Can the ego be dropped progressively?
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outcome
"The ego cannot be dropped progressively; it falls suddenly in the pure present, like a shed skin, when you realize you are the untouched center of your being."
According to Osho, the ego cannot be dropped progressively; every gradual effort only feeds it because the ego is the accumulated past and needs time. Dropping happens suddenly, in a discontinuous now, as a leap beyond past and future. In pure present awareness, you recognize you are the center—untouched—and the ego falls like a shed skin.
You can’t slowly get rid of the ‘me’; when you stop clinging to your past right now, it just drops by itself.
Why this matters practically
- Shifts focus from self-improvement projects to immediate awareness and letting go.
- Prevents reinforcing ego through spiritual effort and achievements.
- Encourages moment-to-moment disidentification from memories, roles, and time.
- Prevents reinforcing ego through spiritual effort and achievements.
- Encourages moment-to-moment disidentification from memories, roles, and time.
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