Osho created active meditations that are scientifically designed for the contemporary man, who has so much accumulated stress in his body that he cannot relax deeply. These meditations include active phases, such as shaking, dancing, jumping, running, whirling, humming, etc. The active phases are counterbalanced by moments of passivity, doing nothing, witnessing what happens in the body and mind without wanting it different.
The word “mantra” is the combination of two Sanskrit words: “manas”, mind, and “tramati”, to free, to go through. Mantra is a sound which “goes through the mind” and reaches directly to the heart, the divine, the source of the being—that part in ourselves which already knows peace, quietness, and love. The vibration of our voice has powerful effects on the cells of our body-mind: it cleans them, it gives them a new order, a new harmony. Singing with other people reinforces this effect, and makes the experience of non-separation real, inside ourselves and with everything that surrounds us.
In this evening event, Sagarpriya will make a short presentation of her book The Two Shores of Love: inner male and female, published last year in Italian by Urra/Apogeo. This will be followed by a guided meditation, introducing you to the state of being present, which is essential to dissolve any tension between your two opposite sides. Sagarpriya will invite one or two members of the audience to experiment with getting to know their male, their female, and to see how these two contrasting parts can move into deeper harmony.