Why does duality exist if the truth of life is nonduality?
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"Duality exists only in our perception; when we awaken, the separate world reveals itself as the Divine, and the two become one."
According to Osho, duality appears only in our reading of reality, not in reality itself. Truth is a single 'poem' with two readings: in sleep, we see a separate world; in awakening, the same world reveals the Divine. Nonduality is the fact; duality is a perspective born of half-awareness. Change consciousness, and the two become one.
Life is one thing, but when we’re half-asleep we see it as two; when we truly wake up, we see it’s all the same.
Why this matters practically
- Shifts focus from debating ideas to deepening awareness.
- Reduces fear and conflict by sensing unity behind differences.
- Guides practice: meditate and become more awake to transform perception.
- Reduces fear and conflict by sensing unity behind differences.
- Guides practice: meditate and become more awake to transform perception.
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