Feelings

Q: Are feelings closer to the head than to the body?

According to Osho, feelings aren’t in the “heart” (a poetic myth); like thoughts, they’re centered in the head, yet they’re more deeply rooted in the body’s biology and hormones, so they bind more strongly than thoughts. Whether you call it empty heart or empty mind, the work is identical: disidentify and witness everything until only pure awareness remains.

Q: What does it mean to follow my feelings?

According to Osho, to ‘follow your feelings’ is not license for drift or fantasy; it is spontaneity plus awareness. Mature feeling is threaded by a silent inner direction—like flowers strung on one invisible thread—so your responses vary yet cohere. Use this test: if an impulse cannot exist in clear awareness, drop it; if awareness deepens it, trust it and move.

Q: What is the role of feelings in our lives?

According to Osho, feelings arise from the heart—the center of love, beauty and joy—and are a wiser guide than the head’s thinking; yet they are not the ultimate. One can also get stuck in emotions. Their true role is to lead you inward, through meditation, into the being, where awareness, clarity, and bliss transcend both thought and feeling.

Q: Why are feelings rejected after coming with hope and reverence?

According to Osho, feelings are ‘rejected’ when they remain mere words and sentiment. Trust means an unconditional yes, proved in action, not declarations. Without embodied commitment—he points to sannyas as such proof—your approach stays a performance, not a meeting. Hope and reverence are welcome, but unless they ripen into decisive trust, they cannot be received as real.

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Are feelings closer to the head than to the body?

definition

"Feelings are not in the heart; they are rooted in the body, binding us more strongly than thoughts, and the path to liberation lies in disidentifying and witnessing until only pure awareness remains."

Feelings aren’t in your heart; your head processes them but your body powers them, so just watch them without clinging.

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What does it mean to follow my feelings?

definition

"To follow your feelings is not to drift in fantasy, but to embrace spontaneity with awareness; let your impulses be guided by a silent inner direction that deepens your understanding."

Listen to your heart but keep your eyes wide open—if you can stay fully awake while doing it, it’s right; if wakefulness gets in the way, don’t do it.

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What is the role of feelings in our lives?

definition

"Feelings are the whispers of the heart, guiding you inward to the depths of your being, where true awareness and bliss await beyond thought and emotion."

Let your feelings guide you more than your thoughts, but use meditation to go deeper to the quiet place inside that knows without needing feelings or thinking.

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Why are feelings rejected after coming with hope and reverence?

outcome

"Feelings are only real when they transform from mere words into embodied trust; hope and reverence must ripen into decisive action to be truly received."

Warm feelings don’t count unless you show your yes with a clear step, not just words.

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Feelings

Are feelings closer to the head than to the body?

What does it mean to follow my feelings?

What is the role of feelings in our lives?

Why are feelings rejected after coming with hope and reverence?

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Feelings

Are feelings closer to the head than to the body?

What does it mean to follow my feelings?

What is the role of feelings in our lives?

Why are feelings rejected after coming with hope and reverence?

Explore Related Frameworks

Disease

Self-Love

Importance

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