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What happens when I feel the need to alternate between solitude and social interaction?

Embrace solitude as a celebration of freedom and relationship as a dance of love, for the mind's pendulum swings only when we forget the joy of being present in each moment.

— Osho
According to Osho, the urge to swing between solitude and company is the mind’s pendulum: while in one pole it accumulates momentum for the other. If aloneness isn’t enjoyed, it turns to loneliness; if togetherness lacks awareness, it feels like bondage. Recognize the grass-is-greener habit, remain watchful, and learn to relish aloneness as freedom and relationship as love, rather than compulsive oscillation.

Your mind is like a swing: when you’re alone it craves people, and when you’re with people it craves space—notice this and enjoy each side for what it offers.

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