What happens when one is not aware of the present moment?
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outcome
"When you are not aware of the present, you become a mechanical puppet, responding to the strings of conditioning rather than the dance of reality."
According to Osho, when you are not aware of the present, you function like the trick horse—responding to subtle cues, associations and conditioning rather than reality itself. You become mechanical, manipulated by handlers called mind, society, and habit; symbols replace seeing, reaction replaces understanding. Unawareness breaks contact with the living moment, so your life is a set of trained responses, not authentic intelligence.
Like a horse doing tricks because someone secretly presses its back, you run on autopilot from past training instead of truly choosing now.
Why this matters practically
- Notice and interrupt automatic reactions.
- Reclaim freedom to respond freshly and authentically.
- Reduce susceptibility to manipulation and illusion.
- Reclaim freedom to respond freshly and authentically.
- Reduce susceptibility to manipulation and illusion.
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