Osho was a great Guru who owned 27 Rolls Royce’s and got kicked out of America back in the eighties.
(He must have been doing something right.)
Osho taught that meditation can be anything.
He meant that meditation can be any activity that you get so totally into doing that everything else ceases to exist.
So even if you think meditation’s some boring s***…
You’re meditating already, believe it.
Athletes get their best performances when they’re totally absorbed in their sport. They call it being “in the zone.” Actors can’t work their craft without being “in it.”
Think about Nicki Minaj singing… well… anything. She’s totally out there.
Love dancing?
When you dance, does everything but the music and your flow disappear?
Time stops as you flow along, completely absorbed in the music and the movement of dance. Past and future no longer exist. Only the moment you’re dancing in is real.
Thoughts disappear or become insignificant.
You’re lost. Out there someplace.
That’s meditating.
What the f@#! is meditation?
You’re meditating anytime you’re totally focused on what you’re doing, in one-pointed concentration. In this mode, ‘you’ (your ego or personal identity) no longer exists, and your mind is declutched from your thoughts. Everyone’s felt it at some point in their life.
These are the goals of meditation.
When you’re in the zone, you’re no longer acting from thought. Thought’s way too slow. You’re acting from being. Action requires no thought in the zone. All actions automatically become exactly the right ones.
(It’s how Wayne Gretzky could always skate to where the puck was going to be.)
Your mind expands beyond thought and starts downloading from a place called awareness.
How big is awareness?
Awareness is the entire Universe.
In awareness you have access to the Universal mind. It contains all the information in our Universe. You automatically download exactly what you need to perform at optimum. Nothing extra, nothing less.
Sounds awesome, huh?
It is.
Artists create great works of art by being plugged into creative awareness. Their hands move by themselves. Days can go by without notice.
I use this mode to write in. Stuff comes in faster that I can peck away at the keyboard with the chopstick I hold in my teeth. (Note: I lost my arms in a dirt bike crash 28 years ago. Wasn’t in the zone that day.)
Danger: Code Red!
And that reminds me of the dangers of a certain type of one-pointed concentration that isn’t always healthy.
Ever watch porn?
Porn’s a beautiful art form. There’s nothing more beautiful than the human body. Look at all those nude Greek and Roman sculptures and the temple carvings in India that depict different sexual acts. The Kama Sutra even extols sex as a valid path to enlightenment.
So what’s wrong with porn?
Nothing at all. What’s wrong is your reaction to porn.
You get excited. Emotions get wild, endorphins release. You get addicted to the sensations. You want more. You start craving porn. Addictions are bad news. You lose your freedom. You become a slave.
When your mind is swamped by emotions and cravings, it’s impossible to get into awareness. You lose your meditation because thoughts about the craving keep distracting you, pulling you out of the higher spaces.
The higher spaces are pretty interesting because of the totally awesome benefits they bring.
In them you stop wandering about, lost in life, drifting in and out of boring jobs, bad relationships and trouble with authority. You realize what you’re good at, where your talents lie and what your purpose in life is. Your relationships fall into place.
You stop wondering and start knowing.
Gazing
There’s a type of meditation that’s dead easy and very effective for releasing any garbage you’re holding inside you. By garbage, I mean stress and suppressed emotions like:
- Anger at other people or yourself.
- Sadness about losing someone you loved.
- Fear that keeps you from trying to accomplish your goals or from getting into relationships.
Cleaning out the garbage gets you free. You can move on with your life.
It’s very simple. Look into someone’s eyes. Don’t look away. Blinking is OK, but breaking eye contact isn’t cool. It breaks the flow.
If you can’t find someone to gaze with, gaze with yourself. Just look into your eyes in a mirror.
5 or 10 minutes (set the timer on your cell phone) is long enough for things to start moving inside you. You may feel waves of emotion or energy build up. Just when they become unbearable, they’ll release and subside. Then another wave comes up slowly.
If that seems like a stretch, there’s nothing wrong with small experiments — some is better than none — see what 60 seconds does.
Taking deep, relaxed breaths… blow out, the releasing bad energy.
You’ll know gazing is working if any of these signs of release happen:
- Yawning but you’re not sleepy.
- Tears run down your face.
- Belching or farting (yeah – I know – but it’s sometimes necessary here. Body & mind are very closely linked, and if you release old habitual thoughts, there may be some mirroring in your body, it’s all good.)
People have reached ‘realization’ by gazing. After working through all the crap inside yourself, you begin to see directly into your soul, or the soul of your gazing partner. Then really interesting things happen.
(I’m not gonna give it away. Try it and find out for yourself.)
Other things to look out for, that may happen sooner, maybe in your first gazing session are:
- You may see the face you’re gazing into change shape, color, age or species. (You’re seeing their past lives.)
- You may see colors around them. (You’re seeing their aura.)
- You may start seeing right inside them or get ‘messages’ about them or yourself. (X-ray for the win.)
Whatever happens, life’s for experimenting, and this is something they won’t teach just anywhere.
Have some fun with it!
Try gazing meditation right now. All you have to do is look in the mirror (but it’s better with a loved one. 
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How about you guys? Ever tried meditation? Was it a traditional type? Did it work?
Richard Crown teaches meditation via Skype/Tel at Shaktipatmeditation.org. He uses love, and loves fast track.
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Richard, thanks so much for writing such a fantastic look at such an often-mysterious thing.
I know personally I meditate a *lot* (at least for a big western city-dweller), and I highly recommend it, and in my experience, my life goes MUCH smoother when I do.
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Holy fuck. You are a dude that blogged about porn with no arms.
How do you masturbate? I mean, gazing’s awesome and all, but shit at some point…
lol.
