According to Osho, that instant familiarity is a remembrance rising from deep, unconscious layers carried across countless lifetimes. The body dies and the soul is timeless, but the mind (chitta) travels, holding impressions. Meeting a meditative presence or sacred place revives the one flavor of awakening—like the ocean’s salt—so you recognize the flame, not the lamp. It is past satsang resurfacing; don’t miss it now.
It feels like you’ve met before because a deep old memory—maybe from another life—recognizes the same peaceful presence.