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By Amrit Sadhana
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We cannot say "yes" to life because there are so many "nos" hidden inside us and there is no outlet to our negativity. We are not allowed to express it anywhere. Osho has created this simple meditation that is very scientific. First, throw all the negativity out and then you will be able to feel positive.
For 40 minutes, just become negative - as negative as you can. Close the doors, put pillows around the room. Unhook the phone and tell everybody that you are not to be disturbed for one hour. Make light as dim as possible. Put on some gloomy music, sit there and feel negative. Repeat 'No' as a mantra.
Imagine scenes of the past - when you were very dull and there was no zest to life - and exaggerate them. Create the whole situation around you. Your mind will distract you. Cry, weep, shout, scream, swear - whatsoever you feel like, but remember one thing - don't become happy. One of the basic laws of the mind is that whatever you do consciously, you cannot do.
After 40 minutes suddenly jump out of the negativity. Throw the pillows away, put on the lights, put on some beautiful music and have a dance for 20 minutes. Just say 'Yes! Yes! Yes!' and let it be your mantra. Now take a good shower, it will remove all the negativity and give you a new glimpse of saying yes. To come to saying 'yes' is what religion is all about. We have been trained to say no and that's how society has become ugly. But this will cleanse you completely.
You have energy, but all around the energy you have negative rocks that don't allow the energy out. Once these rocks are removed you will have a beautiful flow. It is just there; ready to come out, but first you have to go into negativity. Without going deep into the 'no' nobody can attain a peak of 'yes'.
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