What does it mean to feel both full and empty at the same time?
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"Emptiness and fullness are not opposites but two names for one reality; when the mind dissolves, what remains is an overflowing presence that is utterly itself."
According to Osho, feeling both full and empty arises when meditation dissolves the mind's divisions: emptiness and fullness are not opposites but two names for one reality. When the inner 'junk' is cleared, emptiness becomes overflowing presence - space that is utterly itself. Intelligence bridges opposites; intellect splits them. Trust direct experience over thought, and let the mind stop interfering with this paradoxical wholeness.
Like cleaning a cluttered room: when the junk is gone it looks empty, yet it finally feels full of clear, alive space inside you.
Why this matters practically
- Reduces anxiety by ending the need to choose between feelings.
- Encourages meditation to clear mental clutter and reveal spacious aliveness.
- Builds intelligence that unites opposites, improving clarity and compassion.
- Encourages meditation to clear mental clutter and reveal spacious aliveness.
- Builds intelligence that unites opposites, improving clarity and compassion.
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