How does taking responsibility for my life fit with surrendering to a higher power?
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"True responsibility lies in recognizing the ego's game and surrendering it, not when it is convenient, but precisely when it challenges your preferences. Only then does the illusion of 'I' dissolve, revealing the authentic inner voice that guides your life."
According to Osho, true responsibility is to see your ego’s game and consciously surrender it—not as obedience when it suits you, but precisely when guidance contradicts your preferences. The master is only a peg; surrender unburdens you of the illusory 'I'. Like a thorn removing a thorn, once ego dissolves, surrender too drops, and a real inner voice—free of pretence—begins to guide life.
Taking responsibility means honestly dropping your stubborn ‘me’—especially when it disagrees—so a wiser, quieter voice can steer you.
Why this matters practically
- Stops self-deception by exposing ego’s selective “surrender.”
- Reduces anxiety by unburdening the false ‘I’.
- Opens access to a genuine inner voice for clearer decisions.
- Reduces anxiety by unburdening the false ‘I’.
- Opens access to a genuine inner voice for clearer decisions.
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