I mean, I know you typed this with chopsticks with your teeth (I’m Chinese, so I’ve got some experience myself) but that’s some Karate Kid voodoo way of using chopsticks that I’ve never heard about.
Great post dude
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Try rubbing it between your legs! Necessity is the mother of invention. Gotta exercise that prostrate. You Chinese forefathers invented the micro cosmic orbit and tantric sex to prolong sexual pleasure while increasing sexual energy and meditating at the same time.
Now that’s really BRILL!
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Hahahaha… so awesome
HAAAAAhHahAHHA wha Wha WHAT yeah what he said, awesome
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I’m off and on with traditional meditation, but in very stressful times it’s extremely helpful.
As you mentioned, it’s more about being truly in the moment with whatever you are doing. I honestly feel as if I’m in a meditative state when I’m writing sometimes. I set the timer and before I know it, one hour is gone. Poof! But I thought about nothing else in that hour.
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Writing’s beautiful. My whole mind becomes completely focused with new ideas and fresh words popping out of nowhere.
Keep Writing!
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I think a lot of bloggers get in the zone when they’re writing, but it’s often unconscious and not deliberate
Very interesting post, I do meditate regularly and I agree there are many times of ‘action’ when you attain the same feeling of being in the now as you do with meditating. For me writing is one of those times!
I’ve never tried the gazing so I’ll have a go at that soon.
Thanks for this and I wish you all the best!
Yeah, my wife loves it when I write. I leave her alone for hours while I’m flowing along.
When I get stuck I chant Shreeee while vibrating my nose bone like a little kid.
Shree is the magical sound that cleanses and energizes your center of creativity. A few reps and my brain clears and I got fresh ideas.
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Brilliant. Just brilliant.
Never been able to meditate – give up too soon. But I’ve so been in the zone. With music, writing, coding, dancing … Will definitely have a go at this gazing thing. Could be the start of whole new relationship with time.
Really cool post.
Ahhhh. Giving up. Sometimes it’s smart. But this ain’t one of them. Even with gazing you gotta stick with it.
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Might be time for me to post about giving up, a subject I’m super-passionate about, and study deeply
Let me offer a slightly different perspective: since there’s so many different ways of meditating, “giving up” on something that feels too hard is often just a sign that life has some incredibly fulfilling alternative meditation methods set up for you.
On top of that, how would we discover new one’s, if no one was fed up with forcing traditional routes?
That being said, there’s a type of giving up that is more of “an excuse to stop what we know deep down is good for us” — and THAT is not recommended, but it’s something individual.
J-Ryze,
I’ve always been an athlete. What I adored about athletics and what truly amazed me and kept me coming back time and time again was not the competition like so many… though I am competitive… It was the ability to stop or slow time in a moment.
Why are moments when as hitter in baseball it seems as if a 85 mph pitch is moving at 2 mph? How can your mind do that? Where does that come from? And why at other times does 85 mph look like 115 mph?
It’s not focus, it’s release… and belief… in your ability and acceptance of outcome. It is those moments when your mind allows your spirit to take over and world becomes yours.
As always… Amazing.
Hanley
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Ahhh Ryan, you dig it man.
Athletics is a superb example of this awesomeness. Your examples of time-warping is vital. It’s a meditative “super-power” we all experience, but most ignore
Focus + release + belief is what I teach here at Ryze. You nailed it.
Thanks so much man.
(And what’s your fave sport?)
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Never meditate. But one of those things on top of my agenda. I like the idea of gazing… will give a try soon. Thank you for sharing Jason.
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Yeah Rana. TRY IT NOW1
Hi Jason,
Interesting topic, and I’m sure lots of people will find your exercise extremely useful.
Here’s another point of view. If you look at meditation from a Zen Buddhist perspective, the definition, practice, “goal”, and feeling are completely different.
You said, “…meditation can be any activity that you get so totally into doing that everything else ceases to exist.” That’s not meditation, that’s “flow”.
You said, “Athletes get their best performances when they’re totally absorbed in their sport. They call it being “in the zone.” Actors can’t work their craft without being “in it.” Again that’s “flow”.
You said, “These are the goals of meditation.” There are no “goals” in meditation (in Zen Buddhist tradition).
You said, “Days can go by without notice.” If you’re not noticing how days go by, you’re not very aware of your surroundings.
Hope you see, I’m not disagreeing; I just have a very different point of view when it comes to meditation
And if a “guru” owns 27 cars, they’ll never be my guru in spirituality (but maybe in finance
).
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lol… Good contributions!
Peter, this was written by Richard Crown, who’s whole business is focused on meditation, so I hope he’ll be by to discuss this with you
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Richard responded below if you’re interested
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Excellent!
There are many paths. Or is it no path in Zen?
Anyway, it gets you to the same beautiful space.
I’m very happy you’re practicing.
Love,
Richard
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I personally just started meditating myself. What I only learnt was to be mindful, watch my breathing and allow my thoughts to pass.
I felt a bit confused at first, as I was trying so hard to get my mind to be blank, and yet, I left the meditation blank. So, what did I learn? Nothing!
But as others taught me, it’s not about learning how to meditate, it’s about finding your own personal zone. It’s about emptying your mind, which isn’t something most of us get to do what with the world we live in and all.
Then, the real insights will come find you.
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Good for you for meditating, Alden — I’ve never heard of someone who’s quality of life DECREASED through proper meditation.
And yeah, it’s a deeper topic than people think — getting in the zone.
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Hi Alden,
Sounds like you got more than you think you got from your first go at meditation. Please stick with it.
What you tried was Vipassana, or mindfulness meditation. It’s the very simple, yet incredibly difficult, method that Buddha used to reach Enlightenment.
Gazing is much easier.
Namaste,
Richard
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