Are souls separate or is there an all-pervading Soul?
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"You are not separate; you are a unique expression of the one all-pervading Soul, destined to merge back into the ocean of divine consciousness."
According to Osho, there is only one all-pervading Soul (Divine consciousness); individuality appears because that one light shines through countless instruments: subtle bodies (causal seeds of desires) and gross bodies. With ordinary death only the gross body falls, so the many seem to continue; with moksha the subtle body also dissolves, and the drop-like 'me' merges back into the oceanic One.
Like one electricity lighting many bulbs, we look many because of our bodies and subtle habits; when both drop, only the one power remains.
Why this matters practically
- See death as shedding a vehicle, not losing being.
- Prioritize dissolving desires/impressions to end suffering and rebirth.
- Cultivate compassion by recognizing the same consciousness in all.
- Prioritize dissolving desires/impressions to end suffering and rebirth.
- Cultivate compassion by recognizing the same consciousness in all.
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