Why is there greater joy in delaying enlightenment than in being enlightened?
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"Waiting for enlightenment is the ego's clever trick; true joy arises not in the delay but in the moment the self dissolves and your true nature is revealed."
According to Osho, the idea that delaying enlightenment brings greater joy is a cunning ego's consolation. Waiting is misery, a limbo created by self and self-confidence - qualities useful outwardly but fatal inwardly. Enlightenment doesn't happen to 'you'; when the self drops, it is revealed as your very nature. Stop rationalizing, drop the ego, and there is nothing to wait for.
There's no real joy in postponing enlightenment; that's your ego making excuses—let go of the 'me' and it shines by itself.
Why this matters practically
- Exposes self-deceptive rationalizations that keep you stuck.
- Redirects effort from striving to dropping ego, enabling immediacy.
- Puts responsibility on you: obstacles are self-made, not imposed.
- Redirects effort from striving to dropping ego, enabling immediacy.
- Puts responsibility on you: obstacles are self-made, not imposed.
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