What is the relationship between the void and the being?
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"The void and the being are not opposites; they are two faces of the same profound reality, where all differences dissolve into the silence of meditation."
According to Osho, the void (sunya, non-being) and the being (atma, absolute being) are not opposites but two absolute ways of pointing to the same inner reality. At the total and the zero, differences disappear; all equals nothing. Because the ultimate includes every polarity, any name distorts it—hence sages either speak in opposites or keep silent. Meditation reveals this identity beyond concepts.
Why this matters practically
- Eases fear of emptiness, loss, and death by seeing them as facets of wholeness.
- Reduces inner conflict by relaxing rigid either/or thinking.
- Encourages meditation to experience unity beyond labels.
- Reduces inner conflict by relaxing rigid either/or thinking.
- Encourages meditation to experience unity beyond labels.
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