Who is complementary to a Buddha?
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"A Buddha is not defined by opposites; he transcends all dualities, existing in a state of choiceless awareness beyond life and death, joy and sorrow."
According to Osho, no one and nothing is complementary to a Buddha; Buddhahood stands beyond all dualities and has no opposite. A Buddha is 'neither this nor that'—beyond life/death, happiness/unhappiness, agony/ecstasy, body/soul. Realization arises through choiceless awareness, dropping all preferences and even the idea of enlightenment, thereby transcending the polarity-mind altogether.
Why this matters practically
- Stops the swing between love/hate and joy/sorrow by practicing choiceless awareness.
- Reduces grasping for results (even enlightenment), fostering equanimity and clarity.
- Loosens identity with labels and opposites, opening space for direct seeing.
- Reduces grasping for results (even enlightenment), fostering equanimity and clarity.
- Loosens identity with labels and opposites, opening space for direct seeing.
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