Will the first three stages fall away after the fourth stage has happened?
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outcome
"Don't seek the promise of the fourth stage now; immerse yourself fully in the first three, for only through total surrender can spontaneity arise and guide you."
According to Osho, after the fourth stage there is no question—what is needed continues, what isn’t drops by itself. But don’t seek that promise now; such questioning is the mind’s trick to avoid the necessary first three stages, which dissolve fear and repression. Do them totally, allowing happenings (with deep breathing); then spontaneity decides, not you.
Do the first three stages wholeheartedly; after the fourth, they’ll naturally continue or fall away—don’t try to skip ahead.
Why this matters practically
- Stops the mind from bargaining and procrastinating.
- Encourages full catharsis: keep breathing, let the body express without forcing or suppressing.
- Builds trust in natural spontaneity instead of control.
- Encourages full catharsis: keep breathing, let the body express without forcing or suppressing.
- Builds trust in natural spontaneity instead of control.
AI Confidence Score: 95%
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