Meditation At Night Is Easy

Supportive darkness

Meditators should use the time of night more and more for meditation. You can go deeper, and easily, because the winds are blowing that way; you can move with the winds with less effort. In the day you are moving against the winds. In the day active meditations are good; dynamic meditation is good in the day, dancing meditation is good in the day. But in the night vipassana, silent meditations, just sitting and doing nothing, just relaxing because the whole atmosphere is relaxing.... The sun has gone down, the trees have fallen asleep; it is a totally different quality of energy that surrounds you in the night. It is easy to meditate.

Meditation in a full-moon night

And when the moon is there in the night it is far easier to meditate. The full-moon night is the best for meditation. Many people who have become buddhas have attained their enlightenment on the full-moon night, even Buddha himself. It may have been a coincidence, but it is significant to remember: he was born on the full-moon night, he became enlightened on the full-moon night and he died on the full-moon night. Something in the full moon seemed to be synchronizing with his energy.

Use it. Be alert and use every possibility to help you go in. Once you are awakened, then there is no problem. Then you can be at ease, at rest, at peace, anywhere.

Osho, excerpted from The Dhammapada: The Way of the Buddha, Vol 11, #7

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Osho book recommendations on meditation

Meditation: The First and Last Freedom

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Everyday Osho: 365 Daily Meditations for the Here and Now

Meditation For Busy People: Stress-Beating Strategies To Calm Your Life

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In this Osho quote Osho is suggesting to meditate at night. Do silent meditation techniques like Vipassana meditation or just do nothing. Darkness is supportive to meditation. Actually the best time to meditate is a full-moon night. Something in the full moon is synchronizing with the energy of a meditator.