Ask Osho!

By whom is the journey of surrender undertaken?

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"Surrender is not a journey; it is the instant flowering of the divine within when the ego is seen and drops away."

According to Osho, no one undertakes a 'journey' of surrender, because surrender isn’t a journey at all. The ego—like darkness—has no substance and cannot travel or achieve. When the ego is simply seen and drops through pure witnessing, surrender flowers instantly: the divine within meets the Divine, without a doer, path, or delay.
No one goes anywhere; just watch the ego, and when it falls away, surrender happens by itself.
Why this matters practically
- Shift from trying to witnessing; stop ego-driven self-improvement loops.
- Observe reactions to praise, blame, and roles to loosen ego in real time.
- Experience peace now, since surrender is immediate—not a distant goal.
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