Is the experience of awareness an illusion or a case of divine wine?
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"Awareness is not an illusion; it is the divine wine that intoxicates you with pure consciousness, leaving behind peace and sweetness instead of a hangover."
According to Osho, the "divine wine" of awareness is not illusion but an overflow of pure consciousness: an intensity so vast you feel drunk yet remain lucid. Unlike drugs, which induce unconscious forgetfulness and mask symptoms, meditation's awareness dissolves the roots of misery. Early on it mimics intoxication, but it leaves peace, silence, and a subtle sweetness, not hangover or delusion.
Awareness can feel like a gentle, happy drunkenness, but you stay awake inside, and it heals pain instead of hiding it.
Why this matters practically
- Removes causes of suffering rather than numbing symptoms
- Cultivates lasting calm, clarity, and joy without dependency
- Guides practice: if it feels intense yet you remain aware, you are progressing
- Cultivates lasting calm, clarity, and joy without dependency
- Guides practice: if it feels intense yet you remain aware, you are progressing
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