Is there a difference between 'I' becoming whole and 'non-I' or 'all'?
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"When the 'I' is whole, it is empty—a zero; in that emptiness lies the fullness of all that is."
According to Osho, there is no difference: a 'whole I' means all 'thou' has been assimilated, so naming it 'I' or 'non-I/all' is merely style. When the I is whole it is empty—a zero—and when empty it is whole. Truth can be voiced positively (Brahman, the Whole) or negatively (Nirvana, Emptiness); real knowing arises when all viewpoints and concepts fall silent.
Becoming the true ‘I’ and becoming ‘not-I’ are the same—when all separations and ideas drop, only silent wholeness remains.
Why this matters practically
- Softens ego and conflict by dissolving the sense of separateness.
- Encourages letting go of rigid viewpoints to find clarity and peace.
- Prevents dogmatism by seeing spiritual terms as different pointers to one reality.
- Encourages letting go of rigid viewpoints to find clarity and peace.
- Prevents dogmatism by seeing spiritual terms as different pointers to one reality.
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