Does witnessing always bring joy?
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"True witnessing transcends joy and sadness, revealing a profound stillness that is the essence of meditation and the path to Buddha-hood."
According to Osho, witnessing does not bring joy; joy and sadness belong to psychological identification. True witnessing is beyond all dualities—neither hot nor cold, happy nor unhappy—and yields a deep, indefinable stillness: total peace, shunyam, the fullness of emptiness. Like a mirror, awareness reflects whatever arises without clinging or aversion; this transcendence is the essence of meditation and Buddha-hood.
No—when you truly just watch, you don’t feel happy or sad; you rest in a quiet, spacious calm that lets everything come and go.
Why this matters practically
- Helps you stay steady through highs and lows without being tossed around.
- Reduces reactivity and clinging, easing stress and anxiety.
- Brings clear seeing for wiser choices and compassionate response.
- Reduces reactivity and clinging, easing stress and anxiety.
- Brings clear seeing for wiser choices and compassionate response.
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