What happens when I contemplate death and suicide?
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"To contemplate death is to realize that the only true liberation lies in surrendering the mind and ego, for in that surrender, rebirth ceases and freedom begins."
According to Osho, thoughts of suicide show frustration with this particular life; in fact, thinking of suicide means you’re still clinging to life. Killing the body only renews it, carrying cravings into immediate, often uglier, rebirth. The only real death is sannyas: meditate, dissolve the mind/ego that drags you back. Beyond mind, rebirth ends and freedom begins.
Wanting to die means you’re upset with life, but hurting the body just makes you repeat it; quiet the mind through meditation to end the trouble at its root.
Why this matters practically
- Transforms despair into a path of meditation and inner change.
- Prevents repeating painful patterns driven by unfulfilled desires.
- Honors life as an opportunity to grow beyond the mind and find freedom.
- Prevents repeating painful patterns driven by unfulfilled desires.
- Honors life as an opportunity to grow beyond the mind and find freedom.
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