What is the relationship between the questioner and the question in the inquiry 'Who am I?'
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"The seeker and the sought are one; in the silence beyond questions, you discover that you are the answer."
According to Osho, in 'Who am I?' the questioner and the answer are the same; the very act of seeking obscures it. Persist in inquiry not to collect answers, but to exhaust them until the question itself drops. In that questionless silence, knowing happens—you don’t get an answer; you are the answer.
The one asking “Who am I?” is the very one you’re trying to find; when the questions fall silent, you just know by being.
Why this matters practically
- Stops chasing secondhand answers and turns you inward.
- Encourages silence and meditation where real knowing appears.
- Eases mental restlessness by ending endless questioning.
- Encourages silence and meditation where real knowing appears.
- Eases mental restlessness by ending endless questioning.
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