What is gained through enlightenment and is there certainty in the existence of God?
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outcome
"Enlightenment is not a gain but a total loss of the ego, revealing the God that has always been within you; certainty is not belief, but the awakening to what has always been present."
According to Osho, enlightenment gains nothing; it is the total loss of ego and craving, an emptiness that becomes the abode of the Whole. One simply recognizes what was always present—God/Reality—so certainty is not belief but awakening. The treasure was already yours; realization ends the chase, removes sorrow’s thorns, and reveals the ever-present Self while the imagined “me” disappears.
You don’t get something new; you wake up from a dream and see what was already here, full and complete.
Why this matters practically
- Shifts you from grasping to contentment, easing anxiety and greed.
- Points practice to simple awareness/recognition instead of chasing experiences.
- Dissolves egoic suffering so you feel at home in life.
- Points practice to simple awareness/recognition instead of chasing experiences.
- Dissolves egoic suffering so you feel at home in life.
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