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Why does experiencing suffering occur in the pursuit of bliss?

Bliss is not found in the pursuit of intensified pleasure, but in the quiet stillness where pleasure and pain dissolve into oneness.

— Osho
According to Osho, suffering accompanies the pursuit of bliss because 'bliss' as we seek it is merely intensified pleasure—an excitation—that must swing to its opposite. Pleasure and pain are a single coin; choosing one binds you to the other. Liberation lies not in higher highs but in quiet, non-dual peace: simple, alert stillness (the unstruck music) where tension ceases and nothing depends on presence or absence.

Chasing big happy highs guarantees big lows; be calmly aware instead to stay steady.

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