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Is there a contradiction between the statements that imperishable things are beyond the senses and that they are all around us?

The imperishable is beyond the senses yet permeates all existence; when you turn inward, the deathless whispers through the perishable.

— Osho
According to Osho, there is no contradiction: the imperishable is beyond the senses yet present everywhere. Words like 'touch,' 'see,' and 'listen' are metaphorical pointers, not commands to use the senses. When inner hearing, seeing, and touching awaken, the thread of the deathless is felt within the perishable. Don’t clutch language; use it to turn inward.

There’s no clash—like a finger pointing at the moon, don’t grab the finger; use your quiet inner sense to notice what’s everywhere but not visible to your eyes or ears.

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