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Is there only consciousness and no matter if consciousness is present in all matter?

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To name reality is to create duality; in the silence beyond words, only the oneness of existence remains.

— Osho
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Core Insight:
According to Osho, calling everything 'consciousness' is meaningless, because the word exists only in contrast to 'matter.' If there is only one reality, it is beyond all names; the moment we name it, duality appears. Thus consciousness and matter are relational labels—useful in discourse, but ultimately transcended in direct, wordless experience.
If everything were just one thing, we couldn’t call it ‘conscious’ or ‘matter’—words only make sense when there’s an opposite.
Why this matters practically
- Loosen attachment to labels and beliefs; reduce conflict and dogmatism.
- Prioritize direct experience (silence, meditation) over conceptual debates.
- Speak more lightly and flexibly, knowing words are provisional pointers.
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