India, Sept. 22 -- Your mind can feel crowded even when your surroundings are quiet. Notifications, constant information, social media and the pressure to keep consuming can leave little room to pause. Over time, you may find yourself feeling distracted, mentally tired or unable to sit with your own thoughts without reaching for another source of stimulation.

Osho, the Indian spiritual teacher known for his teachings on meditation, awareness and inner freedom, often spoke about the importance of finding silence within. Rather than seeing silence as something you have to force, his approach suggests that you can create the space for it by changing how you relate to your thoughts and everyday experiences. He breathed his last on January 19...