What is the basic message of self-love?
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"To love oneself is to strengthen the illusion of the ego; true transformation lies in dissolving into existence, beyond the confines of "I."
According to Osho, the basic message of “self-love” is misguided, because “self” and ego are the same fiction. Clinging to “love thyself” only strengthens the achiever and its goals. Echoing Buddha, he says there is no self to love; the real transformation is to melt and dissolve into existence—dropping egoic striving to discover the silent, empty suchness beyond “I.”
There isn’t a little “me” to pamper—relax the idea of “me” and let life flow by itself.
Why this matters practically
- Reduces ego-driven anxiety and the pressure to “be someone.”
- Shifts focus from self-improvement goals to present, peaceful being.
- Encourages practices (like meditation) that dissolve the ‘I’-centered struggle.
- Shifts focus from self-improvement goals to present, peaceful being.
- Encourages practices (like meditation) that dissolve the ‘I’-centered struggle.
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