Does sensitivity bring only suffering, and is there anything beyond sensitivity that frees one from both pleasure and pain?
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"Awakening the center of pure awareness transforms sensitivity from a source of suffering into a clarity that remains untouched by the dualities of pleasure and pain."
According to Osho, man is a circle with a sleeping center (soul/divine) and a worldly circumference; in this sleepwalking state, sensitivity at the periphery swings between pleasure and pain. Liberation comes by awakening the center—pure awareness. From there you remain aware of both inner and outer, yet untouched; sensitivity matures into clarity instead of suffering.
Don’t dull your feelings—wake up inside so they don’t push you around.
Why this matters practically
- Keeps you stable amid life’s highs and lows.
- Turns reactivity into clear, centered response.
- Cuts ‘sleepwalking’ errors by growing present-moment awareness.
- Turns reactivity into clear, centered response.
- Cuts ‘sleepwalking’ errors by growing present-moment awareness.
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