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Isn't expression nothing but a limitation?

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"Use words as pointers to the infinite, but remember to drop them; it is in the silence between expressions that the boundless reveals itself."

Core Insight:
According to Osho, expression is inherently limiting: whatever manifests—words, poems, paintings—has boundaries, while the unmanifest silence is infinite. Yet speech is a necessary finger pointing to the sky, a small bridge to lead you beyond language. Use words as pointers, then drop them; seek the gaps, the intervals, where emptiness and living silence reveal the boundless.
Words are like a finger showing the moon—look past the finger to the quiet sky it points to.
Why this matters practically
- Treat teachings as pointers; after listening or reading, sit quietly to taste silence.
- Notice the pauses between thoughts and words to feel spaciousness.
- Loosen attachment to labels and definitions, staying open to direct experience.
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