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Why is it painful to feel my aloneliness?

Loneliness is a dark, needy valley, while aloneness is a luminous celebration of the self; embrace the journey from one to the other.

— Osho
According to Osho, the pain you feel is not aloneness but loneliness, a craving to be with someone. Aloneness is a luminous, contented state at the height of consciousness; loneliness is a dark, needy valley. Until you mature into joyful aloneness, use provisional teddy bears (belonging, a master, meditation) to ease the ache, then drop them and celebrate yourself.

It hurts because you’re lonely (wanting others), not truly alone; use kind supports until you can enjoy being with yourself.

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