What is the nature of the self?
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"The self is not a borrowed definition; it is the silent awareness that arises when you ask, "Who am I?" and dissolve all questions into the clarity of your true being."
According to Osho, the self cannot be defined or borrowed from scriptures; it must be realized directly through the inward inquiry, "Who am I?". Names, roles, beliefs and secondhand answers are not you. Persisting in self-inquiry dissolves all questions until a silent, questionless awareness remains. In that nonverbal clarity the true self is known - intimate, private, incommunicable - birthplace of wisdom rather than accumulated knowledge.
You won’t find who you are in labels or books; sit quietly, ask "Who am I?" until the question itself fades and a clear, silent knowing appears.
Why this matters practically
- Breaks dependence on external authorities and secondhand beliefs.
- Reduces stress from clinging to roles and identities that are not you.
- Offers a practical meditation: sustained self-inquiry leading to direct insight.
- Reduces stress from clinging to roles and identities that are not you.
- Offers a practical meditation: sustained self-inquiry leading to direct insight.
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