Is there nothing left to know after awakening?
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outcome
"After awakening, the quest for knowledge fades, for true understanding lies not in accumulating facts, but in the freedom from the need to know."
According to Osho, after awakening nothing is lacking in the self, so the inner urge to inquire disappears, though the outer world still holds endless facts. The search was fueled by suffering; when suffering ends, curiosity dissolves. ‘Omniscience’ means freedom from the need to know, not mastery of information; self-knowledge completes you, while science remains a separate, optional game.
After awakening, the world still has many facts, but inside you feel so complete that you don’t need to chase answers anymore.
Why this matters practically
- Reduces anxiety and mental restlessness by ending the compulsion to know and control everything.
- Helps prioritize inner peace over information hoarding or perfectionism.
- Prevents confusion between spiritual realization and practical skills, fostering humility and clarity.
- Helps prioritize inner peace over information hoarding or perfectionism.
- Prevents confusion between spiritual realization and practical skills, fostering humility and clarity.
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