How is the element of awareness related to the paths of meditation and love?
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"In love, you may appear outwardly drunk, yet an inner lamp of awareness burns brightly; in meditation, you find clarity outside while being submerged in bliss within, revealing that both paths lead to the same summit where awareness and unconsciousness beautifully unite."
According to Osho, awareness pervades both paths but tastes different. In love, the seeker seems outwardly drunk or unconscious while an inner lamp of wakefulness burns. In meditation, outer poise and clarity prevail while inwardly one is drowned in bliss. At the summit the polarity collapses—awareness and unconsciousness fuse—so lover and meditator arrive at the same peak by reversed expressions.
Love looks sleepy outside but awake inside; meditation looks awake outside but blissfully drunk inside—and both end up in the same place.
Why this matters practically
- Helps you honor different spiritual temperaments without judging appearances.
- Guides you to choose a path—love or meditation—that fits your nature.
- Reminds you that inner–outer paradoxes are normal and ultimately converge in nonduality.
- Guides you to choose a path—love or meditation—that fits your nature.
- Reminds you that inner–outer paradoxes are normal and ultimately converge in nonduality.
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