How does the cessation of the ego-sense happen?
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outcome
"Ego dissolves not through effort, but through the rise of witnessing awareness, where the doer ceases and you realize it is no more."
According to Osho, the ego cannot end by deliberate effort—the asker is the ego itself. Ego dissolves in two ways: by sinking into unconsciousness (a frozen, intoxication-like relief) where you can’t know it’s gone, or by rising into witnessing awareness, where the doer ceases and you know ego is no more. True cessation is transcendence through awareness, not suppression.
You can’t kill the “I” by trying; either you go numb (like drunk) and don’t know, or you wake up as a watcher and it quietly disappears.
Why this matters practically
- Saves you from futile struggles to “defeat” ego and redirects energy to awareness.
- Encourages cultivating witnessing (mindfulness, alert presence) rather than escapism or numbness.
- Helps you discern genuine transformation from temporary relief.
- Encourages cultivating witnessing (mindfulness, alert presence) rather than escapism or numbness.
- Helps you discern genuine transformation from temporary relief.
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