What does realization feel like and how can one distinguish it from self-created imagination?
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outcome
"Realization is an unshakable centeredness, a grace that remains untouched by the tides of sorrow or success; it is a direct experience that dispels all doubt."
According to Osho, realization is an unshakable centeredness—equanimity untouched by sorrow, success, or failure; being here yet abiding "elsewhere," like a lotus in water. You can only infer it from such steady grace; outer behavior varies and can deceive. Fixed images mislead. Definitive recognition comes only through your own direct experience; inference opens the door, personal realization ends doubt.
It feels like steady calm no matter what happens, but you can’t be sure about others just by looks—you must taste it yourself.
Why this matters practically
- Stop judging sages by appearances; look for inner steadiness, not costumes.
- Use daily ups and downs to cultivate equanimity and test your centeredness.
- Let inference inspire practice, but seek direct experience through meditation.
- Use daily ups and downs to cultivate equanimity and test your centeredness.
- Let inference inspire practice, but seek direct experience through meditation.
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