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What happens when I experience separation from the Lord?

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Turn your separation into a joyous waiting, for in the stillness of desireless expectancy, the Divine will meet you in a single, blissful instant.

— Osho
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Core Insight:
According to Osho, feeling separated from the Lord exposes desire and hurry; impatience whips the mind into storms that bar the Divine. Turn separation into joyous, infinite waiting—prayerful, grateful, desireless. When expectancy itself becomes bliss and you can say 'As You wish,' the mind grows a silent lake, craving drops, and meeting happens in a single instant.
When you feel far from God, stop rushing, be grateful, and wait happily and quietly—like keeping the door open for a loved guest—then closeness happens by itself.
Why this matters practically
- Replaces restless craving with peaceful patience and mental stillness.
- Shifts from bargaining desire to grateful prayer, easing anxiety.
- Opens you to grace so union can arise naturally, without force.
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