What is the unconscious mind and its relation to the dark night of the soul?
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"The dark night of the soul is the moment when your true self rises against the tyranny of inherited memories, leading you from the chaos of the unconscious into the serenity of no-mind."
According to Osho, the 'unconscious mind' is the dreamlike wave of inherited memories and conditionings that survives body to body, habituated to pain and ruling your life. The 'dark night of the soul' is the turbulent crisis when your innermost being asserts itself and this mind’s mastery breaks, culminating in no-mind and entry into the universal.
It’s like a pile of old habits and dreams steering you, and the darkest time comes when that pile cracks so your real self can take the wheel.
Why this matters practically
- Expect inner turmoil as a sign of progress—don’t identify with it.
- Use meditation to let the deeper self dethrone the mind and reduce suffering.
- Reframe pain as the mind’s habit dissolving on the way to freedom.
- Use meditation to let the deeper self dethrone the mind and reduce suffering.
- Reframe pain as the mind’s habit dissolving on the way to freedom.
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