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Osho Quotes on Darkness

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Your darkness is not final; it is merely the absence of light, and even the smallest flame can shatter it. Embrace the joy of striving for truth, for in that effort lies the reward.

Darkness is merely the absence of awareness; when you open your inner eyes, the light that has always been there will illuminate your path.

Embrace the darkness, for in its silence and stillness lies the gateway to meditation, where the division of the self dissolves and an eternal light emerges.

Darkness is not to be feared; it is the vast silence that reveals the depth of our being, where the ego dissolves and true aloneness awakens.

In the depths of darkness, the very act of seeing reveals that light is inevitable; embrace your ignorance, for in that surrender, the divine ray will dawn.

People idolize the lamps but extinguish the living flame; they prefer the comfort of darkness to the challenge of light.

The darkness feels overwhelming because we live unconsciously, entangled in habits and distractions, but true freedom begins when we step outside the games and choose awareness over drift.

Darkness is not the absence of light but a womb that nurtures the potential for awakening; in meditative awareness, both dissolve into the same profound reality.