream will make you feel as high as Gourishankar (Mount Everest).

1. Breathing - 15 min
Sit with closed eyes. Inhale deeply through the nose, filling the lungs. Hold the breath for as long as possible; then exhale gently through the mouth, and keep the lungs empty for as long as possible. Continue this breathing cycle throughout this stage.

2. Gazing into light - 15 min
Return to normal breathing and with a gentle gaze look at a flashing blue light or a candle. Keep your body still.

3. Latihan - 15 min
With closed eyes, stand up and let your body be loose and receptive. Allow your body to move gently in whichever way it wants. Don’t do the moving, just allow it to happen gently and gracefully.

4. Silence - 15 min
Lie down with closed eyes, be silent and still.

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