Ask Osho!
Osho on Is spiritual awakening dialectical?

Is spiritual awakening dialectical?

Spiritual awakening is the art of witnessing both joy and sorrow without identification, revealing the non-dual soul beyond conflict.

— Osho
According to Osho, spiritual awakening is not dialectical. The world operates through opposites—day/night, joy/sorrow—but awakening is the art of witnessing both without identification, becoming the 'third' beyond conflict. When you see smiles and tears together, duality dissolves and the non-dual soul is revealed. Practically, remain steady: don't exult in happiness or panic in sorrow; observe both, and peace arises.

No; you wake up by calmly watching both happy and sad without getting caught by either.