Will personality remain only as long as it is choosing or craving?
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outcome
"Personality exists only as long as there is craving; in the total negation of desire, the true essence of compassion emerges, illuminating the silence of being."
According to Osho, personality endures precisely while there is choosing or craving—down to the faintest desire, even the wish to be compassionate. Only total negation of desire dissolves the persona. In that vanishing, a final glow of compassion appears, like sunset's redness—quiet, non-interfering, easily mistaken for desire—after which the separate 'someone' is gone.
If you still want anything—even to be kind—your pretend self stays; when all wanting stops, that mask falls away and a quiet, non-fixing care remains.
Why this matters practically
- Helps you notice subtle wants that keep the ego alive.
- Encourages non-interfering compassion and respect for others' journeys.
- Guides daily practice toward witnessing and letting go instead of chasing ideals.
- Encourages non-interfering compassion and respect for others' journeys.
- Guides daily practice toward witnessing and letting go instead of chasing ideals.
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