How can one be oneself if one is not oneself?
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"You are never anything but yourself; it is only your beliefs and dreams that create the illusion of being someone else. Wake up to your original nature, for the difference between the awakened and the unawakened is simply awareness."
According to Osho, you can never be anything but yourself; only beliefs and dreams create the illusion of being someone else. So the question isn’t how to be yourself, but how to wake up. Drop striving and identities, cultivate simple watchfulness in the present. With clarity, your original nature—already complete and divine—reveals itself; the difference from the awakened is only awareness, not being.
Why this matters practically
- Eases anxiety by ending the chase to “become” someone.
- Builds daily mindfulness: watch thoughts and roles without clinging.
- Supports authenticity and compassion, seeing the same being in all.
- Builds daily mindfulness: watch thoughts and roles without clinging.
- Supports authenticity and compassion, seeing the same being in all.
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