What is the nature of true friendship?
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"True friendship is an inner communion that dissolves the boundaries of self, revealing that the friend you seek is your own innermost being, leading to a joyous silence and liberating laughter."
According to Osho, true friendship is an inner communion that transcends personalities and words. As it deepens, questions and answers fall away, the 'friend' and the 'you' dissolve, and only a vibrant, joyous silence remains. This is love on the razor’s edge—leading from the known into the unknowable—where you discover the friend you sought is your own innermost being, and the recognition erupts as liberating laughter.
Real friendship is so close and quiet that you feel like one, and you discover the friend you love is the same life inside you.
Why this matters practically
- Reduces neediness and conflict by shifting from demands to presence.
- Deepens relationships through shared silence and authentic being.
- Turns friendship into a mirror for self-realization, bringing joy and ease.
- Deepens relationships through shared silence and authentic being.
- Turns friendship into a mirror for self-realization, bringing joy and ease.
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