Witnessing is Very Important

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For a Beginner point of view Art of

Witnessing is very important. But Sadly thisis one of the most ignored topic in many

meditation camps and ashrams. If one

knows how to Witness thoughts, feelings

and moods then many of life problems don'teven arise and that person has a clarity

which is very much evident from his actions

and behavior.

Witnessing Thoughts is not difficult

provided one is sincere and regular in thepractice. Before discussing sutra's to

Witness thoughts, let's discuss some true

facts about our thoughts.

1.

No thought is ours. All thoughtcomes from outside. It is another

matter that we cling to thosethoughts or ideas and end up wasting

our life in pursuing them.

2. 99% of our thinking is repeated.Very rarely we think some thing

new.

3. Thinking can't be stopped. ButMeditation is one way to go beyond

thinking state.

4. Our thoughts are fed on our energyand that drain us. Less one thinks

more peaceful, calm and moreenergy one has.

How to Witness thoughts

1. Witnessing Thoughts means we don'tneed to identify with any thoughts.

By Identification I mean, when everany thought comes - Don't involve

yourself with it. Don't condemn it,Don't Judge it. Don't Analyze it and

Don't give your analysis on it. Just

let them come and Go.

2. Let the thoughts come. If you just letthem come then you will see theywill leave on their own. Your

attitude should be like that of a

person who is standing on a traffic

signal and seeing a vehicle comingand going. But if that person tries to

stop any vehicle then accident can

happen. Similarly if we try to stopthinking or we get involve with any

thought, then we have gone offtrack.

Just Stay Aloof from the thoughts.These thoughts and ideas are not

yours.

3. It's easier to witness/see the thoughtswhich are Good. But when ever any

negative or moralistic thought comeswe suddenly becomes involve "how

can such a thought come to me". It's

OK. Stay Calm, relaxation is very

important in Meditation. Learn theart to stay relax in day to day living.

4. Don't Choose Thoughts or Dividethem. e.g. This is a Good thought

and that is Bad thought. Understand

that All are thoughts and they have

come on their own and they willleave on their own. Your

involvement with the thoughts arenot required and not essential.

5. If you identify with a thought andyou realize it then Immediately starts

witnessing them again. Don't repent

or blame yourself. Blaming needs

your involvement via anotherthought process.

6. Be Regular in your practice. It maysound like a Buddhist teachings. But

more one watches the Thoughts,better he becomes in the art of

Witnessing. Osho has said "To

become more aware, One has to

become more Aware". Awareness


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leads to Awareness. So be sincere

and practice it when ever you havetime.

7. If you stop interfering or involvingwith a particular type of thought then

slowly it will stop coming to you.

All depends upon your attitude. If one is

Sincere then it is not so difficult but it needscommitment from your end.

Labels:Meditation for Beginners,

Witnessing Awarenes

5 comments:

Paak said...

Let's say a thought comes to your

mind. You watch it, while watching

or immediately after this where tokeep mind? I generaly do it on breathor start watching the body e.g.

watching the mussels pain.

Love,

Paak

September 28, 2009 12:44 PM

Anonymous said...

The fact that you ask youself,

"Where to keep the mind?" meansyou are still having thoughts,

otherwise you would not have

decided to transfer your attention to

the breath. In between thoughts,watch the space between them. And

when you get to watch the watcher

know that you have arrived.

March 6, 2010 3:10 PM

all-star-jsaid...

I've been practicing this art of

witnessing for a while with mucheffort and it doesn't seem to be

working. I have 2 related problems:

1. when a thought arises I seem to be

completely in it and then i rememberto witness but then i'm actually

remembering not witnessing. 2. i

think the reason for my first problemthat i don't where to position myself

"mentally". Some people suggest

being an invisible witness outside ofmy body, or is the witness in my

head just like the thoughts are?

I would appreciate any suggestions.

Thank you peace be with you.

April 23, 2010 8:50 PM

White Lotussaid...

Hi

No matter what happens never give

up and keep on witnessing.Sometimes it is not easy to witness

thoughts as the mind is too much

active.

But you have to notice the fact that

"the one knows that you have

become identified with thoughts isthe watcher.. stick with this watcher"

The more one practice witnessing,the more one becomes good in it.

It pays to be persistent in meditation.

I have wrote a article on witnessingat this link

http://oshoteachings.blogspot.com/20

10/04/tips-for-witnessing-thoughts-for.html

I hope it will be helpful for you
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love

amitabh

April 27, 2010 12:59 PM

Lourdes said...

I am an awakened person, i don'tpractice any meditation, but yes I am

a great follower of Osho's teachings,

once the emptiness arrives, thoughtsjust come and goes, they are like

clouds, i feel my whole being is just

floating, no sound affects me, very

calm and there is stillness, i feel asthough my head is empty, once the

ego goes out of mind, theneverything becomes easy, don't evenhave to meditate, no ego - no mind,

and no mind - no thoughts, its just

simple, but to arrive to emptiness;seek the truth
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