Osho on difference in Concentration & Watchfulness
Question:
Beloved Osho, when we start watching our bodies, and
then our minds and emotions, there remains an element,
although subtle, of concentration. Initially for
example, watching my breathing, I would watch it to the
exclusion of every thing else - here there was an
element of Focus. On other occasions, When Silence is
just there, The Breathing may be all there is to watch.
this seems to be nearer, But still I feel that more soft
focusing of the Awareness would take me further and
further back, As if relaxing enough to let the watcher
move far enough away so that all is seen, rather than
any one thing like thoughts or breathing. Does relaxing
allow the Watcher to be on the Hill?
Osho : It is true. Relaxation helps the most. No part of concentration should be in your watchfulness. Concentration is sabotaging the whole process of watchfulness, because concentration is an act of the mind, and watchfulness is something that comes from above, from beyond. If there is any concentration... I can understand, if you start watching your breathing – in the name of watching, you are concentrating on the breathing, you are excluding everything else.
Osho : It is true. Relaxation helps the most. No part of concentration should be in your watchfulness. Concentration is sabotaging the whole process of watchfulness, because concentration is an act of the mind, and watchfulness is something that comes from above, from beyond. If there is any concentration... I can understand, if you start watching your breathing – in the name of watching, you are concentrating on the breathing, you are excluding everything else.
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