What is the paradox of experiencing tears of happiness during meditation?
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"Tears of happiness are not contradictions; they are the overflow of joy that arises when you reach the center where opposites meet, revealing the witnessing consciousness beyond duality."
According to Osho, tears during happiness are not contradictions but signs that you’ve reached the center where opposites meet. When joy goes deep it overflows as tears; their quality is not sorrow but abundance. At this depth happiness and sadness merge, revealing the witnessing consciousness beyond both—you transcend duality and become the master rather than the moods.
When joy goes very deep, it spills out as tears, showing you’ve touched the place where happy and sad meet and you can simply watch.
Why this matters practically
- Normalizes tears in meditation as overflow, reducing fear and self-judgment.
- Points you to the inner witness, freeing you from mood swings.
- Deepens practice by embracing both feelings instead of chasing one and suppressing the other.
- Points you to the inner witness, freeing you from mood swings.
- Deepens practice by embracing both feelings instead of chasing one and suppressing the other.
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