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Osho Quotes on Contradiction

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Embrace the contradictions in your feelings, for they are the pulse of existence; in witnessing them, you remain free and authentically alive.

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Truth is a living presence, not a rigid doctrine; embrace the contradictions as they reveal the many facets of reality.

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Authentic teaching is a living response to reality's flux; only when words claim eternity do they truly conflict. Embrace contradiction as a way to remain fluid, present, and open to the ever-changing nature of existence.

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Carry the cross with awareness of death, and celebrate the bridegroom with joy for life; in this dance, life and death reveal themselves as two faces of the same energy.

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Truth is a living, nondual experience that transcends contradictions; it thrives in the harmony of opposites, revealing a deeper coherence that logic cannot grasp.

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Truth is moment-bound; real intelligence speaks what is true now, unburdened by the need for consistency.

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Contradiction is not to be abolished but harmonized; it is the creative tension of opposites that gives life its rhythm and meaning.

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