Why do we choose our families in this life?
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"You do not choose your family; your unawareness and karma guide you into the womb that fits your past. Only through conscious love and awareness can you prepare to die in such a way that you reclaim the power to choose."
According to Osho, we do not choose our families; unconscious death propels us robotlike into a womb that matches our unawareness and karmic deserving—'what fits you' receives you. Only a buddha, dying consciously, can choose. Your past life pushes you into a certain family. Cultivating awareness—especially through conscious love—prepares you to die consciously and thus to choose.
You didn’t pick your family; your unconscious state pulled you to parents like you, and by becoming aware now you can gain choice in the future.
Why this matters practically
- Stops blame and builds responsibility: focus on awareness rather than resentments.
- Practice conscious love to dissolve ego and reduce conflict now.
- Preparing for a conscious death changes your future trajectory—possibly allowing choice of birth.
- Practice conscious love to dissolve ego and reduce conflict now.
- Preparing for a conscious death changes your future trajectory—possibly allowing choice of birth.
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