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Is empathy the current that brings about the awareness of our relatedness?

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"Empathy is the living current that dissolves separations, revealing that the 'other' is not other at all, but a bridge of the heart connecting us to all of life."

According to Osho, empathy—not sympathy or apathy—is the living current that reveals our fundamental relatedness. In empathy, separations dissolve; the 'other' is no longer other, and a secret passage opens between beings. This communion joins you to the life current in people, animals, and trees; it is pure religiousness, the bridge of the heart.
Empathy means feeling another’s pain or joy as your own, showing we are all connected.
Why this matters practically
- Softens the heart and replaces indifference with sensitive presence.
- Deepens relationships and inspires compassionate, timely action.
- Nurtures reverence for all life, guiding ethical and ecological choices.
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