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Why does the ache in my heart grow alongside the joy of living?

The ache in your heart grows alongside joy because love speaks a language the mind cannot comprehend; embrace both the tears and the celebration, for in their union lies the essence of life.

— Osho
According to Osho, the ache grows with joy because love speaks the heart’s “mad” language while the conditioned intellect—trained for profit, control, and safety—condemns and suppresses it. When the heart awakens to ecstasy, the mind resists, creating inner friction. This world raised your head, not your heart; thus opening becomes both bliss and pain. Trust the heart’s longing; allow tears and celebration—then conflict dissolves into a single flow.

Your heart is happy, but your head thinks it’s crazy; their fight makes it hurt even as you feel joy.

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