Is there still a need to meditate if I experience emptiness and hollowness when sitting near someone?
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outcome
"Meditation and satsang are two wings of the same bird; to soar, you must embrace both, allowing emptiness to transform into a deeper communion with existence."
According to Osho, yes—keep meditating. The emptiness you feel in satsang is a ripe sign, but satsang and meditation are two wings of the same bird: stop one and you lose momentum, even regress. Keep both flowing—and add prayer, love, dance, song—so new pathways open, obstacles surface and dissolve, and the 'I' is effaced in ever-deepening samadhi.
Feeling empty near the Master is good, but don’t quit—keep meditating and staying close, using many practices so growth continues.
Why this matters practically
- Sustains momentum and prevents backsliding after peak experiences.
- Balances inner work with the catalytic presence of satsang for deeper breakthroughs.
- Exposes and clears new layers of obstacles as they arise.
- Balances inner work with the catalytic presence of satsang for deeper breakthroughs.
- Exposes and clears new layers of obstacles as they arise.
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