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How can one be free of sadness in the presence of death?

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When you embrace the living presence of now, sadness fades; death is merely the parting of body and soul, while the essence remains deathless—celebrate life and let bliss dissolve the fear of death.

— Osho
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Core Insight:
According to Osho, sadness dissolves when you shift your vision from imagined death to the living presence now: death hasn’t happened; life is overflowing. What we call death is only the parting of body and soul; the essence is deathless. Plunge into celebration, live totally, and in deep bliss the fear of death disappears—then even at dying there is song, not sorrow.
Enjoy and celebrate the life that is here right now; death isn’t here yet, and when you live fully you feel the part of you that never dies.
Why this matters practically
- Shifts attention from fear to present-moment aliveness, easing anxiety.
- Encourages a celebratory way of living that builds resilience to loss.
- Helps meet death (yours or others’) with clarity and gratitude instead of despair.
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