Does the mind create duality?
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"The mind creates duality, but in the realization of total aloneness, we discover that reality is not two; it simply is."
According to Osho, duality is a mental construction: the mind is 'the other.' When you realize total aloneness, mind ceases, and with it both separation and the compensatory idea of oneness. Reality is conceptless, not-two (advaita); philosophy invents opposites, while true religion dissolves the inner barrier so existence is simply itself, indivisible.
Your thinking creates the feeling of ‘me versus other’; when thinking stops, there’s just one seamless being.
Why this matters practically
- Helps you see conflict as a product of thoughts, easing relationships and inner stress.
- Encourages meditation to quiet the mind and taste non-dual peace.
- Reduces attachment to labels, fostering simplicity and acceptance.
- Encourages meditation to quiet the mind and taste non-dual peace.
- Reduces attachment to labels, fostering simplicity and acceptance.
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