What is the difference between consciousness and the elements of matter?
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definition
"Consciousness is the silent ground of being, where the ego dissolves and individuality merges with the all-pervading Whole."
According to Osho, consciousness is not a thing like matter’s elements; it is the ground of aware am-ness revealed when thoughts and the egoic ‘I’ fall silent. Matter is object, insentient; consciousness is subjectless presence, center-less and all-pervading. This difference isn’t grasped by concepts but by experiencing no-mind, where individuality dissolves and being expands to the Whole.
When thoughts stop, you feel pure knowing without an “I”; a chair (matter) has no knowing—it’s just an object.
Why this matters practically
- Shift from ‘I’ to simple being reduces ego-stress.
- Practice no-mind meditation to directly taste awareness.
- Feeling one with the Whole nurtures compassion and ease in relationships.
- Practice no-mind meditation to directly taste awareness.
- Feeling one with the Whole nurtures compassion and ease in relationships.
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