What is the relationship between the seer and the seen?
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"The seer and the seen are but two faces of the same reality; in the end, the observer is the observed, and only the One remains."
According to Osho, the seer and the seen are first separated: whatever is perceived is not you; you are the witnessing awareness. When this discrimination is complete, a spontaneous second event occurs—the seer dissolves with the seen, revealing they are two faces of one reality. The observer is the observed: like one sun in many reflections, only the One remains.
First notice that everything you can see isn’t you; then even the ‘you who sees’ fades, and you realize it’s all the same One.
Why this matters practically
- Practice witnessing to stop being entangled in thoughts, sensations, and roles.
- Softens ego and judgment by recognizing the same essence in pleasant and unpleasant.
- Cultivates equanimity and compassion, easing conflict and stress.
- Softens ego and judgment by recognizing the same essence in pleasant and unpleasant.
- Cultivates equanimity and compassion, easing conflict and stress.
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